Tag Archives: Folklore
“So all day long the noise of battle rolled Among the mountains by the winter sea; Until King Arthur’s Table, man by man, Had fallen in Lyonnesse about their lord, King Arthur. Then, because his wound was deep, The bold Sir Bedivere uplifted him, And bore him to a chapel nigh the field, A broken chancel with a broken cross, That stood on a dark strait of barren land: On one side lay the Ocean, and on one Lay a…..
Shiver me timbers! ‘Ave ‘e ever ‘eard of Mark Mixstow? Reverend William Penfold? Lady Killigrew or the Barbary Corsairs? No? Well listen ‘ere me hearties …….. we’ll start with the lady. Lady Killigrew of Arwenack ~ During the sixteenth century the Killigrew family gained notoriety by seizing ships, taking the cargo, and selling both to finance their lifestyle. Although not Cornish by birth, Mary Killigrew, daughter of Philip Wolverston (a “gentleman pirate”) of Wolverston Hall in Suffolk, married Sir John…..
Welcome to my homeland of Cornwall, Great Britain, on St. Piran’s Day when all Cornish people across the globe will come together to celebrate our National Saint’s Day. Bounded to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and largely separated to the east from the English County of Devonshire by the River Tamar, Cornwall is the homeland of the Cornish people and the cultural and ethnic origin of the Cornish diaspora. It…..
“Good fortune will nod,if you carry upon you Joan the Wad.” “Joan the Wad,Who tickled the maid and made her mad, Light me home, the weather’s bad.” “In Cornwall, the Otherworld is never far away, it exists just at the liminal edge of normal sight, where the otherworldly comings and goings may occasionally be glimpsed out of the corner of one’s eye.” Traditional Witchcraft-A Cornish Book of Ways by Gemma Gary Who is Joan the Wad? Located in and around…..
Through the teachings of Merlin, a Celtic druid, Alex was to discover how all life in the Otherworld revolved around the Wheel of the Year. This was the quintessential calendar for those who lived by nature, each festival honouring and celebrating the seasons and cycles of life. “Magic is not always serious or solemn. It is a joyous celebration and merging with the life-force.”— Scott Cunningham “Today,” the wizard spoke gently, “is Nos Kalan Gwav *—the eve before the day we celebrate the…..
Last year was definitely one of the most exciting so far. In February our youngest daughter and son-in-law presented us with another gorgeous grandson ready to make his mark on the world. Then in May, after taking my pet cow Rosalind (named for the “Fair Rosalind” in Shakespeare’s “As You Like It”, being so gentle and sweet) to her summer pasture after a long cold winter, my husband and I jetted off to New York City on our first visit…..