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"Al Lene is as it were a pointe into the se."
Why, pray, is Leland using the Arabic form of the name?

Your guess is as good as mine...very confusing.

"There is a small island almost adjoining to Anglesey, which is inhabited by hermits, living by manual labor, and serving God. This island is called in welsh Ynys Lenach, or the priests' island, ...

I enjoyed your post Wizard, and follow all your explanations but would you help me out? I'm not doubting you, but can you give me any references for the goat ingesting business and the ritual that fo ...

Brand says: "It has been satisfactorily shown that the Mari Lhoyd, or horse's skull decked with ribbons, which used to be carried about at Christmas in Wales,
Well now, either the gal herself ...

Yes I agree Hatty; the horse spirit element is an important aspect of the disguise, I feel.

The other important point is the social/class transgression considering the revolts and battles at this t ...

ok - here's where we get a bit more juicy :)

Although Robin Hood games and plays appear to have been one of the most frequent kinds of summer festivities in late medieval England, only one fragme ...

And Morris dancing? I had no idea that this was a traditional thing in Scotland as well as England. Perhaps it was the Scots' way of acknowledging that Hood is an English folk hero. Additional: One of ...

Wonderful subject matter!

This is totally my favourite kind of quest AJ; folklore is undoubtedly a form of chinese whispers that anyone can add to at any time, and is great fun to unravel.

Readi ...

Hob-gob-lin = Rob-gob-lin? = Rob-wob-rin?

= Rob Roy?

Robert Roy MacGregor, (baptized March 7, 1671 – December 28, 1734) usually known simply as Rob Roy or alternately Red MacGregor, was a fam ...

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Topic: Anglesey
J Robinson Replies: 184 Views: 258703	Forum: British History Posted: 4:14 pm Subject: Anglesey
J Robinson Replies: 184 Views: 258703	"Al Lene is as it were a pointe into the se." Why, pray, is Leland using the Arabic form of the name? Your guess is as good as mine...very confusing.
Topic: Anglesey
J Robinson Replies: 184 Views: 258703	Forum: British History Posted: 9:41 pm Subject: Anglesey
J Robinson Replies: 184 Views: 258703	"There is a small island almost adjoining to Anglesey, which is inhabited by hermits, living by manual labor, and serving God. This island is called in welsh Ynys Lenach, or the priests' island, ...
Topic: What About Them Apples?
J Robinson Replies: 145 Views: 535665	Forum: History Posted: 5:53 pm Subject: Help!
J Robinson Replies: 145 Views: 535665	I enjoyed your post Wizard, and follow all your explanations but would you help me out? I'm not doubting you, but can you give me any references for the goat ingesting business and the ritual that fo ...
Topic: Robin the Wallace to Pay the Hood
J Robinson Replies: 28 Views: 51277	Forum: British History Posted: 9:29 am Subject: Mari Lwyd
J Robinson Replies: 28 Views: 51277	Brand says: "It has been satisfactorily shown that the Mari Lhoyd, or horse's skull decked with ribbons, which used to be carried about at Christmas in Wales, Well now, either the gal herself ...
Topic: Robin the Wallace to Pay the Hood
J Robinson Replies: 28 Views: 51277	Forum: British History Posted: 6:33 pm Subject: Robin and de Montfort
J Robinson Replies: 28 Views: 51277	Yes I agree Hatty; the horse spirit element is an important aspect of the disguise, I feel. The other important point is the social/class transgression considering the revolts and battles at this t ...
Topic: Robin the Wallace to Pay the Hood
J Robinson Replies: 28 Views: 51277	Forum: British History Posted: 5:44 pm Subject: Robin the Wallace to Pay the Hood
J Robinson Replies: 28 Views: 51277	ok - here's where we get a bit more juicy :) Although Robin Hood games and plays appear to have been one of the most frequent kinds of summer festivities in late medieval England, only one fragme ...
Topic: Robin the Wallace to Pay the Hood
J Robinson Replies: 28 Views: 51277	Forum: British History Posted: 4:48 pm Subject: Morris Dancing and the Hooden
J Robinson Replies: 28 Views: 51277	And Morris dancing? I had no idea that this was a traditional thing in Scotland as well as England. Perhaps it was the Scots' way of acknowledging that Hood is an English folk hero. Additional: One of ...
Topic: Robin the Wallace to Pay the Hood
J Robinson Replies: 28 Views: 51277	Forum: British History Posted: 6:32 pm Subject: Robin the Wallace to Pay the Hood
J Robinson Replies: 28 Views: 51277	Wonderful subject matter! This is totally my favourite kind of quest AJ; folklore is undoubtedly a form of chinese whispers that anyone can add to at any time, and is great fun to unravel. Readi ...
Topic: Arthurian Romance
J Robinson Replies: 229 Views: 138541	Forum: British History Posted: 10:50 pm Subject: Rob Robber
J Robinson Replies: 229 Views: 138541	Hob-gob-lin = Rob-gob-lin? = Rob-wob-rin? = Rob Roy? Robert Roy MacGregor, (baptized March 7, 1671 – December 28, 1734) usually known simply as Rob Roy or alternately Red MacGregor, was a fam ...