According to Jan Morris, Iolo Morganwg created what is now called "The Awen" as a Bardic symbol for the Gorsedd Cymru, the secret society of Welsh poets that he created himself. Morganwg explained the symbol as follows, "And God vocalizing His name said /|\, and with the Word all the world sprang into being, singing in ecstasy of joy /|\ and repeating the name of the Deity." 
According to Jan Morris, Iolo Morganwg did in fact creat what is now called "The Awen" as a symbol for the Gorsedd Cymru, the secret society of Welsh poets , writers, and musicians that he claimed to have rediscovered, but in fact created himself. Morganwg explained the symbol as follows, "And God vocalizing His name said /|\, and with the Word all the world sprang into being, singing in ecstasy of joy /|\ and repeating the name of the Deity." Jan Morris (1984), The Matter of Wales: Epic Views of a Small Country, Oxford University Press. Page 155.
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Jan Morris (1984), The Matter of Wales: Epic Views of a Small Country, Oxford University Press. Page 155.