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Tintagel
Tintagel [Corn. dyn, fortress; tagell, neck, constriction]. Picturesque site of a ruined castle on a 300-foot cliff, almost separated from the mainland, north shore of Cornwall, 5 miles NW of Camelford. Although Tintagel was actually the Dumnonian royal seat before the 7th century, its legendary aura was mostly invented in medieval times. Earlier described as a monastic site, it does not figure in any saints' lives nor does it have a cemetery. In Arthurian associations alone Tintagel is the rival of Glastonbury. Uthr Bendragon/ Uther Pendragon is usually thought to have conceived Arthur here, upon Igerna, then the wife of the Duke of Cornwall. In stories after the 12th century, Tintagel is the usual home of King Mark. It inspired Sir Arnold Bax's symphonic poem Tintagel (1917). In the late 20th century, it is an enormously popular tourist destination.
Bibliography See Charles Thomas , Tintagel Castle (London, 1986); Book of Tintagel: Arthur and Archaeology (London, 1993); Oliver J. Padel , The Arthur of the Welsh (Cardiff, 1991), 229 ff. |
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Tintagel." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Tintagel." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Tintagel.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Tintagel." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Tintagel.html |
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Tintagel
Tintagel , small town, Cornwall, SW England. It is S of Tintagel Head, a promontory connected to the mainland by a narrow, rocky neck of land. The ruined Tintagel Castle, which extends from the promontory across the isthmus, was built in the 12th cent. on the site of a Celtic monastery. The area is the reputed birthplace of King Arthur. Within the town's vicinity are several old structures, including a 14th-century stone hut that serves as a post office. |
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"Tintagel." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Tintagel." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Tintagel.html "Tintagel." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Tintagel.html |
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Tintagel
Tintagel, a castle on the north coast of Cornwall, of which ruins remain. It figures in Malory's Morte D'Arthur as the castle where Uther Pendragon was wedded to Igraine, and subsequently as the home of King Mark of Cornwall.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Tintagel." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Tintagel." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Tintagel.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Tintagel." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Tintagel.html |
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Tintagel
Tintagel a village on the coast of northern Cornwall. Nearby are the ruins of Tintagel Castle, the legendary birthplace of King Arthur and a stronghold of the Earls of Cornwall from the 12th to the 15th centuries.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Tintagel." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Tintagel." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Tintagel.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Tintagel." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Tintagel.html |
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Tintagel
Tintagel. Orchestral tone-poem by Bax, comp. 1917–19. F.p. London, 1920. Quotes motif from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Tintagel." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Tintagel." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-Tintagel.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Tintagel." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-Tintagel.html |
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Tintagel
Tintagel Cornwall. Tintagol c.1137. Probably ‘fort by the neck of land’. Cornish *din + *tagell.
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A. D. MILLS. "Tintagel." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Tintagel." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Tintagel.html A. D. MILLS. "Tintagel." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Tintagel.html |
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Tintagel
Tintagel
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"Tintagel." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Tintagel." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Tintagel.html "Tintagel." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Tintagel.html |
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