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Mystic England
There are some very old places in
England and I would like to show you some of my
favourites, mainly from the south west and tell you a few
of the legends that go with them.
It has been pointed out to me that
England didn't exist until about the 9th century and I
hadn't thought of it like that. This land of mine has
been here 'forever' but known by various names, so for
ease I call it England.
There's a thin line between history
and myth, also between interesting and boring; in this
site although sometimes history obviously comes into it I
hope boredom never does.
Some of the places I have included
simply because they are so old, some because I have been
there and they are meaningful to me.
When I started out on this I never
guessed that I would get so involved in it, nor did I
visualise the site getting so big. There is so much
history in England that a little deserves to be
immortalised, even if it's only by me!
Please take the tour with me and be
prepared to jump from here to there at the click of a
button.
I have decided to treat this site
like a book but instead of having to turn to page '?'
just press the link and you will be taken there. Clever
stuff. So, just to recap, different coloured text on a
page means there's another reference to that subject
elsewhere in the site.
I hope it works!
Coming as I do from the West Country
I thought I would add my genealogy research here
Family
History
Cornwall
Devon
Somerset
Dorset
Wiltshire
Underground
places
Some
unusual epitaphs
The West
Country in Literature
Of
particular interest to Americans
The facts-
maps, time charts, etc
Some links
to great sites
If you have any questions about any
of the subjects covered in this site then just mail me
and I'll do my best to answer your query.
The difference between a myth and a
legend is that a legend is usually based on facts while a
myth is an unproven story. For this reason myths make
story-telling more fun.
Heather
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