[{"text_idx": "#000002", "text": "Y WefanY Ti\u0302mGwybodaeth i Rieni"}, {"text_idx": "#000004", "text": "so\u0302namlyfraNov 27, 20196 min read"}, {"text_idx": "#000006", "text": "*scroll down for English & to leave comments*"}, {"text_idx": "#000007", "text": "\u2764Enillydd Llyfr y Flwyddyn 2020 - categori plant a phobl ifanc!\u2764"}, {"text_idx": "#000008", "text": "\u2764Winner Book of the Year 2020 - children & young people award\u2764"}, {"text_idx": "#000010", "text": "Ar gyfer darllenwyr da yn eu harddegau sy'n hoffi LOTR"}, {"text_idx": "#000011", "text": "Suitable for strong readers in their teens who like LOTR"}, {"text_idx": "#000012", "text": "Mi oeddwn i\u2019n arfer gofyn i fi fy hun, pam na gafodd The Lord of the Rings gan J.R.R. Tolkein ei addasu i\u2019r Gymraeg? Wel, da\u2019 chi\u2019 gwybod be? Rw\u0302an mae \u2019na rhywbeth cystal os nad gwell na hyn. Stori ffantasi epig WREIDDIOL yn y Gymraeg i ni\u2019n hunain. Yr Horwth. Dim byd yn erbyn addasiadau, ond dwi\u2019n meddwl fod hi\u2019n well mwynhau rhai llyfrau (yn enwedig rhai mor enwog a\u0302 LOTR) yn yr iaith wreiddiol, sef Saesneg. Dwi hefyd yn meddwl fod hi\u2019n hynod o bwysig cael cyflenwad da o straeon gwreiddiol Cymraeg. Dwi\u2019n falch o weld bod tuedd at gyhoeddi mwy o\u2019r rhain erbyn heddiw..."}, {"text_idx": "#000013", "text": "Nesaf, y lluniau. Mae darluniau Huw Aaron yn gweddu\u2019r llyfr yma i\u2019r dim. Dwi\u2019n hoff iawn o fapiau mewn llyfrau ac mi oni\u2019n gweld fy hun yn cyfeirio\u2019n o\u0302l ato\u2019n aml (er bod y prif fap braidd yn brysur!) Mae ganddo allu i greu cymeriadau larger than life gyda nodweddion wedi\u2019u gorliwio - sy\u2019n gwbl addas i nofel i blant/pobl ifanc. Mae\u2019r llun ar y cychwyn o Borth y Seirff yn gysyniad gwych, ac fel mae Elidir Jones, yr awdur, yn dweud ei hun ar ei wefan blogio f8, mae\u2019r dref yn gyfuniad o Mos Eisley Cantina, Tattoine a theyrnas yr Ewoks, Endor o\u2019r ffilmiau Star Wars. Mae o hyd yn oed yn cyflwyno cysyniadau mwy heriol i mewn, fel annhegwch y class system - gan fod y bobl gyfoethog yn byw yn y top, a\u2019r tlodion ym myd peryglus y gwaelodion..."}, {"text_idx": "#000014", "text": "Rhaid i mi gyfaddef, mae \u2019na ddarnau o\u2019r nofel mymryn yn ddryslyd. Dwi\u2019m yn siw\u0302r os mai\u2019r nifer o gymeriadau, y gwahanol leoliadau ynteu\u2019r stori o fewn stori sy\u2019n achosi hyn. Er bod rhaid i mi ail-ddarllen rhai darnau, mi oedd o werth o, ac mae 'na payoff unwaith mae\u2019r nofel yn cychwyn yn iawn. Nofel ddigon gyffrous sy\u2019n dod a grw\u0302p (random) o gymeriadau at ei gilydd er mwyn brwydro\u2019r.... you guessed it... ..Horwth. Ydi\u2019n deg i mi ei alw\u2019n ddraig? Yn sicr mae\u2019n fy atgoffa o Smaug, o\u2019r llyfr/ffilm The Hobbit. A dweud y gwir, mae\u2019r antur yn adlewyrchu elfennau o gwest yr Hobbit. (dim byd yn bod gyda benthyg ac addasu syniadau, gyda llaw!)"}, {"text_idx": "#000015", "text": "Mae\u2019r stori\u2019n dechrau gyda Ffion, cymeriad ifanc yn dod i bentref Copa Coch a darganfod fod y lle oedd unwaith yn byrlymu wedi\u2019i losgi\u2019n ulw. Mae hi\u2019n dechrau siarad gyda\u2019r unig drigolyn, Orig, y tafarnwr. Dyma ble mae\u2019r stori\u2019n cychwyn..."}, {"text_idx": "#000016", "text": "\u201cDdes i yma am antur, hen ddyn, nid i glywed stori hir.\u201d"}, {"text_idx": "#000017", "text": "\u201cBeth am stori hir ... yn llawn antur?\u201d"}, {"text_idx": "#000018", "text": "Mae Elidir Jones yn creu cymeriadau cofiadwy. Mae Heti\u2019n bladras o ddynes na fyddai unrhyw un yn mentro dadlau gyda hi. Dwi\u2019n meddwl mai hi yw gwir arwr y stori yma! Pwy fyddai\u2019n meddwl fod ein hanturiwr arall, Sara o\u2019r Coed yn gogydd vegan? Vegan mewn nofel ffantasi? Eto, pam lai? Ac yna\u2019r mwydyn - wel , dyma brawf o ddawn yr awdur, ei fod o\u2019n gallu\u2019n cael ni i falio a phoeni ac ypsetio dros fwydyn. Wel, dim cweit yn fwydyn arferol chwaith. Dwi\u2019n deud dim mwy."}, {"text_idx": "#000019", "text": "Mi wnes i wirioneddol fwynhau\u2019r stori ac mi roedd cyflymder y stori\u2019n dda. Mi oeddwn i\u2019n ffan o\u2019r dull stori o fewn stori hefyd, ac yn licio\u2019r ffordd roedd yr awdur yn symud i mewn ac allan o\u2019r hen chwedl, yn o\u0302l ac ymlaen o\u2019r gorffennol i\u2019r presennol."}, {"text_idx": "#000020", "text": "Mae\u2019r Horwth yn greadur ofnadwy. Mae o\u2019n llosgi ac yn dinistrio pentrefi cyfan, ac yn bwyta rhai o\u2019n hanturwyr. Ond, rhaid i mi gyfaddef, roedd \u2018y lleisiau ar y dw\u0302r\u2019 yn llawer mwy dychrynllyd ac yn rhoi ias oer i mi. Mae\u2019r rhain yn wirioneddol creepy a dwi\u2019n gobeithio darganfod mwy am y rhain yn y gyfrol nesaf. Mi fyswn i\u2019n hoffi gweld yr awdur yn gwneud y stori nesaf yn hyd yn oed fwy brawychus a thywyll..."}, {"text_idx": "#000021", "text": "Fel Ffion, ar ddiwedd Yr Horwth, dwi hefyd eisiau gwybod mwy. Dyna beth mae\u2019r awdur eisiau i ni deimlo. Mae\u2019r nofel gyntaf wedi adeiladu\u2019r byd newydd rhyfeddol, a rw\u0302an fod y seiliau yn eu lle; mae llawer mwy o chwedlau i\u2019w hadrodd a chwestiynau i\u2019w hateb. Yn bennaf, beth aflwydd sydd wedi digwydd i bentref Copa Coch? Dwi\u2019n gobeithio\u2019n wir y cawn ni gyfle i ddarganfod mwy."}, {"text_idx": "#000022", "text": "I used to ask myself, why wasn't the Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein adapted into Welsh? Well, guess what? Now we have something amazing if not better- our very own WELSH-ORIGINAL epic fantasy; The Horwth. Nothing against adaptations, but I think it's better to enjoy some books (especially famous ones like LOTR) in their original language - English. I also think it is extremely important to have a good supply of original Welsh stories. I am pleased to see that there has been a trend of late to publish more of these..."}, {"text_idx": "#000023", "text": "I would start by mentioning the cover. Looks great. It feels like some old legendary folk book that has come straight out of middle earth. It has an ancient and mysterious look. I like the font for the title (little things perhaps, but crucial) and it suits an old fantasy legend. The three threatening claw marks are effective and are very Jurassic Park -esque. The cover itself was enough for me to pick up the book in the bookstore anyway, not to mention the blurb."}, {"text_idx": "#000024", "text": "Next, the pictures. Huw Aaron's illustrations are the perfect match for this book. I love maps in books and I often referred back to it (although the main map is a bit busy!) He has the ability to create larger than life characters with exaggerated features- perfectly suited to a novel for children/young people. The picture at the beginning of Porth y Seirff is a brilliant concept, and as the author, Elidir Jones, says himself on his blogging website f8, the town is a combination of Mos Eisley Cantina, Tattoine and the Ewoks\u2019 tree-domain, Endor from Star Wars. He even introduces more challenging concepts in, such as the unfairness of the class system - with wealthy people living in the top, and the peasants relegated to the dangerous world of the lower regions..."}, {"text_idx": "#000026", "text": "The story begins with Ffion, a young character coming to the village of Copa Coch and discovering that the place that was once bustling is burnt down. She starts talking with the only resident, Orig, the landlord. This is where the story starts..."}, {"text_idx": "#000027", "text": "\"I'm here for an adventure, an old man, not to hear a long story.\""}, {"text_idx": "#000028", "text": "\"What about a long story... Full of adventure? \""}, {"text_idx": "#000029", "text": "Elidir Jones creates memorable characters. Heti is a large and powerful woman- not to be messed with. I think she is the true hero of this story! Who would think that our other adventurer, Sara o\u2019r Coed, would be a rubbish vegan chef? Vegans in a fantasy novel? Again, why not? And then there\u2019s the worm- well, here is proof of the author's skill, that he can get us to care about a worm. Not any old worm, mind, But still. I\u2019ll say no more."}, {"text_idx": "#000030", "text": "I really enjoyed the story and the pace of the story was good. I was a fan of the story within a story method, and liked the way the author moved back and forth from past to present day."}, {"text_idx": "#000031", "text": "Don\u2019t get me wrong, The Horwth is a terrible creature. He burns and destroys entire villages, and eats some of our heroes. But I must confess, ' The voices on the water ' were much scarier and gave me the shivers. These are truly creepy and I hope to find out more about these in the next volume. I would like to see the author make the next story even more frightening and dark... Let\u2019s not be afraid to give people a fright!"}, {"text_idx": "#000032", "text": "Like Ffion, at the end of Yr Horwth, I also want to know more. That is what the author wants us to feel. The first novel has built this amazing new world, and now that the foundations are in place; there are many more legends to tell and questions to answer. Mainly, what has happened the village of Copa Coch? I really hope that we will have an opportunity to find out more."}, {"text_idx": "#000035", "text": "Nid ydym yn gyfrifol am gynnwys gwefannau allanol."}]