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About the Saxon Rebellion and the Massacre at Amesbury
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It is the chief value of legend to mix up the centuries while preserving the sentiment; to see all ages in a sort of splendid foreshortening. That is the use of tradition; it is telescope history.-G. K. Chesterton
When Arthurian literature is dealing with events before Arthur's time, the standard view is that the 'proud tyrant' Vortigern hired three shiploads of Saxon mercenaries under their leaders, Hengist and Horsa, to fight the Picts. However, the Saxons rebelled, turned against th...
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About the Saxon Rebellion and the Massacre at Amesbury
Arthuriana
; It is the chief value of legend to mix up the centuries while preserving the sentiment; to see all ages in a sort of splendid foreshortening. That is the use of tradition; it is telescope history.-G. K. Chesterton When Arthurian literature is dealing with events before Arthur's time, the standard
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Taking Mr Spoon to Hollywood TALK OF THE TOWN MAGIC MACHINE
The Independent on Sunday
; Rusty and Wiggs are out for a stroll with their clinically obese dog, Dworkin. Following an encounter with bad boys, Harvey and Jubs, they head to Mr Vortigern's house (via Mr Spoon's icecream van, of course). There, Vortigern uses his magic machine to transport them to a strange land, where they
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Tapes reveal Nixon bid to smear rivals
The Independent - London
; White House tapes from 1971 show that a year before the Watergate break-in President Richard Nixon ordered his aides to dig up dirt on the Democrats and to commit two break-ins, Newsweek magazine reported yesterday. The tapes, recorded in the White House in June and July of 1971, revealed that Mr
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Magical tales of dark past
South Wales Evening Post
; Vortigern's Kingdom Pontardawe Arts Centre, Wednesday TALES from Wales's past get a darkly comic makeover in a new show, fresh from Edinburgh Fringe. Vortigern's Kingdom, at Pontardawe Arts Centre on Wednesday, provides a new take on some of the best known Welsh myths in an effort to make them more
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Cons, collectors and copies
New Straits Times
; New Straits Times 06-21-2000 Cons, collectors and copies Edition: Life and Times; 2* Section: Literary & Books Column: Shakespeare today with Ralph Berry WE don't go in for forging Shakespeare these days. The Zeitgeist works through a parallel endeavour, reclaiming Shakespeare like a stretch of
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Myth-maker's second outing
South Wales Evening Post
; Policeman-turned-playwright Owen Staton will weave another evening of myths as he premieres his latest show Gethin. Following the success of Vortigern's Kingdom last year, which he took to Edinburgh Fringe, Owen has been inspired to tackle a more ambitious production. It premieres at Pontardawe
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All about... NANT GWRTHEYRN.(Features)
Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
; Nant Gwrtheyrn,or Vortigern's Valley, is said to be the final resting place of the Celtic chieftain Vortigern, who was responsible for inviting the Saxons to Britain. His magician, Merlin,had seen the struggle of the two dragons - the red of the ancient Britons and the white of the Saxons. The rows
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All about... LLYN GWYNANT.(Features)
Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
; One of the largest lakes in North Wales, Llyn Gwynant lies in the shadow of Snowdon,near Beddgelert. The lake is fed by the river Afon Glaslyn,and legend says it was the retreat of Vortigern and the magician Merlin. It features in the latest Tomb Raider movie, starringOscar winner Angelina Jolie.
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Coleridge's "The raven" and the forging of radicalism.(Samuel Taylor Coleridge)(Critical Essay)
Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900
; Read in the context of eighteenth-century and romantic forgeries and political verse fables, Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Raven (1798) appears as a serious literary hoax. Published during the controversy over William Henry Ireland's forged Shakespeare Papers, Coleridge's poem performs a playful
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Curiosity corner.(Features)
Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
; Byline: Richard Holland SNOWDONIA is a region of great mystery as well as spectacular scenery,and the ancient hills hold many secrets. Near Beddgelert there rises a craggy, wooded hill named Dinas Emrys. On its summit there can be found the remains of a Dark Age fortress which tradition credits as
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