“Run from what’s comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I’ll be mad.”
The Mabinogion has played such a HUGE part in my past decade and a bit more of research for Ravens of Dinefwr. It helped me (along with N.C.) to weld the MSM History of Wales/Ireland/Scotland/The Normans/The Crusades with a new chronology and story. I’ve watched Cerys a few times – she’s my go-to-source for pronunciation […]
Jog on, fakers. Remove as many True Truthers as y’all want. Truth is built on Rock not sand/ego/money. Truth is all about the year of planning before you write THE NEXT GREAT Novel. Truth is embedded deep in the TRUE soul. Truth is WORDLESS Energy. If Max is right and the likes of […]
Which somewhere in my strange brain (the word – leaping) in the English vernacular means MAD. Angry. Frustrated. It’s official. I AM the most annoying person ever. I’ve just annoyed myself. So many myths about the sword lying in the bed between two lovers. In the Volsunga (below) I remember Tristan and Isolde. Something about […]
A clue to why I get a little confused sometimes. Researching 12th century Scandinavian/Celtic Music I learned that sacred Irish (Celtic/Gaelic) harps were always stored in otter skins. Early Gaelic Harp And now – reading Volsunga Saga – I kind of understand the link (?) Ring of Bright Water. Nah. I REFUSE to watch that […]
During my research this week I stumbled across an article written in 1933 called The First English Poetess. It was a strange piece, only 4 pages, and giving away very little. Apart from the fact that, in the late 11th and early 12th century, there lived a female poet of great renown. She was called […]