Traethiad

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  • From the Brow to the Peaks: The End in Sight?

    From the Brow to the Peaks: The End in Sight?

    In Gawain’s footsteps, I go where none loved God or Man: a patch of land which perhaps saw the birth of England, but where a wise old bird reminded the Welsh of their ancestors’ claims.

  • I Find the Holy Head

    I Find the Holy Head

    The poem ‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight’ says Gawain went by fords and forelands and over the Holy Head. JRR Tolkien was certain it was a real place – but where? In this post, I find it, and show how it matches the poem’s description.

  • Magical War in the Land of Giants

    Magical War in the Land of Giants

    Poets. Magicians. Hypnotherapists. All use word and image to cause change in accordance with will. Were the tales of the Mabinogion spells in a conflict spanning generations?

  • A Brief Update

    A Brief Update

    Well, a lot has happened since my last post over a year ago. Too much to describe here. I finished my walk across Wales and into the north of England. I visited the Green Chapel, found Sir Gawain’s grave (not where I thought it was when I wrote my last post), and went through a…

  • In Gawain’s Footsteps

    In Gawain’s Footsteps

    The author embarked on a 10.5-mile journey from Pembroke to Haverfordwest to research the route of Sir Gawain in a 14th-century poem. The trip sparked thoughts on impermanence, societal malaise, aging, and the need to develop a holistic program for healthy aging.