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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
- A parlement at Yorke, within the wallys [walls] April 6, 2026
- Time in the Roman War: The Utas of Seynte Hillary March 30, 2026
- The Trace of Rome II (St. Giles Hill, Winchester) March 24, 2026
- The Trace of Rome I (St. Giles Hill, Winchester) March 15, 2026
- Just out! “Arthurian Literature and the Global Middle Ages” in The Cambridge History of Arthurian Literature and Culture March 12, 2026
Tag Archives: Winchester
Time in the Roman War: The Utas of Seynte Hillary
[Reader, if you are just joining this journey, click on the “About” tab for context. The chronological posts begin in January 2026.] Now leve we Sir Lucius and speke we of Kyng Arthure . . . Mikhail Bahktin refers to … Continue reading
The Trace of Rome II (St. Giles Hill, Winchester)
[Reader, if you are just joining this journey, click on the “About” tab for context. The chronological posts begin in January 2026.] Now, the clouds around the hill have solidified to a leaden presence, closing off the views. I head … Continue reading
The Trace of Rome I (St. Giles Hill, Winchester)
[Reader, if you are just joining this journey, click on the “About” tab for context. The chronological posts begin in January 2026.] In Thomas Malory’s Le Morte Darthur, Arthur meets with his knights in a tower to determine how to … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlotte Higgins, europe, Guy de la Bédoyère, history, King Arthur, Le Morte Darthur, roman-britain, roman-mosaics, Rome, Thomas Malory, travel, travel-memoir, Winchester
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The Table Round, at Winchester
[Reader, if you are just joining this journey, click on the “About” tab for context. The chronological posts begin in January 2026.] If Malory’s references to Winchester as Camelot, his locating the start of the Roman War campaign there, and … 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
[Reader, if you are just joining this journey, click on the “About” tab for context. The chronological posts begin in January 2026.] Walter F. Oakshott, the former librarian at Winchester College, tells a fascinating and delightful story of the manuscript’s … 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
[Reader, if you are just joining this journey, click on the “About” tab for context. The chronological posts begin in January 2026.] An intriguing aspect of Winchester Cathedral, aside from its beautiful interior, medieval nave, and as the resting place … 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
[Reader, if you are just joining this journey, click on the “About” tab for context. The chronological posts begin in January 2026.] Hit befelle whan Kyng Arthur had wedded Quene Gwenyvere and fulfyled the rounde Table, and so aftir his … 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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