Monday, July 20, 2026

A POSSIBLE ASTRONOMICAL CORRESPONDENCE FOR ARTHUR'S SWORD IN THE ANVIL

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Orion's Sword Dr. Linda A. Malcor and John Matthews have recently published a new book on the Arthurian motif of the sword in the anvil ...
Thursday, July 9, 2026

SULIS OF BATH AND SULIS OF CASTENNEC: A STRANGE CORRESPONDENCE INVOLVING ST. GILDAS

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Castennec Hill (ancient Sulis/Sulim), Oppidum of the Osismii Hermitage of St. Gildas at Castennec Whenever we treat of Brittany it is import...
Tuesday, July 7, 2026

BADON WAS FOUGHT IN BRITTANY, NOT IN BRITAIN?

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NOTE: Since working on this piece, I've proposed a new etymology for Baden, Morbihan, Brittany: Breton bodenn, 'harbor'. This ma...
Monday, July 6, 2026

Ambrosius Vs. Vitalinus, Son of Vitalis and St. Ambrose With the Two Vitalises

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The Martyrdom of Saint Vitalis by Federico Barocci I once tried to make a case for Vitalis, father of the Vitalinus who supposedly fought Am...
Friday, June 26, 2026

EMBREIS GULETIC, MABON AND THE RED DRAGON OF WALES

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A Double Urn Cinerary Burial Having just written this piece on Emrys and Mabon - https://mistshadows.blogspot.com/2026/06/oengus-mac-og-of-b...
Thursday, June 25, 2026

Oengus Mac Og of Bri Liath/Leith and Embreis Guletic of Campus Elleti: A Further Examination

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Hill of Uisneach Many years ago I pointed out that the story of Emrys ( = Ambrosius, 'the divine/immortal one') shared an important ...
Saturday, June 6, 2026

THE ARGUMENT AGAINST CASTUS IN 160S ARMENIA

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"At this time, moreover, came the Parthian war, which Vologaesus planned under Pius⁠ and declared under Marcus and Verus, a...