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Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on February 9, 2014 at 12:33pm

Arthur the 'Sun King' & Glastonbury:

(Pictured: Sunrise at Glastonbury Tor)

The association of Arthur and Glastonbury goes back at least to the early Middle Ages. In the late 12th century the monks of Glastonbury Abbey announced that they had found the grave of Arthur and Guinivere, his queen. According to the monks, an excavation found a stone inscribed "Here lies Arthur, king" [see comment section]. Below the stone they found the bones of a large man, and the smaller skeleton of a woman. The monks reburied the bones in the grounds of the abbey, where they were a very handy draw for pilgrims. The site of the grave can be seen today in the abbey grounds.

Glastonbury Tor, the enigmatic conical hill that rises above Glastonbury, has been linked with the Isle of Avalon, where King Arthur was buried after his death. This isn't so farfetched as it may sound, for a millennium ago the water level was much higher, and the tor would indeed have been an island. Avalon was also called "the isle of glass" which does suggest similarities to the name "Glastonbury".

Interestingly, with regards to King Arthur at Glastonbury: the landscape around Glastonbury is said to have been moulded and shaped so that the features (such as roads, churches, and burial mounds) create a zodiac calendar replete with Arthurian symbology. Like so many of the Arthurian myths, so much is open to interpretation and your own predisposition to believe or disbelieve.
(credit David Ross)

***Plaque at king Arthur's Tomb in Glastonbury...Credit Photo former gravesite King Arthur: Tom Oidelman ***

Comment by miyoko canter on October 9, 2011 at 8:01pm

:)

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on October 9, 2011 at 7:45pm

we try to have a well collected source to chose from

Comment by miyoko canter on October 9, 2011 at 7:30pm

lovely picture.

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on October 9, 2011 at 6:21pm

Comment by miyoko canter on October 9, 2011 at 5:49pm

:)

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on October 9, 2011 at 5:42pm

will look forward to all you can then,

Comment by miyoko canter on October 9, 2011 at 5:34pm

whatever i can.

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on October 9, 2011 at 4:16pm

So what do you have to add upon this subject and for all to love as well?

Comment by miyoko canter on October 9, 2011 at 3:48pm

i love anything to do with the arthurian times.

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