#Glastonbury Tor

[geopsych]

Reminded by someone else's post so here are some pictures from Glastonbury Tor in 2015. The Tor is often associated with summer solstice and the 3rd photo is from the midsummer gathering of a druid organization called OBOD. The horn player turned and played in the 4 directions calling the opening of the ceremony. Happy solstice, everyone!

[grungeouttakesabstracts]

Through St. Michael's Tower

Glastonbury, England -- 4/6/06

[vintagecamping]

Roadtrip to do some camping in Glastonbury.

England

1993

[dopescissorscashwagon]

Sunrise from Glastonbury Tor this morning. A bird soaring in the quiet solitude.

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📸 by Michelle Cowbourne @glastomichelle

[gawrkin]

Gwyn ap Nudd and Melwas

(Source: Studies in the Arthurian Legend, by John Rhys)

There's a possible relationship between Gwyn ap Nudd, King of the Otherworld, and Melwas, King of the "Summer Region" and prototype of Guinevere's abductor Meleagant.

Both of them are associated with the abduction of a lady from a rival (Gwyn with Creiddylad, Melwas with Guinevere) and both are associated with Glastonbury Tor.

Sir John Rhys here takes some of his conjecture from the Brut Y Brenhinoedd:

Gwynwas and Melwas appear in the Brut as the Kings of the Huns and the Picts respectively, previously under Emperor Gratian's payroll before deciding to raid and terrorize the Britons.

Strangely, both Gwynwas and Melwas show up again in Arthur's reign, both referred to as "King of Orkney" at different points:

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*(In the original Historia by Geoffrey, "Gunfasius" is consistently referred to as King of Orkney. Meanwhile, a certain "Malvasius" was King of Iceland, curiously enough)

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Avalon. A view from Glastonbury Tor a week ago.

"Glastonbury, Avalon, the Isle of Glass as seen through the archway of St Michael's tower this morning before sunrise. The colours in the sky reflected in the flood waters below."

~ 'Visions of Somerset'

[Thank you Ian Sanders]

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“And so, perhaps, the truth winds somewhere between the road to Glastonbury, Isle of the Priests, and the road to Avalon, lost forever in the mists of the Summer Sea.” ― Marion Zimmer Bradley, The Mists of Avalon

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“Avalon will always be there for all men to find if they can seek the way thither, throughout all the ages past the ages. If they cannot find the way to Avalon, it is a sign, perhaps, that they are not ready." - Kevin” ― Marion Zimmer Bradley, The Mists of Avalon

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“Beyond the River of the Blessed, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Avalon. Our swords were shattered in our hands and we hung our shields on the oak tree. The silver towers were fallen, into a sea of blood. How many miles to Avalon? None, I say, and all. The silver towers are fallen. …waters,where the stars shone like bonfires at night and the green of day was always the green of spring. Youth, love, beauty-I knew them in Avalon. Proud steeds, bright metal, soft lips, dark ale. Honor…” ― Roger Zelazny, The Chronicles of Amber

[anglo-norman]

Shrines to St. Michael.

"Mountains figure prominently at the mighty ganglia of the story of Christianity... As Jesus prays atop the holy mountain, the other world intersects with ours as the divine comes down to the human, as the eternal touches the temporal and mortal. And that other world is the ultimate reality, not this one. No wonder that St Michael, ‘Quis ut Deus,’ has his shrines on lofty peaks; no wonder the Celts worshipped on hills and mountains...

The spirit of the Archangel Michael permeates discussion of the world of the Celts—shrines such as Skellig Michael on precipitous mountain-tops in the cold and wet Celtic desert; early connections with the ancient Eastern world; guardianship of Tuscany, Provence, Normandy, and Cornwall; safe-keeping of wanderers and hermits; motifs of spear, sword, and stone; waging of the war in Heaven and the downfall of Lucifer; the communion of the Grail."

St. Michael: Early Anglo-Saxon Tradition, Raymond JS Grant

(1) Mont St. Michel, Normandy, France; (2) St. Michael’s Mount, Cornwall, England; (3) Castel Sant’Angelo, Rome, Italy; (4) Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe, Le Puy-en-Velay, France; (5) Abbey of San Galgano, Siena; (6) Skellig Michael, County Kerry, Ireland; (7) Sacra di San Michele, Mount Pirchiriano, Turin, Italy; (8) St. Michael’s Tower, Glastonbury Tor, England

[lestcat-de-lioncourt]

Ah, yes, my birthplace. It was cool seeing it featured in one of my favourite movies.

This "field," though, however, is not Glastonbury. 😂

This, is Glastonbury.

Photos 1, 2, and 3 I'm in doing a couple of acting gigs/zombie walk.

I was born in a house at the base of the Tors hill, near the Springs and Chalice Well.

Below are the 3 shops my godmother and her partner owned, I used to watch the carnival behind those very windows of the Speaking Tree, growing up.

Queen of the Damned did miss an opportunity with this, not going to lie.

I still adore the movie, nonetheless.

[sb0ers]

Glastonbury Tor is a hill in Somerset, England, known for its striking conical shape and St. Michael's Tower at the summit. Steeped in history and legend, it is believed to be a site of ancient spiritual significance, linked to myths of King Arthur and Avalon. The Tor offers panoramic views of the surrounding countryside and is a popular destination for hikers, history enthusiasts, and those drawn to its mystical energy.

[hafrenfae]

she went to glastonbury in hopes of finding some inspiration for her final chapter

[kowarth]

Chapter 14: "The snows of yesterday, where did they go, Eh?"

Fanart for @technicallywrite 's My Csmos is Yours. Chapter 14 adapts the Big Finish audio "Once & Future: Past Lives"

Yes, chapter 14 was some time ago , but this illustration is released on the occasion of the shared birthdays of Ingrid Oliver and Sadie Miller so, yeah.

[terebelli]

Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, England.

[paulius11]

Overly of many photos to capture the magical journey through the UK - Glastonbury and Merlins Cave. Also related to this soundscape - https://soundcloud.com/wakingvibrations/waking-vibrations-38

[sovay-s]

Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, UK

[dopescissorscashwagon]

Some much needed sunshine this morning. Taken at sunrise on Glastonbury Tor.

📸 by Michelle Cowbourne @glastomichelle

[gawrkin]

(Source: Vulgate Cycle - Lancelot pt. III)

The Land of Gorre, home of Sir Maleagant and King Bagdemagus, as described in the Prose Lancelot.

Due to the French Romances establishing the idea that King Urien was Bagdemagus' uncle and left Gorre to him, many writers have come to identify Gorre with the historical Kingdom of Rheged in Southern Scotland.

However, I hold a certain level of skepticism regarding this. Not accounting for the fact that the real historical Urien of Rheged actually reigned AFTER the purported era of King Arthur, there's also the fact that beyond the French Prose Cycles, there is no earlier evidence to support Uriens having a familial connection with Bagdemagus and Maleagant. How the Gorre family became kinsmen of Uriens in the evolution of the legends is still a mystery.

In fact, the description of Gorre above - with it bordering North Wales and enclosed on all sides with significant bodies of water - cannot physically match any area in the "Old North". Instead, it strikingly resembles a description of Anglesey (otherwise known as Ynys Mon):

If so, this is also very curious because in earlier sources, the original version of Sir Meleagant, Melwas, was called the King of the "Summer Country" to which many a scholar have identified as Somerset and his chief stronghold - where he imprisoned Guinevere - was Glastonbury.