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Le Fay Series – Research: Tintagel Castle
Tintagel Castle is rumored to have been the birthplace of King Arthur. However, the castle’s date doesn’t quite match up to the legend’s time period. Recent findings however reveal that there is indeed a matching time period building hidden there! How exciting!
Tintagel is a super important location in the Le Fay Series. It’s Morgan le Fay’s home. I have taken so many pictures of Tintagel that I’ve broken it up into several posts: the sea, Merlin’s Cave, and town.
The castle serves as an important inspiration for me as I build my own ancient ruins and castles in the Le Fay Series. (Hint: you’ll see some coming up in the series.) As you can see, it’s gorgeous! The mood is broody and dark with the epic sea crashing below the dark cliffs. It’s certainly worthy of being a Game of Thrones setting. I love the stacked slates and how it’s eroded and overgrown with time.
I hope you enjoyed the photos from Tintagel Castle!
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Galahad and Ceridwen
In Welsh mythology, Ceridwen is a sorceress who has a magical cauldron that is associated with changes and rebirth. In another legend, the cauldron of rebirth appears with Bran the Blessed. You could say that the cauldron, a Celtic symbol, is the original basis for the grail legend.
And if you don’t follow this blog, I depict Galahad as a girl! Because why not (no, really, there’s no motive, just that I decided “why not”).
http://www.chalicecentre.net/cauldron-of-changes.html
http://www.new-wisdom.org/cultural_history1/14-europe/2-cauldron_of_rebirth.htm
So who is our accountant?“
Merlin paused a moment–for drama’s sake, Arthur would later decide–and then said, “Percival.”
It took a moment for the name to register, and when it did, Arthur could scarcely believe it. “Percival … the … ”
“… the Grail knight, yes. Percival. Who were you expecting, Galahad? Great, whining, virgin twit. Never had any patience for him. But Percival, well … he was cut from a very different bolt of cloth.
Chapter Thirteen: The Savage Damsel
me: *after months takes a non arthurian novel*
me: who are these people- this is so scary- ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN… I don’t know who these people are!
Morgana and Morgause Parallels.
↳ 2×12 & 3×13.
Ah, Gwenhwyvar! White Goddess of DeDannan’s enigmatic tribe, deeply did I resent you on that day, and deeply, deeply did I fear you. Perhaps I may be forgiven my rancour and alarm. Dearest of hearts, I did not know you. Let it be said that you never repaid my resentment with spite, nor held my fear against me, less yet gave either of them justification. In those next years you proved your nobility a thousand times over.
Merlin about
Gwenhwyvar
Pendragon (The Pendragon Cycle #4) | Stephen R. Lawhead
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