Tag Archives: Mythology

Curse of the Hay-Collar III … Stuart France

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* Now, that night at meat was an uncomfortable one for the Lord of Dyved, for his companions found sport in ribbing him about the day’s proceedings upon the Fair-Mound of Arbeth. “So, was it blows and wounds or were … Continue reading →

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Curse of the Hay-Collar II … Stuart France

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* So the Lord of Dyved climbed the Fair-Mound of Arbeth and the seven chieftains of Dyved climbed with him…  As they sat in counsel on the top of the Fair-Mound, they saw a woman, wearing gold brocade, riding by, … Continue reading →

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Curse of the Hay-Collar… Stuart France

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* Tyrnonos, Lord of Dyved, ruled the seven townships in a dark land. Tyrnonos was known as the Thunder-of-Water, for his mother found him in a cavern, behind a water-fall, and there was no braver man in all the realm. … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom of Solomon… Stuart France

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* “So many questions.” “Chief amongst which, perhaps, is why would the Temple be built by a demon?” “By the Prince of Demons?” “It may just be that we are meant to ‘subjectivise’ this story?” “In which case, the ‘temple … Continue reading →

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Seekers of Wisdom… Stuart France

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Sue Vincent

– Rosa M Paz * May you find your star in the depths of night, Over whichever land it shines… * Continue reading at Stuart France

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Hunting the Moon III… Stuart France

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* Maybe something was up? … * * I mean, really up? But it wasn’t until… * *  We bumped into an ‘old friend’ that we got the full story… Source: Hunting the Moon III… | Stuart France

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Tell Tale Signs V… Stuart France

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Sue Vincent

A very early version of ‘Romeo and Juliet’, perhaps, yet there is much more here than merely a cautionary tale. Or is this the ‘first entrance’ of our much vaunted king Arthur? The emphasis on topography and the singularly macabre … Continue reading →

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Pondskating

Posted on August 12, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Image: Wikimedia Commons “Salmon of Wisdom Dodging hazelnuts swims the hungry salmon, swallowing the nuts as they plunge into the depths. Pity the poor pondskater skimming the surface while beneath lies the kernel of wisdom, waiting for those who plunge … Continue reading →

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Eyes for an Eye… Stuart France

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* “You know of what I speak, Gandalf. A great eye, lidless, wreathed in flame.” * I recall struggling to formulate this image when first reading Tolkien’s masterpiece. Even with the help of the cover illustrations it seemed to me … Continue reading →

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Tell-Tale Signs IV… Stuart France

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* One of Ireland’s, ‘Three Great Tales of Sorrow’ which all deal with the lives and tragic deaths of offspring, this one, the second in the series, is the most poignant perhaps as, ostensibly, the offspring are still children. Whilst … Continue reading →

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