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In 1935, Powys and Playter moved to Corwen, Meirionnydd, and afterwards, in 1955, to a quarryman’s cottage in Blaenau Ffestiniog. He learnt to read Welsh, immersed himself in the history and mythology of the country, and became a close friend of notable Welsh figures such as Iorwerth Peate and Elena Puw Morgan. It was during this period that two of his greatest masterpieces were composed: the historical romances Owen Glendower (1940), and Porius (1951). Powys continued to write books and to keep a diary until shortly before his death, at the age of 91, in 1963.
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