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Post by Tegernacus on Jul 4, 2007 11:23:11 GMT -1
This may be slightly off-topic, but I feel would be of great interest to a few of you. I've been reading this blog for a while: landofspices.blogspot.com/While the content isn't Brythonic, per-se, it is rooted in Welsh, Celtic and Pagan history. Its also one of the only blogs I read regularly that has an air of authority about it (while still being a personal blog, like). Anyhow, have a read and see what you think. |
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Post by Tegernacus on Jul 4, 2007 11:24:59 GMT -1
just a thought - if it belongs to a member of this site, hope you don't mind me pimping your blog like this  |
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Post by littleraven on Jul 4, 2007 14:47:24 GMT -1
I know whose blog that is, he's a very serious academic, a linguist. He's even attempted to reconstruct liturgy in the Brythonic ie pre-Welsh language. Spine chilling, he writes *very* well in English never mind Brythonic.
A solid guy, nothing but praise for him.
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Post by Francis on Jul 4, 2007 15:40:19 GMT -1
I've a high regard for the bloke who's Blog this is as well. I'm not naming names - as I'm not quite sure if Littleraven was being deliberately discreet  ? But I'll add that the circumstances prior to his leaving TDN's forum was the beginning of my thinking that much of the pagan community there only wants to hear reassurance and support of any nonsense anyone dreams up, and never any sort of constructive, rational and well researched criticism. Stephen |
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Post by Lee on Jul 4, 2007 15:44:03 GMT -1
this wouldnt be the chap from TDN who was working on proto-indo european liturgy' was it? i do reacll he posted a prayer or something. fascinating stuff. i found a website of achap who was trying to reconstruct PIE spirituality too - so interesting.
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Post by littleraven on Jul 4, 2007 16:33:35 GMT -1
Yes Sephen and Lee, that's him. I don't like naming names just out of respect for peoples privacy.
The critique he posted was severly censored, and that was part of the reason for him leaving TDN. Although he still assists where wanted last I heard he will have nothing to do with TDN publically. He's speaking at the camp though, but afaik he wouldn't be known as the person who was on the public forum for a while.
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Post by suelittleowl on Jul 4, 2007 18:25:31 GMT -1
I know who you are talking about. I read his articles on TDN - didn't realise they were heavily edited, even so they were the most marvellous breath of fresh air. I was pleased to see he was going to be at camp.
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Post by suelittleowl on Jul 4, 2007 22:27:04 GMT -1
Iguana thank you SO MUCH for posting this link. I love the poetry of Dafydd ap Gwilym 'The Mass if the Grove' blew me away when I first read it and is in my top 10 all time favorites, up there with John Donne and Ted Hughes - and that's reading in translation. I'm printing the page out, I hope he won't mind, and will be begging for it to be read to me properly at camp - Brochfael, LR ??
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Post by littleraven on Jul 4, 2007 22:35:54 GMT -1
Iguana thank you SO MUCH for posting this link. I love the poetry of Dafydd ap Gwilym 'The Mass if the Grove' blew me away when I first read it and is in my top 10 all time favorites, up there with John Donne and Ted Hughes - and that's reading in translation. I'm printing the page out, I hope he won't mind, and will be begging for it to be read to me properly at camp - Brochfael, LR ?? If I was only ever allowed to read the poetry of one person for the rest of my life, it would be him. He truly is the continuation of the *actual* bardic tradition, and his poetry surpasses anything written by anyone else, ever, IMHO. |
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Post by Blackbird on Jul 10, 2007 18:41:29 GMT -1
Wow, great blog! I love the Dafydd ap Gwilim poetry too, and am really interested in anyone who can write about it in an enthusiastic, intelligent and informative way Shame I'll miss him at the camp... I expect a full report |
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Post by megli on Jul 13, 2007 9:19:26 GMT -1
Bloody hell! I got all emotional when I read this! Thank you all SO MUCH. I can't tell you how much I appreciate it. LR, did I see you sailing past me and Sue at the gate at camp? I didn't recognise you (having never met you before.)
Anyway hi to all!
Mark
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Post by Lee on Jul 13, 2007 10:12:35 GMT -1
welcome to the site mark.
FANTASTIC blog you have there. spent a good few hours in work reading it instead of um.... working
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Post by megli on Jul 13, 2007 10:27:30 GMT -1
Thanks! One of these days I will write something about precisely why I left TDN. It was basically entirely my fault, although I was seriously provoked by a raving madwoman. Lee, I can get you that ZCP Nodens article if you wish, no trouble.
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Post by Lee on Jul 13, 2007 10:49:51 GMT -1
damn. i miss all the good things happening. my membership ran out and i didnt feel the need to renew it. frankly, places like this are FAR better.
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Post by claer on Jul 13, 2007 11:24:13 GMT -1
Hi Mark,
Your website is a great and informative read. Many thanks - I'm learning a lot from it. Best wishes with the thesis writing. I can relate to bits on your blog about the writing up process - I finally managed to hand mine in a few years ago. Good luck with it.
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Post by Tegernacus on Jul 14, 2007 11:29:42 GMT -1
hi Megli - love the blog, seriously. Keep it up, and welcome home |
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Post by arth_frown on Jul 17, 2007 20:34:33 GMT -1
Hi Megli
I see you wrote about the TDN thingy i still think you can hold your head up high, we are all prone to the odd slip up.
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Post by megli on Jul 17, 2007 20:41:42 GMT -1
Ta!
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Post by woodsmoke on Jul 17, 2007 20:59:25 GMT -1
Hi Megli
When you were still on TDN you posted a beautiful poem about Blodeuwedd. (did I spell that right?) Do you still have it, and could you post it somewhere here?
I forgot to keep hold of it at the time and now it is lost down a thread way back when.
It was beautiful and I would love to have another read!
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