The Men Scryfa at Madron, Cornwall; inscribed RIALOBRANI CVNOVALI FILI and considered by Charles Thomas to probably date from the 6th century AD.pic.twitter.com/KrhY0QrYZw
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The Men Scryfa at Madron, Cornwall; inscribed RIALOBRANI CVNOVALI FILI and considered by Charles Thomas to probably date from the 6th century AD.pic.twitter.com/KrhY0QrYZw
For more on this stone and inscription, see http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/cisp/database/stone/madr1_1.html …, & for some more pics and a little local lore relating to it, see @ESDale77's interesting blogpost: https://cornishbirdblog.com/2016/03/12/ravens-cornwalls-first-graffiti-artist/ … :)pic.twitter.com/Ok5gGmF01g
Another nearby stone with some fascinating folklore is the Four Parish Stone or Meane Crouse, on which King Arthur supposedly dined when he defeated the Vikings in Cornwall; mentioned in 1613, it bears an incised cross & separates the parishes of Zennor, Morvah, Madron & Gulval.pic.twitter.com/t9XA04j17L
Detail of the incised cross on the Four Parish Stone & a section from Margaret Courtney's 'Cornish Feasts and Folk-lore' (Penzance, 1890) on the tale of Arthur dining on the stone after defeating the Vikings in Cornwall.pic.twitter.com/FfcZRlJqjm
It's almost like he's a folkloric hero-protector, rather than a historical war-leader/general etc, who could potentially be associated with any event, time and place in the Brittonic world ;)
Indeed Dr G. Crazed romantics prefer some kind of combination of all of those.
I find the figure of Arthur utterly fascinating, just wish that the (pseudo)historical elements didn't so dominate most considerations of the early legends and folklore, almost to the exclusion of the other aspects of him! :-/
Completely agree, he is a uniquely enduring and powerful figure in our culture. V much appreciate and enjoy your tweets on this and other topics.
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