DOCSLIB.ORG

Fascinology in the Society and Literature of the British Isles

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Fascinology in the Society and Literature of the British Isles Fascinology in the Society and Literature of the British Isles Milagros Torrado Cespón 2011 Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Milagros Torrado Cespón Tese dirixida polo Doutor Fernando Alonso Romero Catedrático de Universidade ISBN 978-84-9887-798-4 (Edición digital PDF) Fascinology in the Society and Literature of the British Isles Milagros Torrado Cespón 2011 Universidade de Santiago de Compostela A doutoranda, Visto e prace do director de tese Milagros Torrado Cespón Doutor Fernando Alonso Romero Acknowledgments In Galicia: Dr. Fernando Alonso Romero, Dr. María Castroviejo Bolíbar, Dr. Cristina Mourón Figueroa, Dr. Luis Rábade Iglesias, José María Costa Lago, Lourdes Cespón Saborido, Lucía Cespón Saborido, Nati Triñanes Cespón, José Manuel Triñanes Romero, Brais Triñanes Triñanes, Ainoa Triñanes Triñanes, Dolores Rodríguez Costa, Jesús Brandón Sánchez, Alberto Piñeiro, Manuel Pose Carracedo, Cecilia Fernández Santomé and Aitor Vázquez Brandón In the Isle of Man: The Centre for Manx Studies, Dr. Peter Davey, Dr Philippa Tomlinson, Dr. Harold Mytum, Dr Fenella Bazin, Dr. Catriona Mackie, Gill Wilson, The Manx Museum, The Manx National Heritage, Wendy Thirkettle, Paul Speller, Jackie Turley, Breesha Maddrew, Kevin Rothwell , Paul Weatherall and Claus Flegel, In England: The British Museum, Museum of London, Geraldine Doyle, Angie Worby and Tom Shoemaker In Scotland: Bill Lockhart In Wales: Tim Gordon and Gwynneth Trace In Ireland: Oisín McGann Thank you all Fascinology in the Society and Literature of the British Isles Milagros Torrado Cespón Contents: Page 0. Introduction................................................................................................... 7 1. What Do We Understand by Fascination?................................................... 15 2. Christianity and Fascination.......................................................................... 27 2.1 God, Jesus and Trinity..................................................................... 32 2.2 Virgin Mary and Saint Brigit.......................................................... 33 2.3 Saint Columba.................................................................................. 36 2.4 Other Christian Elements................................................................. 39 3. Who Casts the Evil Eye and What to Do against Them. Special Characters to Take into Account........................................................................................ 45 3.1 Witches............................................................................................47 3.1.1 White Witches.............................................................54 3.1.2 Cailleach......................................................................60 3.1.3 Witch Bottles and Witch Balls....................................61 3.2 Gypsies.............................................................................................64 3.3 Fairies...............................................................................................68 4. Animals with a Role in Fascination.............................................................. 75 4.1 Boars.................................................................................................75 4.2 Cats...................................................................................................76 4.3 Cowry................................................................................................83 4.4 Owls..................................................................................................84 4.5 Snakes...............................................................................................85 1 Fascinology in the Society and Literature of the British Isles Milagros Torrado Cespón 4.6 Toads................................................................................................94 4.7 Wolves.............................................................................................96 4.8 Wrasse..............................................................................................96 5. Sexual Representations.................................................................................99 5.1 Sheela-Na-Gig..................................................................................100 5.2 The Figa and Other Hand Gestures.................................................103 5.3 Horseshoes.......................................................................................105 5.4 Phalluses and Phallic Symbols.........................................................107 5.5 Crosses.............................................................................................109 5.6 Eyes.................................................................................................111 6. Special Times of the Year...........................................................................115 6.1 Beltane............................................................................................115 6.2 Easter Time.....................................................................................122 6.3 Midsummer Eve..............................................................................123 6.4 Samhain...........................................................................................124 7. Metals.......................................................................................................... 127 7.1 Iron..................................................................................................127 7.2 Silver...............................................................................................129 7.3 Quicksilver.......................................................................................133 7.4 Gold................................................................................................134 7.5 Bronze.............................................................................................134 7.6 Bells.................................................................................................134 7.7 Blacksmith.......................................................................................135 8. Liquids......................................................................................................... 137 8.1 Water................................................................................................137 2 Fascinology in the Society and Literature of the British Isles Milagros Torrado Cespón 8.2 Saliva...............................................................................................140 8.3 Blood...............................................................................................143 8.4 Urine................................................................................................147 9. Plants........................................................................................................... 151 9.1 Artemisia (Artemisia vulgaris)........................................................151 9.2 Ash Tree (Fraxinus excelsior).........................................................153 9.3 Birch (Betula verrucosa).................................................................155 9.4 Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)...........................................................155 9.5 Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)...................................................156 9.6 Elder Tree (Sambucus)....................................................................156 9.7 Fern.................................................................................................158 9.8 Hazel (Corylus) and Witch-Hazel (Hamamelis).............................158 9.9 Holly (Ilex aquifolium)....................................................................159 9.10 House-leek (Sempervivum tectorum)..............................................160 9.11 Ivy (Hedera)...................................................................................160 9.12 Juniper (Juniperus communis)........................................................161 9.13 Luss-Yn-Aacheoid or purple meadow (Thalictrum dasycarpum)..162 9.14 Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)..................................................162 9.15 Molucca Beans (Caesalpinia crista)...............................................162 9.16 Oak Apples.....................................................................................163 9.17 Rowan Tree or Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia)........................163 9.18 Rue (Ruta graveolens)....................................................................164 9.19 Saint John‘s Wort (Hypericum perforatum)...................................165 9.20 Turf.................................................................................................166 9.21 Verbena or Vervain (Verbena officinalis).......................................166 3 Fascinology in the Society and Literature of the British Isles Milagros Torrado Cespón 9.22 Willow (Salix alba).........................................................................167 9.23 Combination of Plants....................................................................168 10. Numbers...................................................................................................... 171 10.1 Three.............................................................................................171 10.2 Four...............................................................................................173 10.3 Six..................................................................................................173
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Lone Star Park Race Recap
    Lone Star Park Race Recap 2018 Quarter Horse Season Day 13 of 16 Friday, November 2, 2018 Track: Fast, (Clear, 74º) Breeders’ Cup # Winner Jockey Trainer Dis Time SI Mar Paid Second Third 1. 1-Rock On Zoomer V. Aquino (1) L. R. Jordan (2) 550 27.623 97 nose $13.40 6-Geh Ottyes Lil Tini* 2-Perry Delightful 2. 3-Jess a Boy C. Aguilar (9) J. Mejia (4) 300 15.577 92 1 $16.80 1-Pirates Code* 4-Crying Eagle 3. 3-Th Thomas Leo C. Aguilar (10) G. Aguirre, III (2) 870 46.499 89 neck $8.80 2-Hoshi No Senshi* 1-Joxer Daly 4. 5-Slp Mighty High A. Zuniga (11) P. Young (5) 350 17.744 93 neck $9.00 6-Jess Strekin Spunky* 1-Th Maverick 5. 8-Mr Unsung Hero* F. Calderon (10) L. Bard (10) 550 27.200 105 2 ½ $5.00 1-Love Ta Zoom 5-Truly Heroic 6. 3-Bileve E. Ibarra (1) X. Alonzo (2) 330 16.599 102 ½ $9.80 4-Poise N Courage* 2-Big Tex 7. 2-The Flying Dutchman J. Yoakum (4) J. Yoakum (3) 440 22.285 80 2 ¾ $8.40 9-Sweet Yess Fly 3-Ptalleyesonme* 8. 3-Giorgina Sarpresa R. Huerta (4) M. Roman (1) 550 28.229 86 ¾ $7.80 10-Bode Dash 6-Say Yes to the Jess* 9. 2-Jarscartel F. Mendez (3) J. Mendez (1) 220 12.273 83 neck $23.60 4-Bibbity Bobbity Bok 3-Dashing Shiney Penny 10. 5-Skirts Jess Flying N.
    [Show full text]
  • Book Reviews
    BOOK REVIEWS THE JEWS IN THE GREEK AGE. By Elias J. Bickerman. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University, 1988. Pp. xiii + 338. $30. The late Professor Bickerman (1897-1981) was recognized as a leading authority not only in the study of Hellenism but also in the particular area of Hellenistic Judaism. His most famous books were Der Gott der Makkabàer (1937; English, 1979) and Institutions des Séleucides (1938). His technical articles have been gathered in the three-volume collection Studies in Jewish and Christian History (1976, 1980, 1986). He was widely admired for his mastery of the primary sources pertaining to the Hellenistic era and for his breadth of learning. He was indeed a scholar's scholar. In his latter years he served as professor of ancient history at Columbia University in New York and research fellow at Jewish Theo­ logical Seminary of America. Although B. had completed the first draft of this survey of pre- Maccabean Judaism in 1963, he was revising his manuscript until shortly before his death. His manuscript has been prepared for publication by Shari Friedman, a member of the Jewish Theological Seminary research staff. Albert Baumgarten, professor of Jewish history at Bar-Ilan Uni­ versity, assisted with the final preparation and compiled a 15-page general bibliography. The theme of the volume is stability and change in Jewish society during the first centuries of the Greek age, from the fourth century B.C. until approximately 175 B.C. The first part ("before and after Alex­ ander") surveys the evidence for the early encounters between Jews and Greeks in the land of Israel and the Diaspora.
    [Show full text]
  • A Utumn Catalogue 2016
    Autumn Catalogue 2016 antiquariaat FORUM & ASHER Rare Books Autumn Catalogue 2016 ’t Goy-Houten 2016 autumn catalogue 2016 Extensive descriptions and images available on request. All offers are without engagement and subject to prior sale. All items in this list are complete and in good condition unless stated otherwise. Any item not agreeing with the description may be returned within one week after receipt. Prices are EURO (€). Postage and insurance are not included. VAT is charged at the standard rate to all EU customers. EU customers: please quote your VAT number when placing orders. Preferred mode of payment: in advance, wire transfer or bankcheck. Arrangements can be made for MasterCard and VisaCard. Ownership of goods does not pass to the purchaser until the price has been paid in full. General conditions of sale are those laid down in the ILAB Code of Usages and Customs, which can be viewed at: <www.ilab.org/eng/ilab/code.html>. New customers are requested to provide references when ordering. Orders can be sent to either firm. Tuurdijk 16 Tuurdijk 16 3997 ms ‘t Goy – Houten 3997 ms ‘t Goy – Houten The Netherlands The Netherlands Phone: +31 (0)30 6011955 Phone: +31 (0)30 6011955 Fax: +31 (0)30 6011813 Fax: +31 (0)30 6011813 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.forumrarebooks.com Web: www.asherbooks.com front cover: no. 163 on p. 90. v 1.1 · 12 Dec 2016 p. 136: no. 230 on p. 123. inside front cover: no. 32 on p. 23. inside back cover: no.
    [Show full text]
  • Pop Culture, Including at the Stateof Race in of Catch-Up? Gqlooks Just Playing Aslow Game Narrowing, Or Are We Racial Gapinhollywood Lena Dunham
    THE > Pop Culture: Now in Living Color #oscarssowhite. Whitewashing. Lena Dunham. Is the racial gap in Hollywood narrowing, or are we just playing a slow game of catch-up? GQ looks at the state of race in pop culture, including JORDAN PEELE’S new racially tense horror movie, the not-so-woke trend of actors playing other ethnicities, and just how funny (or scary) it is to make fun of white people STYLIST: MICHAEL NASH. PROP STYLIST: FAETHGRUPPE. GROOMING: HEE SOO SOO HEE GROOMING: FAETHGRUPPE. STYLIST: PROP NASH. MICHAEL STYLIST: KLEIN. CALVIN TIE: AND SHIRT, SUIT, GOETZ. + MALIN FOR KWON PETER YANG MARCH 2017 GQ. COM 81 THEPUNCHLIST Jordan Peele Is Terrifying The Key & Peele star goes solo with a real horror story: being black in America jordan peele’s directorial debut, Get Out, is the story of a black man who visits the family of his white girlfriend and begins to suspect they’re either a little racist or plotting to annihilate him. Peele examined race for laughs on the Emmy-winning series Key & Peele. But Get Out expresses racial tension in a way we’ve never seen before: as the monster in a horror Why do you think that is? the layer of race that enriches flick. caity weaver EGG ON YOUR talked to Peele in his Black creators have not been and complicates that tension given a platform, and the [in Get Out] becomes relatable. (BLACK)FACE editing studio about African-American experience An index of racially using race as fodder for can only be dealt with by My dad is a black guy from questionable role-playing a popcorn thriller and an African-American.
    [Show full text]
  • Evil Eye Belief in Turkish Culture: Myth of Evil Eye Bead
    The Turkish Online Journal of Design, Art and Communication - TOJDAC April 2016 Volume 6 Issue 2 EVIL EYE BELIEF IN TURKISH CULTURE: MYTH OF EVIL EYE BEAD Bilgen TUNCER MANZAKOĞLU [email protected] Saliha TÜRKMENOĞLU BERKAN Doğuş University, Industrial Product Design Department [email protected] ABSTRACT Evil eye belief is found in many parts of the world and it plays a major social role in a large number of cultural contexts. The history of evil eye bead usage dated back to ancient times, but upon time it’s meaning have been re-constructed by culture. This paper focused on an amulet based commodity “evil eye bead” used against evil eye and for ornament in Turkey. In order to analyze the myth of evil eye bead, two-sectioned survey was conducted. First section determined evil eye belief rate, participant profile and objects against evil eye. In the second section, the semantic dimensions of evil eye bead was analyzed in the myth level encompassing its perception and function as a cultural opponent act. This paper interrogated the role of culture, geography, and history on the evil eye bead myth. Keywords: Evil Eye Bead, Culture, Myth, Semiology. TÜRK KÜLTÜRÜNDE NAZAR İNANCI: NAZAR BONCUĞU MİTİ ÖZ Nazar inancı dünyanın bir çok bölgesinde bulunmakta ve kültürel bağlamda önemli bir sosyal rol üstlenmektedir.Nazar boncuğunun kullanımı antik zamanlara dayanmakla birlikte, taşıdığı anlam zaman içerisinde kültür ile birlikte yeniden inşa edilmiştir. Türkiye’de hem süs eşyası hem de kem göze karşı kullanılan nazar boncuğu bu makalenin ana konusudur. Nazar boncuğu mitini analiz etmek için iki aşamalı anket çalışması yürütülmüştür.
    [Show full text]
  • A Re-Examination of the Omamori Phenomenon
    The Hilltop Review Volume 7 Issue 2 Spring Article 19 April 2015 Ancient Magic and Modern Accessories: A Re-Examination of the Omamori Phenomenon Eric Mendes Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/hilltopreview Recommended Citation Mendes, Eric (2015) "Ancient Magic and Modern Accessories: A Re-Examination of the Omamori Phenomenon," The Hilltop Review: Vol. 7 : Iss. 2 , Article 19. Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/hilltopreview/vol7/iss2/19 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate College at ScholarWorks at WMU. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Hilltop Review by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks at WMU. For more information, please contact wmu- [email protected]. 152 Ancient Magic and Modern Accessories: A Re-Examination of the Omamori Phenomenon Runner-Up, 2013 Graduate Humanities Conference By Eric Teixeira Mendes Fireworks exploded, newspapers rushed “Extra!” editions into print and Japanese exchanged “Banzai!” cheers at news of Japan`s crown princess giving birth to a girl after more than eight years of marriage… In a forestate of the special life that awaits the baby, a purple sash and an imperial samurai sword were bestowed on the 6.8 pound girl just a few hours after her birth - - along with a sacred amulet said to ward off evil spirits. The girl will be named in a ceremony Friday, after experts are consulted on a proper name for the child. (Zielenziger) This quote, which ran on December 2, 2001, in an article from the Orlando Sentinel, describes the birth of one of Japan`s most recent princesses.
    [Show full text]
  • Table of Contents 67
    Table Of Contents 67 . Hagspawn Hag Options 68 . Hagspawn Brute 2 . Elder Hags 68 . Hagspawn Mage 3 . Hag Magic 69 . Hagspawn Thug 3 . Hag Curses 70 . Jack o' Lantern 4 . Transformations 71 . Jermlaine 4 . Familiars 72 . Kenku Mage 4 . Animal Affinities 73 . Leech Toad 4 . Hag Alchemy 74 . Libation Oozes 7 . Hag Items 74 . Amber Ale 11 . Weird Magic 75 . Golden Champagne 15 . Hag Weaknesses 75 . Ebony Lager 16 . Non-Evil Hags 75 . Ivory Moonshine 17 . Covens 77 . Perfumed Liqueur 17 . Coven Challenge Ratings 77 . Ruby Merlot 18 . Elder Covens 78 . Moor Hound 18 . New Coven Types 79 . Quablyn 19 . Non-Evil Covens 80 . Scarecrow 19 . Coven Items 80 . Effigy Scarecrows 21 . Unique Covens 80 . Guardian Scarecrows 80 . Infernal Scarecrow New Hags 80 . Pestilence Scarecrows 27 . Carey Hag 81 . Shadow Asp 29 . Deemves Hag 82 . Sporeback Toad 31 . Deep Hag 82 . Stirge Swarm 33 . Dusk Hag 83 . Stitched Devil 35 . Fanggen Hag 84 . Styrix 38 . Hocus Hag 85 . Wastrel 40 . Marzanna Hag 42 . Mojan Hag Unique Hags 44 . Powler Hag 86 . Baba Yaga, Mother of All Witches 46 . Sighing Hag 87 . Baba Yaga's Dancing Hut 87 . The Solar Knight Hag Related Creatures 90 . Black Agga, the Voice of Vaprak 49 . Animated Objects 93 . Cegilune, the Moon Crone 49 . Dancing Cauldron 96 . Yaya Zhelamiss 50 . Flying Spoon 98 . Ceithlenn, of the Crooked Teeth 50 . Swarm of Cutlery 101 . Malagard, the Hag Countess 50 . Ash Rat 106 . Kalabon 52 . Assassin Devil (Dogai) 53 . Boglin 54 . Broodswarm 55 . Cait Sith 56 . Canomorph 56 . Haraknin 57 . Shadurakul 58 . Yeshbavhan 59 . Catobleopas Harbinger 60 .
    [Show full text]
  • S Most Powerful Sorcerers and Their Spells Online
    0vj3q (Free pdf) The Devilrsquo;s Men: Historyrsquo;s Most Powerful Sorcerers and their Spells Online [0vj3q.ebook] The Devilrsquo;s Men: Historyrsquo;s Most Powerful Sorcerers and their Spells Pdf Free Aaron A. Rius ebooks | Download PDF | *ePub | DOC | audiobook Download Now Free Download Here Download eBook #192677 in eBooks 2016-05-17 2016-05-17File Name: B01FV75IA8 | File size: 45.Mb Aaron A. Rius : The Devilrsquo;s Men: Historyrsquo;s Most Powerful Sorcerers and their Spells before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised The Devilrsquo;s Men: Historyrsquo;s Most Powerful Sorcerers and their Spells: 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Be surprised, be very surprised...By Penny Dredfulthanks to the previous reviewer I got this book in kindle. It's so informative and collected people together that either I didn't know before, or didn't know the extent of their work or influence, and there's plenty of detail. I especially appreciate the way Rius includes examples of the magicians' expertise. Crowley's life is a blast and who would have thought, Tesla Tunguska!? So much to discover and a pleasure to read. Two little, little things though; the author continually uses "tenants" when he means "tenets", so not to rely wholly on spellcheck. The other is that the folk magician Pickingill is featured when his story is a shadow of sometimes mixed up with James Murrell (1785ndash;1860) the renowned Cunning man from Hadleigh, Essex. Murrell even claimed the title "the Devil's master" and there's plenty of documentation out there to support accounts.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
    [Show full text]
  • The Ritual Performance and Liminal Bleed of the Beltane Fire Festival, Edinburgh
    Please note: this is a final draft version of the manuscript, published in the book Rituals and Traditional Events in the Modern World (2014). Edited by Jennifer Laing and Warwick Frost. Part of the Routledge Advances in Event Research Series: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415707367/ Layers of passage: The ritual performance and liminal bleed of the Beltane Fire Festival, Edinburgh Ross Tinsley (a) Catherine M Matheson (b) a – HTMi, Hotel and Tourism Management Institute Switzerland, 6174 Soerenberg, Kanton Luzern, Switzerland T: +41 (0) 41 488 11 E: [email protected] b – Division of Business, Enterprise and Management, School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, Queen Margaret University Drive, Musselburgh, East Lothian EH21 6UU T: +44 (0) 131 474 0000 E: [email protected] Introduction This chapter examines the ritual performance of the Beltane Fire Festival (BFF) which occurs annually on the 30th April on Calton Hill, Edinburgh. The BFF is a contemporary reinterpretation of an ancient Celtic festival celebrating the passage of the seasons. It is a spring festival marking the end of winter and the beginning of summer. As such, the underlying symbolism of the BFF is renewal and rebirth, given the relationship to the passage of the seasons and, furthermore, fertility of people, land and livestock (BFS 2007; Frazer 1922). The contemporary BFF is an interesting context as while it is based on a traditional agrarian and calendrical rite of passage celebrating the passage of a season, it also embodies life-crises style rites of passage for many of the performers in its modern re-interpretation as a liminoid experience (Turner 1975).
    [Show full text]
  • Who Is George Pingill.Cdr
    ica Gardneriana W www.wiccagardneriana.net Who is George Pinckingill George Pickingill, sometimes known simply as "Old George", (one assumes to separate him from his namesake child) is as much an enigma today to many as he must have been when he was alive. Many stories surround this figure, (both 'good' and 'bad' - depending on the perspective one takes) and it is hard to separate the myth from the man. This is especially so in the modern climate wherein many views are naturally biased towards the "Neo-pagan" ways of thought and the views of the founders of the same are often received and treated as gospel. I myself have heard many stories, (from both 'sides of the fence') but none have fascinated me nor awaked as much of a 'ring of truth' as those that I have heard from one of his descendants - Bill Liddell." (Scott Bisseker, 2000) "George Pickingill is central to many of the claims advanced by Modern Witchcraft. Claire Smythe refers to him as George Pickingale in her article 'Canewdon', which was published in '50 Strange Stories of the Supernatural' (edited by ). Smythe claims "Canewdon was not only one of the last places in which the traditional belief in witches survived, but also the home of the last Masters of Witches (Canewdon legend maintains that their witches have a Master). This old man, George Pickingale, died in 1909 aged ninety three. Pickingale was both a black and white magician, and while he was much feared by the villagers who dared not disobey him for fear of what he might do in reprisal, he would also charm their warts and was sometimes called in to settle their disputes.
    [Show full text]
  • The Dagda As Briugu in Cath Maige Tuired
    Deep Blue Deep Blue https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/documents Research Collections Library (University of Michigan Library) 2012-05 Following a Fork in the Text: the Dagda as briugu in Cath Maige Tuired Martin, Scott A. https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/138967 Downloaded from Deep Blue, University of Michigan's institutional repository Following a Fork in the Text: the Dagda as briugu in Cath Maige Tuired Scott A. Martin, May 2012 The description of the Dagda in §93 of Cath Maige Tuired has become iconic: the giant, slovenly man in a too-short tunic and crude horsehide shoes, dragging a huge club behind him. Several aspects of this depiction are unique to this text, including the language used to describe the Dagda’s odd weapon. The text presents it as a gabol gicca rothach, which Gray translates as a “wheeled fork.” In every other mention of the Dagda’s club – including the other references in CMT (§93 and §119) – the term used is lorg. DIL gives significantly different fields of reference for the two terms: 2 lorg denotes a staff, rod, club, handle of an implement, or “the membrum virile” (thus enabling the scatological pun Slicht Loirge an Dagdai, “Track of the Dagda’s Club/Penis”), while gabul bears a variety of definitions generally attached to the concept of “forking.” The attested compounds for gabul include gabulgicce, “a pronged pole,” with references to both the CMT usage and staves held by Conaire’s swineherds in Togail Bruidne Da Derga. DIL also mentions several occurrences of gabullorc, “a forked or pronged pole or staff,” including an occurrence in TBDD (where an iron gabullorg is carried by the supernatural Fer Caille) and another in Bretha im Fuillema Gell (“Judgements on Pledge-Interests”).
    [Show full text]
  • The Oxford Companion to English Literature, 6Th Edition
    e cabal, from the Hebrew word qabbalah, a secret an elderly man. He is said by *Bede to have been an intrigue of a sinister character formed by a small unlearned herdsman who received suddenly, in a body of persons; or a small body of persons engaged in vision, the power of song, and later put into English such an intrigue; in British history applied specially to verse passages translated to him from the Scriptures. the five ministers of Charles II who signed the treaty of The name Caedmon cannot be explained in English, alliance with France for war against Holland in 1672; and has been conjectured to be Celtic (an adaptation of these were Clifford, Arlington, *Buckingham, Ashley the British Catumanus). In 1655 François Dujon (see SHAFTESBURY, first earl of), and Lauderdale, the (Franciscus Junius) published at Amsterdam from initials of whose names thus arranged happened to the unique Bodleian MS Junius II (c.1000) long scrip­ form the word 'cabal' [0£D]. tural poems, which he took to be those of Casdmon. These are * Genesis, * Exodus, *Daniel, and * Christ and Cade, Jack, Rebellion of, a popular revolt by the men of Satan, but they cannot be the work of Caedmon. The Kent in June and July 1450, Yorkist in sympathy, only work which can be attributed to him is the short against the misrule of Henry VI and his council. Its 'Hymn of Creation', quoted by Bede, which survives in intent was more to reform political administration several manuscripts of Bede in various dialects. than to create social upheaval, as the revolt of 1381 had attempted.
    [Show full text]