HKA-001733Folk Custom
The Helston Furry Dance
The spring dance processions of Helston in Cornwall, often associated with Flora Day.
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Cornwall
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HKA-001700Folk Custom
The Hobby Horse of Padstow May Day
Padstow's distinctive May Day procession centred on the 'Obby 'Oss, recorded as a living Cornish custom.
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Merlin’s Cave at Tintagel
The sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle is widely known as Merlin’s Cave. The name feels ancient, but its strong Arthurian association belongs to later literary and tourist development rather than secure early medieval tradition.…
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Richard of Cornwall Built at Tintagel After the Arthurian Legend
Richard, Earl of Cornwall, acquired Tintagel in 1233 and built the medieval castle whose ruins dominate the headland today. The exposed site offered limited conventional military or administrative advantages for a man of Richard’s…
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The Artognou Slate from Tintagel
A piece of slate discovered at Tintagel in 1998 bears scratched names including Artognou. Its resemblance to the name Arthur generated considerable public attention. English Heritage cautions that the inscription is not significant evidence…
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Tintagel’s Fifth- to Seventh-Century High-Status Settlement
Archaeology at Tintagel has revealed substantial occupation between roughly the fifth and seventh centuries, including imported pottery and fine glass connected with long-distance trade. The quantity and character of the material indicate a wealthy,…
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Tintagel as the Place of Arthur’s Conception
Tintagel in Cornwall became strongly associated with the Arthurian story through Geoffrey of Monmouth’s twelfth-century Historia Regum Britanniae, which placed the conception of Arthur at Tintagel. The tradition belongs to the site’s literary and…
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