Letcombe Mill Stream .
There is a myth around the White horse, that with the imminence of war, the Mill stream in Letcombe Regis ( I believe) would boil as though a hundred horses were pounding the waters like it was boiling, a prelude to a war. The myth is, that this is the White Horse from the north facing escarpment above Uffington,
The last time this was seen was WW1, and before that, 2nd Boer war, and Waterloo before that. But no one can remember the water boiling for WW2.
The White Horse of Uffington.
Through most of my childhood I was told that the White Horse was carved into the hillside by King Alfred as a remembrance of his victory over the Danes in 871 AD. Almost everyone who has seen this stylised horse believe it to be more of a racing grey hound or even a deer and everything in between.
Instead of arguing the toss over which animal it represents the question on every ones lips should be, how old is this monument?
Anyone with a modicum of historic education will tell straight away that the white Horse is a styalised horse dating back to at least the Celts or even possibly the late bronze age, i.e 1300 BC to 800 BC
THE STONE CIRCLE OF LIFE Wayland welcomed the stone he found to rest against for the night, far better than the damp ground he had suffered with many days and nights afoot. As the dark dark night gave way to the first twinkling of day break, he gave a gruntled morn to the rising sun …
I have previously mentioned King Alfred, the King of Wessex, and his association with Wayland the Smith. It was rumoured that Alfred had asked Wayland to forge weaponry to arm his army. However, this is only a rumour — not myth, legend, or confirmed fact. That said, it’s perfectly reasonable to believe the rumour. Alfred …
There are so any rumours surrounding Wayland the Smith, I’m not on about the mythology or the legend but rumours, It is well documented that wayland produced a number of “magical” swords through Geoffrey of Monmouth, one of these is the known AVALON sword, the light giving sword wielded by no other than Robin Hood. …
The White Horse
Letcombe Mill Stream .
There is a myth around the White horse, that with the imminence of war, the Mill stream in Letcombe Regis ( I believe) would boil as though a hundred horses were pounding the waters like it was boiling, a prelude to a war. The myth is, that this is the White Horse from the north facing escarpment above Uffington,
The last time this was seen was WW1, and before that, 2nd Boer war, and Waterloo before that. But no one can remember the water boiling for WW2.
The White Horse of Uffington.
Through most of my childhood I was told that the White Horse was carved into the hillside by King Alfred as a remembrance of his victory over the Danes in 871 AD. Almost everyone who has seen this stylised horse believe it to be more of a racing grey hound or even a deer and everything in between.
Instead of arguing the toss over which animal it represents the question on every ones lips should be, how old is this monument?
Anyone with a modicum of historic education will tell straight away that the white Horse is a styalised horse dating back to at least the Celts or even possibly the late bronze age, i.e 1300 BC to 800 BC
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I have previously mentioned King Alfred, the King of Wessex, and his association with Wayland the Smith. It was rumoured that Alfred had asked Wayland to forge weaponry to arm his army. However, this is only a rumour — not myth, legend, or confirmed fact. That said, it’s perfectly reasonable to believe the rumour. Alfred …
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