As Manx as the Hills
Monday, 29 July 2013
MANX FOLKLORE - COWS
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In former times it was always possible that the Manxman numbered among his cattle one or more cows which were not what they appeared to be...
MANX FOLKLORE - GOATS
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The practice of letting a goat accompany flocks and herds at pasture was favoured in the Isle of Man. It is said to be followed still on...
Sunday, 28 July 2013
THE ICELANDIC RUNE POEM
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The Rune Poems are three poems that list the letters of runic alphabets while providing an explanatory poetic stanza for each letter. Th...
THE ANGLO-SAXON RUNE POEM
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The Rune Poems are three poems that list the letters of runic alphabets while providing an explanatory poetic stanza for each letter. Th...
Saturday, 27 July 2013
IRNEIT, THE CELTIC BISHOP'S CROSS-SLAB
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The Chi-Rho is one of the earliest forms of christogram, and is used by some Christians. It is formed by superimposing the first two (c...
MANX PROVERB
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"When trees in calm air move, then speak the dead." We know that Odin was the god of both wind and storm and war. To him the...
BOAR FRAGMENT FROM A MANX CROSS
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Small fragment of cross-slab of the lte 10th century, illutrating splendid Norse animal ornament, showing the forepart of a boar.* Not...
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