Tag Archives: history

Discovering Templštejn ~ G. Michael Vasey

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from The Magical World of G. Michael Vasey: A prior trip to discover Templštejn ended with the realization that I had somehow taken a wrong direction – at least for a car – yet the end of that journey … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, reblog | Tagged czech republic, earth energies, history, Templar sites, travel | 2 Comments

Living Lore: Ghostly Re-enactment of the Battle of Edgehill ~ Gary Stocker

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The secondary school which I attended, Kineton High, was in sight of Edgehill, where the first major battle of the British Civil War was fought. A story used to go around October time, during the Michaelmas Term, about how if … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest post, Living Lore | Tagged battlefield, Edgehill, folklore, ghosts, history | 2 Comments

Whitby Weekend: Fantastic beasts

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Sue Vincent

What we had really come to see at St Andrew’s church had very little to do with the church itself, except that many of the carved, tenth-century stones had been found, used long ago as building blocks within its walls. … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, archaeology, Art, Churches, History, Photography | Tagged art, history, symbolism, Vikings | 12 Comments

Looking for Templars by Brno ~ G. Michael Vasey

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from The Magical World of G. Michael Vasey: Another term I had never entered into Google along with my location was ‘Templar’. Imagine my surprise and delight to find yet again that the Templars had been located very close … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged Brno, history, landscape, Templars | 4 Comments

Whitby Weekend: Mysteries in stone

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Sue Vincent

It seems rather unfair to call the displayed Viking and medieval stones ‘the best bit’ of St Oswald’s church in Lythe, but in terms of excitement… and for me, at least… they were. I had seen them before…but once is … Continue reading →

Posted in Churches, Photography, Spirituality, symbolism, The Silent Eye | Tagged Anglo-Scandanavian stones, history, Huginn and Muninn, Lythe, Norse myths, Odin, Sleipnir, St Cuthbert, Viking | Leave a comment

Whitby Weekend: Inside the church at Lythe…

Posted on December 15, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Stuart and I had been to Lythe before, some years ago, early in our travels, sent to the little church by a friend. The church is dedicated to St Oswald, a figure we have come upon again and again in … Continue reading →

Posted in Churches, Photography, Spirituality, symbolism, The Silent Eye | Tagged history, Lythe, saints and archangels, St Cuthbert, St Oswald, stained glass, Whitby | 2 Comments

Whitby weekend: First stop, Lythe

Posted on December 14, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Several years ago, Stuart and I braved the bitter, biting winds of January to visit the Church of St Oswald at Lythe. There were, a friend had told us, stones…carved stones that we would want to see…and that trip had … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirituality, symbolism, The Silent Eye | Tagged gravestones, history, Lythe, memorial, sea, St Oswald’s church, stone | 2 Comments

Letters from Spain – numero tres ~ Joy Lennick

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Joy Lennick: “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” – Blaise Pascal Hola folks…I believe I left you back in 2005, when there was excitement in the air due to … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged authors, Costa Blanca, history, language, memoirs, Murcia, Retirement, Spain, Torrevieja, travel, true stories, writing | Leave a comment

Living Lore: Wroth Silver Ceremony ~ Gary Stocker

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Continuing Gary Stocker’s Sunday series of posts on the folklore, ancient sites and legends of Britain. If you have similar stories to share from the area in which you live, please read the footnote and send them in. Obviously November … Continue reading →