With regard to Old Oswestry being the place "where King Arthur's Guinevere was born", this is an intriguing claim...! Thomas Pennant, an >
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> father in medieval Welsh tradition... However, this was by no means the only place to be claimed as his legendary castle! In the 16thC >
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> Peniarth MS 118, Gogfran Gawr is said to have lived at Aberysgyr in Brycheiniog (S. Wales), and there is a strong tradition connecting >
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> him w/ Castell y Cnwclas (Knucklas Castle) going back to the 15thC, w/ following tale recorded of there in 16thC:pic.twitter.com/t9YeIrkYU9
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Worth noting, btw, that Arthur+Gwenhwyfar both portrayed as Giants in Welsh folklore sometimes--Myrddin Fardd, 19thC:pic.twitter.com/wYcPFVllSr
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See further C. Grooms, _Giants of Wales. Cewri Cymru_ Welsh Studies vol 10 (Lampeter, 1993) for discussion+catalogue of Welsh giant lore :)
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@caitlinrgreen I love that Arthurian tales stretch Cumbria-Cornwall. Each "pocket" of native pop recalling that story of resistance. -
@STORI3D_PAST Well, it's an interesting one---earliest evidence suggests Arthur known in S. Wales and S. Scotland in 6thC! Question is, > -
@STORI3D_PAST > what was he famous for? He's absent from Armes Prydein, the great poem of resistance etc, after all, and Saxons get no > - 6 more replies
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@caitlinrgreen@Tweets2CV My town, the hill fort I played & explored on is to be destroyed by modern housing at the foot of it.#furious :-( -
@cosby_laura@Tweets2CV It's shocking that they're even considering doing this, tbh :( -
@caitlinrgreen I hate to think that my grandchildren will never bé able to see it as I do and as my parents\ancestors did.#ourtownwilldie -
@cosby_laura@caitlinrgreen are there photos, videos, etc, for the place in its original condition? -
@Archatgs FB Old Oswestry Hillfort info
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@caitlinrgreen Was in Parkhall Camp this month & met the Mayor of Oswestry! All he knows is the fable about Oswald's Arm & the bird of prey!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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