Ellis Wynne (7 March 1671 – 13 July 1734) was a Welsh clergyman and author. He is remembered mainly for one of the most important and influential pieces of Welsh-language literature, Gweledigaetheu y Bardd Cwsc (Visions of the Sleeping Bard).
Life
Born in Lasynys Fawr (grid reference SH596327) near Harlech, Gwynedd, Wynne excelled at school and entered Jesus College, Oxford on 1 March 1692. There is historical debate as to whether or not he graduated and little evidence to support either claim, but local tradition suggests he was studying law before he was convinced to take holy orders by a friend, Humphrey Humphreys, Bishop of Bangor and afterwards of Hereford.
Wynne married for the first time in Llanfihangel-y-traethau Church in 1698.
He was ordained priest in December 1704 and held the livings of Llandanwg, Llanbedr and Llanfair.
Later obscurity
Wynne's later life is as obscure as his early years. Little is known of him after the publication of the Gweledigaethau. He was buried under the altar at Llanfair (near Harlech).
