Eve is reported to have bitten into one, or perhaps it was a quince. Hera received some for a wedding gift or maybe they were lemons. It is said they heal wounds, and some believe one bite grants eternal youth. Seguir leyendo »

At last, another Arthur book! Seguir leyendo »

From the faraway days of Britain come the stories rooted in ancient Celtic and Germanic imagination, stories of the strongest, the bravest and the best. Tales that have been told and endlessly retold, tales of a chivalrous knight, a powerful warrior and a just and intelligent leader. We have shaped his image to suit our shifting sense of morality, but was there ever a ‘real’ Arthur ? I believe so. Seguir leyendo »

You may only think of the Boar at Yuletide, but his presence is strong in myth and legend from India to Ireland to Iceland and all countries in between. Seguir leyendo »

Ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly shore Seguir leyendo »

In the world of fabulous creatures, the dragon is unique. No other beastie has appeared in such a rich variety of forms nor in so many places. Are they mythical, allegorical, or did they really exist ? As recently as the seventeenth century, scholars wrote of dragons as though they were scientific facts, recording in painstaking detail their anatomy and natural history. Seguir leyendo »

According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, the father of Arthur is Uther Pendragon. Yet Malory says little about him, apart from the deceit that led to him sleeping with Ygraine and thereby fathering Arthur. Seguir leyendo »

What happened to Arthur? Did he die and was buried? Was he placed in a tomb which vanished in a mist? Was he taken to Avalon to be healed of his wounds? Whatever happened to King Arthur, his story is steeped in Celtic lore. Seguir leyendo »