tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post3862975002320109499..comments2024-03-29T03:41:36.243-07:00Comments on Codlinsandcream2: Merlin lived hereBovey Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-952427127011868172012-03-13T18:52:54.976-07:002012-03-13T18:52:54.976-07:00I have read some fascinating fiction centered on A...I have read some fascinating fiction centered on Arthur and Merlin---both may well be 'larger-than-life' beings. I like your suggestion that there may have been some blending of several real persons, at least as far as Arthur is concerned. I don't suppose we'll ever be sure-- but whether we label it 'history' or 'folklore' it is an interesting puzzle.<br />I also appreciate your comment about brain leaving the room while one is occupied with some endeavor!Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-61493974788342003172012-03-13T00:14:12.316-07:002012-03-13T00:14:12.316-07:00Fi - I think you're right there! On both coun...Fi - I think you're right there! On both counts.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-6314130049222933322012-03-12T15:32:34.685-07:002012-03-12T15:32:34.685-07:00Oh I hope he existed, we all need a little magic i...Oh I hope he existed, we all need a little magic in our lives. Though he probably is after Pippa Middleton, I think he has royal connections,Fihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015279292154218241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-12811155224796538602012-03-12T12:51:47.083-07:002012-03-12T12:51:47.083-07:00I'm a romantic, and want to think he existed, ...I'm a romantic, and want to think he existed, and was just "talked up" a bit about his lineage and achievements. As for Arthur, I'm more inclined to think he was an amalgamation of several warriors of that name, particularly as he is "hefted" to several quite different areas depending on your belief - Scotland, Wales, the West Country etc. Though why he now has to reside in a hillside at Alderley Edge is beyond me - perhaps he's waiting for a Footballer's Wife to find him!Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-50298558742452242602012-03-12T11:25:51.862-07:002012-03-12T11:25:51.862-07:00Did he actually exist though
Living in Glastonbur...Did he actually exist though<br /><br />Living in Glastonbury, I'd have to say YES! There are 2 old oaks here called Gog and Magog who are said to have been mischievous witches, turned into trees by the wizard.<br /><br />Great photos!Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.com