Showing posts with label castles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label castles. Show all posts

9/02/2008

Cathar Castles

So far in time but so close geographically. In southern France, in the region of Languedoc, the holdouts are located Cathars gue Paris resisted the crusade against "heretics".

From the walled city of Carcassone to the magical village of Cordes sur le Ciel, the 'perfect' and the knights gue defended the mysterious dualistic religion, troubadours gue proclaimed the courtly love and the ladies gue protecting the grail of the new religion maintained during A century and a half a society gue was scorched in blood and fire.

The Guemes were perfect, King of Aragon assassinated in front of Muret, castles razed and the crowds were trying to protect follows the progress of the crusaders of Simon de Montfort massacred. Today Guedes towers of legend, medieval towns, and the memory of one of the most mysterious spiritual movements in Europe.

12/15/2007

King Arthur of Camelot Myths and Legends

Arthur is born in an encounter among Igrayane, wife of Gorlois, and the king Uther Pendragon (transformed into Gorlois by the magician Merlín).

The boy was delivered to sir Ector so that it raised him as if it was his son.
When the king Uther died and Arturo turned 16 years, Merlín revealed him/her its true paternity after the youth was able to take out a sword nailed in an incus that nobody could take out of not being "the true king from all England"
Under Arturo's reign, England enjoyed 12 years of peace, in those that the chivalry flourished.

Arthur gathered in his castle from Camelot to the most valiant gentlemans in his Kingdom: Lancelot, Gawain, Percival... and he/she sat down them around a great round-table with their names encumbered in gold in their respective seats.
Marline teaches to combat the crime, the cruelty, to be merciful, not to lie, to respect and to protect the women...
The gentlemans traveled from Camelot to fight against dragons, goblins, giants and their encounters against the forces of the not well generally happened in bewitched castles, somber forests and magic gardens, and later they returned to the court to count their feats.

Arthur brought to Camelot to gin to be his queen, but Lancelot you falls in love of her and, when being discovered by Mordred, Arturo exitted after them and I take charge his Kingdom to Mordred, this you takes possession of the Kingdom and, when returning, Arturo faced Mordred to death. Mordred, ante mortem, hurt the king. Arthur's faithful citizens put to the moribund one in a boat that navigated heading for Avalón, the saints' mythical island and earth of the apples that the eternal youth that awaits the conquering heroes symbolize. It is said that Arthur was cured in Avalón and many followers prophesied his return.

The magician Merlin
Marline is possibly the character more extrtaño of the king's legend Arthur.
A compassionate woman's son and a íncubo, malignant ethereal spirit of which was said that it attacked to the innocent ones at night.
When being born, Merlín, it was taken to the baptismal battery, for what didn't inherit their father's malignant nature, but if he/she had certain supernatural powers. He/she knew the past and it predicted the future, and it could transform optional in the form that he/she wanted: goblin, dog, deer, woman...
Before writing their "History of the kings from England" Godofredo of Monmouth he/she wrote a brief treaty in called Latin "The petty book of Merlín" that made public the magician's physique.