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Excalibur, Forged on the Isle of Avalon  According to  Geoffrey of Monmouth eXcalibur was forged on the Isle of Avalon by Otherworldly craftsmen. ....read more

Ygerne  Ygerne, mother of Arthur and Morgan le Fay, was the archetypal Lady of the Lake. According to John of Glastonbury Arthur's mother, Ygerna, was descended from the nephew of Joseph of Arimathea, HELAINS. ....read more

The old name for Lundy - 'Ynys Wair' - Gwair's Island.  Gwair is a Celtic - Sun God. 'The noted 19th century authority, Professor Rhys, was among the first to identify the imprisonment of Gwair on the Isle of Lundy, with the Paphlagonian (Greek) myth of the binding of Chronus on a western isle. He also points out that Classical legend is the original source of the basic myth of the god imprisoned on a western isle traceable through the Arthurian Romances....read more

Ynys Witrin  In mediaeval times the monasteries discovered the benefits of pilgrims as a source of income and many old tales and legends were bent to fit various locations, a practice still followed today in many places to attract tourists. Much of the writing which has come down to us as histories of the time were originally prepared, and later amended, under the auspices of the establishments concerned. William of Malmesbury and John of Glastonbury both wrote under commission of the abbey of Glastonbury, the claim that Glastonbury was once known as Ynys Witrin is at best nebulous....... read more

In Astrology the twelve zodiac signs are traditionally split in four groups, corresponding to the four fundamental elements of the universe;- fire, earth, air and water......read more