tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post3840774485726645873..comments2024-03-28T09:28:46.253+00:00Comments on North Stoke: A Welsh Valentine or Dwynwen the Saintthelmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-23763962116608130782010-02-15T10:47:06.752+00:002010-02-15T10:47:06.752+00:00forgot to say Leslie, Amazon hunted the book down ...forgot to say Leslie, Amazon hunted the book down for me, and its a signed copy.....thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-14382004080761521332010-02-15T10:43:47.677+00:002010-02-15T10:43:47.677+00:00Hi to you both,
I only came across the tale last w...Hi to you both,<br />I only came across the tale last week in this link about something else..... http://people.bath.ac.uk/liskmj/living-spring/sourcearchive/ns1/ns1mg1.htm<br />Her father Brychan, of course had umpteen children according to his story though some may have been grandchildren, many of them becoming saints. Was going to follow through with the celtic bit, but have been puzzling over turning Maelon into ice, which is something I've not come across before..<br />You have to admit forcing sons and daughters into monastic houses so that they would become celibate is a good way of keeping the population down, much like the later Benedictine monks, etc!thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-6896683084255993642010-02-14T19:05:10.714+00:002010-02-14T19:05:10.714+00:00What an interesting post and lovely photos too. I...What an interesting post and lovely photos too. I've not heard of Dwynwen, but her father is known to me! I often wonder how much of these legends are based on truth? If so, poor Colyn Dolphyn!Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-85204949454297354902010-02-14T16:55:51.136+00:002010-02-14T16:55:51.136+00:00Thelma,
This is fascinating. I shall have to track...Thelma,<br />This is fascinating. I shall have to track down a copy of this book for myself. Loved the bluebell photograph by the way. Your posts are so interesting and varied and this blog is a 'must read' for me. Thanks. LesleyLAC EMP 2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/01999825212820503519noreply@blogger.com