Castles and Landscapes – Hautdesert Castle in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Michael Smith discusses the Gawain-poet's castle Hautdesert, showing how its place in the landscape reflected the zeitgeist of his time.
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Michael Smith
Nov 23, 20235 min read
Nobut an old Cave – the power and meaning of the Green Chapel in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
The poet in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight calls the Green Chapel 'nobot an olde cave' with huge understatement. It was a house of horror.
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Michael Smith, Mythical Britain
Aug 15, 20214 min read
Sueno's Stone - an astonishing Pictish monument to battle at Forres in Moray, Scotland
A history and description of Sueno's Stone, an astonishing Pictish monument to battle still in its original location at Forres in Scotland.
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Michael Smith, Author, Translator, Printmaker
Jul 2, 20214 min read
The motorway motte - Lilbourne castle and mediaeval village, Northamptonshire
A description of the fascinating early mediaeval motte and bailey, fishponds, village earthworks and church at Lilbourne, Northamptonshire
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Michael Smith
May 8, 20213 min read
The Sheela Na Gig sculpture and St Christopher wall paintings at Oaksey in Wiltshire, England
A few years ago, pre lockdown, I took the opportunity to turn off the M4 and track down an astonishing mediaeval sheela na gig sculpture...
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