Pilgrimage 2015
In June of 2015 I came to the UK for six months to begin the quest for the Heart of Merlin. This is a visual representation of that journey that I document in my blog and my book.
London
Lady of the Lake in the Tate
Another depiction of the water goddess in the Tate
Channel of Merlin, James Philip
Druid image in Chislehurst Cave
Oxford
The ancient Earthwork outside of old St George's
The well in the hill
The crypt of St George's where Geoffrey of Monmouth might have lived and written.
The last remaining wall of Osney Abbey where Geoffrey of Monmouth might have lived
A visit to John Matthews for an interview
Pre-Raphaelite Arthurian murals in Oxford College old Student Center
Arthurian Dinner Party in Count Tolstoys private library
Waylands Smithy / Uffington White Horse
Wayland's Smithy
Smithy pt 2
Uffington White Horse, ancient and made of chalk
Marlborough
The seal of Marlborough "Where now lies the bones of wise Merlin"
Merlin's Hill
Merlin's Hotel!
Stonehenge
Glastonbury
St Michael's Tower on the Tor
The wellspring at the Chalice Well. Sacred waters.
Wearyall Hill where Joseph of Arimethea planted his staff and it grew
A brief encounter with illustrator Alan Lee
After my interview with RJ Stewart
A fun interview with Geoffrey Ashe and his wife Patricia.
The Tor!
Cadbury Castle
A distant view of the flat topped hill that once held Cadbury Castle, maybe Camelot?
The well on the side of the castle hill
Tintagel Castle
Wales Portion:
Beddgelert / Dinas Emrys / Snowdonia / Llyn Lydaw
Dinas Emrys hill where Merlin prophesied to Vortigen
The ruins of the tower that kept falling
The top of Snowdonia after I almost died
Llyn Llydaw, home of the Lady of the Lake in Wales
Llangollen
Pillar of Eliseg, one which is recorded the name of Vortigern
Dinas Bran, Grail Castle
More ruins and Dinas Bran
Liverpool / Alderly Edge
Famous Merlin painting outside of Liverpool
Alderly Edge, the rock face with the spring and carving
Close up of the Carving
Another pool and fountain where a monk used to stand guard
Where wizards drink their ale
Little Doward
Another possible site of Dinas Emrys but I wasn't buying it
King Arthur's Cave
Monmouth
"Geoffrey's Window"
The site where Geoffrey of Monmouth went to school as a child
Commemorating Geoffrey, author of the History of the Kings of Britain and the Vita Merlini
A tapestry depicting moments in the life of Geoffrey of Monmouth
Exhibit at the local museum
Carleon
Possibly King Arthurs Round table?
Hilltop fort that was another possible site for Camelot
National Library of Wales
They let me look at this copy of The History of the Kings of Britain from the late 1200's
Carmarthen
First few lines of the Merlin "Appletree" poem in Welsh on the highstreet
Merlin's Hill
Merlin Statue downtown Carmarthen
Merlin's lane and the dog I was taking care of
Interview healer Keith Mapson
Scotland Portion:
Arthuret/ Moat of Liddel/ Arderydd / Caer Gwenddolau
Entering Lailoken territory
Sacred well behind Arthuret Church
The waters of the Carwannok/Carwinley near the battle of Arfderydd
The field below Gwenddolau's fort, where the battle might have occured
Liddel Strength / Gwenddolau's fort, now overgrown
Lochmaben Stone
Hart Fell
Count Nikolai Tolstoy at Hart Fell Spring
Entrance to the spring
View from Hart Fell
Tolstoy and I in the spring
Forest at the bottom of Hart Fell, to get an idea of what kind of wood Lailoken might have lived in
Nikolai and Jan Hogarth talking about Merlin on Hart Fell
Jan's water quest from Hart Fell makes the paper with my picture
Jan and I wrote an article about the hike with Tolstoy for the paper with my pic
Strobo Kirk Church / Drumelzier
Stained glass of Merlin Lailoken and Kentigern
Ancient altar stone
Merlin's grave at Drumelzier
The plaque
Edinburgh
Arthur's Seat
Edinburgh Castle, whose hill has some Arthurian connections..the fortuitious mountain
Interviewed Adam Ardery
The fountain where Adam Ardrey thinks that Lailoken met the Lady of the Lake
Glasgow
Glasgow Cathedral, the site where Lailoken wailed from a hill and interrupted service at the ancient church
Seal of Glasgow, depiciting the fish and the ring story, Merlin' sister was the queen!
Cadzow
Cadzow earthworks, where the young Merlin Lailoken and his sister might have played as a child
Dumbarton
Dumbarton Rock, where the king of Strathclyde used to reside
Merlin Lailoken was emprisoned at Dumbarton Rock by his sister and her husband King Rhydderch
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