Adopt A Book Descriptions Parliament of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Early EnglishPoetry, Ballads, and Popular literature of the Middle Ages. Percy Society. http://www.lib.msu.edu/digital/friends/Adopt/descriptions.htm
Extractions: Chinese discourse is rich in the use of proverbs. These British missionaries decades ago compiled hundreds of them in Chinese, with English translationan important historical record of language and cultural development. The real virtue of it is as an association copy, since it's signed as owner by Paul Robeson. Cloth binding with stamped cover, texblock intact but needs to be cleaned. Full conservation $150 Cobbett's Parliamentary Debates , during the ... Session of the... Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the Kingdom of Great Britain... Great Britain. Parliament. London, R. Bagshaw, 1804- 17 v. The purpose of the Parliamentary debates is to record what is spoken on the floors of the houses of Lords and Commons. At this time, various accounts and statistics also appear, as well as lists of members, and names of various office-holders. Our volumes in need of repair are for these years: 1803/4, 1805, 1806, 1808, 1810. We do not own this material in any other format. It is highly useful for historians working on political, social, or economic topics in the 19th century. J 301 .H222 v. 1, 4, 5, 6, 10, 17 All these volumes have solid texblocks but need board reattachment for the cases. Doing all the work at one time for these 6 volumes will assure similar repairs and provide cost savings through batch processing
Isle Of Avalon | Arthurian Traditions In Glastonbury Geoffrey launched Arthur into European literature, where his legend was Here in a sense the united kingdom was born. The monastery grew into a vast http://www.isleofavalon.co.uk/avalon-arthur.html
Extractions: Later mythology gave him Christian status, though it is most likely that Britain at the time was multi-cultural and transitional, and Christianity (of the Celtic-Druidic kind) was one faith of several. Catholic Christianity was not formally adopted in England until around 600, adopted by the Saxons to give them legitimacy and Roman support. Arthur and the Britons fought many battles against the Saxons, starting with a victory at Mount Badon (the location of which is unknown, but possibly Solsbury Hill at Bath or Badbury Rings near Swindon) and ending with defeat and fatal injury at Camlann, 20 years later. Arthur was first obliquely mentioned in Aneirin's poem Y Gododdin dux bellorum ) or a warlord rather than a king. In the Annales Cambriae , compiled around 955 and based on earlier chronicles, the date of the battle of Badon was given as 516/518, and that of Camlann as 537/539. By the time Geoffrey of Monmouth, a Welsh Norman, wrote his Historia Regnum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Britain) in the 1100s, on which all later Arthurian traditions are based, the character of Arthur developed out of all proportion to the historical personage. Arthur was finally immortalised as a legend in Mallory's Morte d'Arthur Geoffrey gave the date of Arthur's death as 542, ten years later than that of the
King Arthur: Literature Of The Legends--Chretien De Troyes Explorations in Arthurian legends. A literature Review What, then, of thethree remaining giant concepts in Arthurian lore Camelot, Lancelot, http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/4186/Arthur/htmlpages/legendliterature1.htm
Extractions: Explorations in Arthurian Legends A Literature Review Part 1: Chretien de Troyes Previous discussions have focused on writers who have attempted to portray Arthur as historical in nature. We have seen that no matter how hard these writers try, they cannot help but invent conventions because they have so little to go on. Still, their Arthur was a figure of history whose deeds could be rooted in things that actually happened and places that could conceivably be identified. Geoffrey of Monmouth started the fiction ball rolling with his History of the Kings of Briton, which introduced many fanciful notions, including the idea that Britain had never been conquered by the Romans. Wace introduced the idea of courtly love. It was up to his fellow Frenchmen to elaborate on this theme. We start with the towering giant, Chretien de Troyes. We have seen that earlier tales of Arthur drew on Welsh tales and the events of the times of the writers to portray Arthur differently. Geoffrey of Monmouth has given us the begetting and birth of Arthur at Tintagel and Arthur's marriage to Guinevere (though he calls her Ganhumara). Wace has given us the
Adherents.com - Religious Groups In Literature Arthurian, united kingdom England, 1100 CE, White, TH The Once and Future King . An observer of the present day, who knew the Arthurian legend only from http://www.adherents.com/lit/Na/Na_16.html
Extractions: 34,420 citations from literature (mostly science fiction and fantasy) referring to real churches, religious groups, tribes, etc. [This database is for literary research only . It is not intended as a source of information about religion.] Index back to Arthurian, United Kingdom: England Group Where Year Source Quote/ Notes Arthurian United Kingdom: England 500 C.E. Bradley, Marion Zimmer. The Mists of Avalon . New York: Ballantine (1984; c. 1982); pg. 388. "'It is beautiful, and will make a fair wall-hanging for Camelot when you go there, madam, but I am sure Arthur will carry the Pendragon banner as did his father before him...' " Arthurian United Kingdom: England 500 C.E. Woolley, Persia. Queen of the Summer Stars . New York: Poseidon Press (1990) [Book jacket] "In the first book of her trilogy, Child of the Northern Spring , Persia Woolley focused on the early life and marriage of Guinevere to the young King Arthur. In this, her second novel, Woolley followers Gwen's growth into full queenhood. Written in the tradition of Mary Stewart's Merlin books
John Ryan regularly for folklore journalism North America, the united kingdom and elsewhere . lore and Language The Journal of the Centre for English Cultural http://www.une.edu.au/arts/ECT/staff/ryan.htm
Extractions: Email jryan@une.edu.au John Ryan's research interests lie in the fields of language and literature of both Early English and the related cultures and Australian English and Australian literature. He has taught Old English, Old Norse, and Middle English for many years, more recently offering composite courses with these texts in translation. He has a world reputation for this studies of J. R. R. Tolkien and other neo-mediaevalist writers. Long a lexicographer associated with the Oxford English dictionary he has published extensively on Australian vocabulary and idiom. Since 1990 he has edited Australian Folklore . He writes regularly for folklore journalism North America, the United Kingdom and elsewhere. He has published numerous papers on cultural matters concerning Northern New South Wales. He has lectured and been published in many countries and was Visiting Professor at the University of Sheffield (Department of English Language and Linguistics) in 1995. He has been a member of the Council of the Australian Universities Language Association since 1972.
EUROPE: Western / Grail Lore As for the troubadours kingdom, well, it become a failed project when Hints in some of the Grail legends have led many to believe that the Order of http://www.mythinglinks.org/euro~west~grail.html
Extractions: Note: link is broken as of 4/1/00; link restored 9/16/00 http://www.knight.org/advent/cathen/06719a.htm This is an excellent early 20th century overview on the Grail by Arthur F. J. Remy for the Catholic Encyclopedia. He looks at the etymology of grail/graal as well as the twin threads of its literary tradition: the Quest tradition (focusing on knights seeking the cup) and the Early History (focusing on Joseph of Arimathea). Despite the spiritual depths of the Early History strand, Remy comments that the medieval Church never embraced it because the Joseph/Glastonbury connections threatened to undercut the primacy of the Church in Rome. In Remy's words: ...the legend claimed for the Church in Britain an origin well nigh as illustrious as that of the Church of Rome, and independent of Rome. It was thus calculated to encourage and to foster any separatist tendencies that might exist in Britain. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/3636/indexe.htm
Extractions: Here are a few references I had hanging around both for the FAO request on North American references on the cultural significance of mountains and for the request on sacred mountains of the world. Enjoy! Ashmore, Wendy; Knapp, Arthur Bernard (eds.)(1999). Archaeologies of Landscape: Contemporary Perspectives. Blackwell Publishers, Oxford, United Kingdom. Bernbaum, Edwin (1990/1997). Sacred Mountains of the World. University of California Press, Berkeley, California, USA. Blondeau, Anne-Marie (ed.)(1998). Tibetan Mountain Deities, Their Cults and Representations. International Association for Tibetan Studies. Verlag der Osterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria. Bradley, Richard (2000). An Archaeology of Natural Places. Routledge, London, United Kingdom. (European sacred places). Brockman, Norbert C. (1997). Encyclopedia of Sacred Places. ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, California, USA.
Wales Reading List PH Jeffery, Ghosts, legends and lore of Wales (The Old Orchard). Meic Stephens (ed), Oxford Companion to the literature of Wales. http://www.bib.uni-mannheim.de/bereiche/a3/anglistik/wal_bks.htm
Extractions: A Wales Reading List Most of the books listed below are in print and in paperback - those that are out of print (o/p) should be easy to track down in second-hand bookshops. Publishers follow each title; first the UK publisher, then the US. Only one publisher is listed if the UK and US publishers are the same. Where books are published in only one of these countries, UK or US precedes the publisher's name. Here you'll find more: Niall Griffiths's favourite Welsh books Travel and impressions Dennis Abse, Journals from the Antheap
British Embassy, Lisbon Wales, World Nation myths and legends, handed down through folk lore and pertinent to that The annual Hay Festival in Mid Wales, which celebrates literature and http://www.britishembassy.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/Sho
An Arthurian FAQ To many questions in the Arthurian lore, there are no definitve answers, In many accounts of the Arthurian legends, King Arthur was taken to the Isle of http://arthurpendragon.ukonline.co.uk/artfaq.html
Extractions: Arthurian FAQ Mirrored by kind permission of Chris Thornborrow This FAQ deals with some basic questions and ideas that keen Arthurian amateurs ask. It is quite a good introduction if you think that the whole Arthur thing is cut and dry and looks like John Boormans film Excalibur. To the unwary, this FAQ may appear to answer few questions. To many questions in the Arthurian Lore, there are no definitve answers, only theories and a few, a very few, undisputed facts. History, legend, religion and myth all combine to make this subject both fascinating and mysterious. Differing authors provide differing answers to the same question. It is not possible for this FAQ to tell you who Arthur truly was. Any answers chosen for this FAQ will always reflect the authors own theories and beliefs. The FAQ was originally compiled by Chris Thornborrow from questions and answers on the Camelot mailing list. I am thankful for everybodies help who contributed. The FAQ may well alter and grow over time so come back every so often to see what has changed. If you have suggestions for inclusion or correction to details then contact Chris Thornborrow
Tim Sheppard's Storytelling Resources For Storytellers: Stories Culture legends Myth in Cornwall, UK A fascinating site, with a mix of An extensive review of the scary story variations and lore surrounding them. http://www.timsheppard.co.uk/story/storylinks.html
Extractions: Home FAQ Articles Books ... Wild Times A treasure house of stories of every kind, annotated and categorised for easy reference. Let me know any favourite links that I've missed, or if you find dead ones. More stories are here on this site. For comprehensive information and links to the art of storytelling itself, go to Tim Sheppard's Storytelling Resources for Storytellers . This regularly expanding list is updated to 31/10/2003. All Sorts An excellent book of 77 Indian folktales, the whole text now online and easy to search. Translated by an eminent author and scholar, each tale has notes and commentary, giving cultural background, comparative types and motifs, and an essay on women-centred folktales. Aadizookaanag - Traditional North American Myths and Legends Around fifty tales, though not all give their country/tribal culture of origin. Navigation is very awkward: choose the link on the left to Traditional African stories, then use the green triangles to scroll through the list of stories - which then open in new windows. African Stories Treasure Trove
Storytelling On The Internet...Storytelling Links List Celtic Folklore original Celtic Folklore, legends and lore The ChildrensLiterature Web Guide offers dozens of links to resources for writers, http://www.storynet.org/resources/links.htm
Arthurian Literature The Arthurian Legend in Medieval Welsh literature (Cardiff 1991), for examplethe possible survival of pagan treelore (John B. Coe and Simon Young The http://www.arthuriana.co.uk/concepts/arthlit.htm
Extractions: Arthurian Resources Concepts of Arthur : Appendix Two A Bibliographic Guide to Arthurian Literature The following is intended as a brief bibliographical guide to the medieval Welsh manuscripts and the references contained within them concerning the Arthurian legend For parallel texts and translations of much of this literature see John B. Coe and Simon Young The Celtic Sources for the Arthurian Legend (Llanerch, 1995). The Manuscripts The Black Book of Carmarthen (NLW Peniarth MS 1) was compiled over a period of years in the latter half of the 13th-century by a single scribe and contains religious poetry, early praise-poems, prophetic verse belonging to the pre-Galfridian Merlin cycle (on this cycle see A.O.H. Jarman 'The Merlin Legend and the Welsh Tradition of Prophesy' in R. Bromwich, A.O.H. Jarman and B.F. Roberts (edd.) The Arthur of the Welsh. The Arthurian Legend in Medieval Welsh Literature (Cardiff 1991), pp.117-145) and poems concerning Arthur and other 'legendary' heroes. The most substantial Arthurian poem contained in the Black Book is Pa gur yv y porthaur?
Folklore: Literature: Tales: Sun-and-moon-lore Spirit And Sky Home folklore literature tales sunand-moon-lore Classical myths andlegends associated with the stars. (Added Thu Jan 01 2004) ID 111371 http://www.spiritandsky.com/folklore/literature/tales/sun-and-moon-lore/
UK Travel Search - Magic Myths Legends Ghosts, Witches, Fairies UK Travel Search Engine Magic, Myths, legends, Fairies, Ghosts, lore ANDMAGIC AT THE WINTER SOLSTICE 10 December (Monday) Treadwell s Staff 7.15 for http://www.uktravelbureau.com/mythmagictreadwells-talks.cfm
Extractions: Robert Welch - Introduction and notes Buy now View basket Book: Paperback Through his researches into Irish folklore, legend and myth, Yeats was attempting to discover a specifically Irish imagination and to create a movement in literature enriched by, and rooted in, a vital native tradition This collection brings together all of Yeats's published prose writings on the subject, and for the first time these essays, introductions and sketches are presented chronologically, enabling the reader to perceive how Yeats's analysis develops, embracing ideas and visions of increasing psychological and philosophical complexity. Acknowledgments
Glamis Castle He is often mixed up in literature with the second Earl of Glamis. legends andFolklore. According to legend the castle is as haunted as it is because of an http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/hauntings/glamis.html
Extractions: Home Site Map Hauntings Intro Poltergeists Major cases Haunted Pubs Green Faced Ghost Glamis Castle Glamis Castle is known as one of the most haunted castles in Britain. It certainly has more stories and legends attached to it than any other castle within the British Isles, perhaps with the exception of Hermitage Castle in the Scottish Borders. The following provides a brief selection of stories and lore from the castle. The stories differ from source to source, and it is likely the tales became better with each telling, most have their roots in the 19th century Brief History Glamis Castle is the historic seat of the Bowes-Lyons Family, the lands were presented to them as a gift by Robert the Bruce in 1372. The Bowes-Lyons family still own the castle as the earls of Strathmore, its members include the Queen Mother, who was born at Glamis and gave birth to Princess Margaret here. The main keep of the castle dates from the 14th century, and the majestic towers and turrets were added in later years. Ghosts of the castle The family chapel is haunted by a Grey Lady, who is said to be the spirit of Lady Janet Douglas, burned at the stake as a witch on Castle Hill, Edinburgh in 1537, on charges of plotting to poison the King. It is likely that the charges were fabricated for political motives. The apparition has been seen relatively recently in the chapel by a number of witnesses. She is also said to appear above the Clock Tower.
AskWhy! The Enoch Literature - Jewish Mythology If this is Enoch, the legend might have come into Palestine with Syrian John Reeves of Winthrop University (Jewish lore in Manichaean Cosmogony Studies http://www.askwhy.co.uk/judaism/0450Enoch.html
Extractions: Contents Updated: Sunday, January 21, 2001 1 Enoch is a non-canonical book of Jewish scriptures used by the first Christians and much treasured by the sectaries of Qumran who kept multiple copies. It is cited in the New Testament at Jude 5:14 and refered to indirectly at 2 Peter 2. Over a hundred phrases in the New Testament can be traced to the 1 Enoch. Plainly, though, there came a time when the church thought the idea of fallen angels was dangerous, and Filastrius declared it heretical in his Book of Heresies After the birth of Methuselah, his eldest son at 65 years of age: (Gen 5:22-24) 1 Enoch And his activities had to do with the Watchers, and his days were with the holy ones. Another Enoch in the scriptures is the third son of Midian, a son of Abraham. Midian is an allegorical name of Media, suggesting that the author was suggesting Enoch came out of Persia. Yet another Enoch, the eldest son of Reuben, founded the family of the Hanochites. Early Christians used non-biblical Jewish literature as well as the scriptures. Before their discovery at Qumran, Jewish works like
