Thursday, December 26, 2019

gorlassar, kawell and kawyl: Was Uther's Real Name Samuel/Sawyl?

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 Eli and Samuel by John Singleton Copley, 1780 I have treated of this portion of the Uther elegy in great detail elsewhere.  Here I m...

ELIWLAD FLIES AGAIN or IS THERE STILL HOPE FOR A NORTHERN ARTHUR CANDIDATE?

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Tremabyn Near Cutmadoc and Castle Canyke/Kelliwic Years ago now, I first proposed that the name Eliwlad was a substitute for Irish Ai...
Friday, December 20, 2019

THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE SEGUNTIENSES or WHY AMBROSIUS IS GIVEN NORTHWESTERN WALES

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MS. Variants of the Shield Device of the Seguntienses In the main, I have an incredibly high respect for scholars.  The vast majori...
Thursday, December 19, 2019

WHO WAS BURIED AT DINAS EMRYS?: A REASSESSMENT OF THE DATA

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Roman Cinerary Urn with Serpent Handles (Photo Courtesy  https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/257818?searchField=All&...
Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Ambrosden, Amesbury/Uisneach and Dinas Emrys: The Moving of a Sacred Center

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The Catstone or 'Omphalos' at Uisneach Hill It has occurred to me that in the Welsh story of Dinas Emrys (itself a place conf...

THE SNAKES IN THE POOL OF DINAS EMRYS: A WRONGLY LOCALIZED STORY?

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The Lake of the Snakes in Snowdonia I've been doing some map work.  The result?  I'm pretty sure the snakes/serpents of the p...
Monday, December 16, 2019

WHAT AND WHERE IS THE KINGDOM OF LOGRES?

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I've been asked about this privately, so am putting here a short passage from my book THE BEAR KING. *** The Welsh name for ...