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The intent of the manicula inscription on the Cathedral wall (see previous post) was to keep any noisy chatter away from those within the Cathedral who had a more serious, prayerful intent. The inscription called to mind an incident when … Continue reading
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Of Cathedral and College The magnificent Winchester Cathedral is the centerpiece of the city, but an aspect of the beautiful cathedral that drew my attention in particular was the pointing hands carved onto an exterior wall in 1633. I had … Continue reading
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I came to Winchester by train on a cool July morning in a season that had not yet decided to be summer. After a wonderful week of lectures on the History of Cartography with Catherine Delano-Smith, and rich sessions in … Continue reading
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Composer John Paul is chair of the Music Department at Marylhurst University. He has composed four short musical motifs, one for each of the major landscapes of the journey: England, France, the Alps, Rome. England Arthur’s Journey–England France Arthur’s … Continue reading
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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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King Arthur’s Roman War campaign? Most people have never heard of it. Almost everyone is familiar with the major plot outlines of the Arthurian story—a birth engendered by lust and magic, Merlin’s mentoring of Arthur, the iconic sword-and-the-stone episode, the … Continue reading
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This link: A Passionate Geography will take you to the route that Arthur and his men took, from England to Rome, in pursuit of wresting the authority of Rome from Lucius. I made the map in Google Maps; you can … Continue reading
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Not to give away the story, but Arthur ultimately slays Lucius in the countryside of Burgundy. Here is the account: “So Sir Lucyus with his swerde hit Arthure overthwarte the nose and gaff hym a wounde nyghe unto the tunge; … Continue reading
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In 2008, I began following the itinerary of Malory’s Roman War campaign. In that journey, I traveled from London to Winchester where Arthur held a royal feast, interrupted by the demands made by the Roman emperor’s ambassadors. They relayed the … Continue reading
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Though Malory doesn’t mention Oxford in his account of King Arthur’s Roman War campaign, that is where the second leg of my Roman War journey began. “The Language of Maps,” an interdisciplinary colloquium, was held at the Bodleian Library in … Continue reading
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A contemporary journey following the fictional itinerary of King Arthur from England to Rome. Click on the first post in May (see right-hand sidebar) and then follow the posts up to the present.
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