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Meg Roland
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Former English professor at Marylhurst University for 16 years, then Concordia University. I taught writing, medieval literature, humanities, maps and literature, and history of the book. After five years as a Dean of arts and humanities at Linn-Benton Community College, I am now a writer and an instructor at Willamette University – Pacific Northwest College of Art.
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Recent Posts
- The Trace of Rome I March 15, 2026
- Just out! “Arthurian Literature and the Global Middle Ages” in The Cambridge History of Arthurian Literature and Culture March 12, 2026
- The Table Round, at Winchester March 10, 2026
- The Once and Future Manuscript March 2, 2026
- Of Cathedral and College March 2, 2026
Tag Archives: Winchester
The Trace of Rome I
[Arthur] seyde to them [the Roman ambassadors who were demanding taxes] in thys wyse,“Now sey ye to youre emperour that I shall in all haste me redy make with my keene knyghtes . . . And I woll brynge with … Continue reading
The Table Round, at Winchester
Early references to the Round Table in Thomas Malory’s Le Morte Darthur explain its origin and use: [Arthur said:] “I love Gwenyvere, the kynges doughtir Lodegrean, of the londe of Camelerde, the whyche holdyth in his house the Table Rounde that … Continue reading
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Tagged books, camelot, fantasy, King Arthur, Le Morte Darthur, Round Table, Thomas Malory, travel-memoir, via-francigena, Winchester
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The Once and Future Manuscript
Walter F. Oakshott, the former librarian at Winchester College, tells a fascinating and delightful story of the manuscript’s discovery. The great story of Arthur’s birth, life, and death was compiled by Sir Thomas Malory from an array of French and … Continue reading
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Tagged 15th-century, arthurian-legend, cs-lewis, early books, j-r-r-tolkien, King Arthur, Le Morte Darthur, Lev Grossman, manuscripts, mary-stewart, old-books, Roman War episode, t-h-white, The Bright Sword, Thomas Malory, thomas-maory, Travel Writing, travel-writing, Via Francigena, via-francigena, Winchester, Winchester manuscript, winchester-cathedral, winchester-manuscript
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Of Cathedral and College
An intriguing aspect of Winchester Cathedral, aside from its beautiful interior, medieval nave, and as the resting place of Jane Austen, is the manicula (pointing hands) carved onto an exterior wall in 1633. To. me, the carving forms a kind … Continue reading
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Tagged jane-austen, King Arthur, Le Morte Darthur, literature, map, Thomas Malory, travel, Winchester, winchester-college, winchester-manuscript
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“Swere upon a book:” Winchester and the Arthurian legend
Hit befelle whan Kyng Arthur had wedded Quene Gwenyvere and fulfyled the rounde Table, and so aftir his marvelous knyghtis and he had venquyshed the most party of his enemyes . . . And held a ryal feeste and Table … Continue reading
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Tagged book-review, books, history, King Arthur, Le Morte Darthur, thoma-malory, travel, Winchester, winchester-cathedral
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A Passionate Geography: Romancing King Arthur’s Roman War 