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The tomb of Sir Reginald Cobham (d. 1446) and his 2nd wife Anne (d. 1454). He fought at Agincourt but never had an important "office" in parliament. As well as founding the college at Lingfield, he had the church rebuilt in 1431. The Cobham tombs were moved from the Lady Chapel where they originally sat, but Sir Reginald, directed that his tomb be placed before the High Altar, which is where it still sits.
Whilst it's an impressive tomb with fine detail, it also has some grotesque images, especially the severed Moor's head, which Reginald is resting his head on. There are the usual mythical beasts such as this dragon.
The Collegiate church of St Peter and St Paul, Lingfield is also known as the “Little Cathedral” or the “Westminster Abbey of Surrey". A very small portion of a Saxon church remains.
Call them and they come the magical unicorns.
"The light shone from their wings as they charged their power and helped me manufacture the miracles I need, and effectively heal that which needed deep healing with love, with the Goddess, they helped me be."
Fawkes!
The original Dumbledore, Richard Harris, is said to have complimented the animal trainers on how well behaved the bird was. He apparently didn't realize a Phoenix is a mythical creature. Everyone laughed at him and then he died. Probably not from everyone laughing at him, but it happened in that order.
This double capital spans two columns in the cloister of Monreale Cathedral near Palermo, Sicily. It is decorated with relief carving showing a scene of men fighting mythical beasts with swords. On the left column the central figure appears to be stabbing a large dog-like creature with a sword, while on the right column the central figure is using a dagger to kill a serpent - while another serpent is swallowing a smaller lizard-like animal.
Monreale is a Norman cathedral, begun in 1174 by William II of Sicily. The cloister was completed in about 1200 and is famous for the decorative patterned geometrical carving ('diaper work') and the mosaics on its columns, as well as the high relief sculptures on its column capitals which include Biblical scenes, foliage and allegories.
Wolpertinger [Crisensus bavaricus]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolpertinger
These are two ravens who follow me and Nook on our walk everyday, which, of course, is due to the food I bring for them. In Norse mythology Huginn (Thought) and Muninn (Memory) were Odin's ravens who flew from his throne Hlidskjalf each day to discover what was happening in Midgard, the world of men, which they reported back to him each evening. The hill that overlooks the Tees Valley, Roseberry Topping, is an anglicisation of its Old Norse name of Othenesberg (Odin's Hill), so the names seemed appropriate.
Happy Dragon (and St George's) Day everyone! Nook found this appropriately shaped stick on our walk tonight. And while we're on the subject, is it any wonder the English are culturally schizophrenic? First they teach you a really sad song about a magic dragon called Puff who dies. Then they tell you your patron saint is a bloke who went round killing dragons!
www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/article/2623/reclaim-st-georg...
This is the Lion or mythical beast inside the 17c (or older) Healing Well. Water from 5 springs converge at the rear of the Well in a mini pond then it makes its way into the beast were it flows out throw its mouth in a deep trough. Combined it make's a large Alter to honer the Water Goddess of the Well.
Site Name: Hollinshead Holy Well
Country: England County: Lancashire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Blackburn Nearest Village: Tockholes
Map Ref: SD664199
Latitude: 53.674481N Longitude: 2.510093W
Condition: 3 Ambience: 5 Access: 3 Accuracy: 4
About:
Holy Well in Lancashire. This is probably the largest holy well in the county but little is known regarding it. Some authorities believe that its present structure is due to the reculsant Catholic family, the Radcliffes who lived nearby and the well bears their coat of arms. It was used as a secret baptistry and mass centre..
( some say disguised as a dairy! ).
This dates the present structure to the 1680s. The site is older than this and just above the well house is an oval pool. This is lined with ancient stones and full of water.
The water was used in recent times for eye problems and was according to the author Twycross visited by pilgrims. More recently in the 1980s a well-dressing occurred here.
The well house with its vaulted ceiling and tiled roof is in good order despite its remote location. Unfortunately the wooden door is locked but one can peer into the gloom through the barred windows. Inside the water issues through a rather mysterious looking lion's head. It then fills a small pool below and side troughs. The area around this very boggy and springs appear to arise just below the walling.
Info: The Megalithic Portal.
Drawing of a Unicorn with an exceptionally long horn on the Medieval Mappa Mundi in Hereford Cathedral, Hereford, UK.
Hologram on Thai Tourist Visa. The Garuda is a mythical half man/half bird which is the Royal emblem of The King of Thailand.
St Peter's church, Yaxham in Norfolk has a late C11th round tower. The main part of the church was rebuilt in the C15th and "restored" in Victorian times.
Some of the pew backs are decorated and some have interesting carved bench ends which look Victorian.
Made for Unicorn ATC Series USA - 3 of 9: Seahorse swap on Swap-bot. I really wanted that destroyed look of a scrap of paper taken from an ancient text.
"Ancient Lore of the Seahorse" is done with acrylic paint and pen on an aged piece of paper from a book which has then been rubber cemented to some Bristol Board to give the card some strength. I really damaged up the image by tea and coffee staining it as well as setting the paper on fire in a couple spots. I am definitely not use to destroying my art even when that's the look I'm going for. ;-)
I snuck this picture illicitly because they said absolutely no photography, but i couldn't resist because i've read about this story so many times. This was a famous 19th century hoax where someone produced this and claimed it was an authentic mermaid skeleton. It toured the US and many believed it was real; it was one of the more famous freak-show type hoaxes of the period. It was part of the Museum of Nat HIst's current exhibition on Mythological Beasts (probably the most interesting part of the exhibit).
A wonderful church in northern Perigord. West doorway. A frieze of mythical beasts, a repeated motif of the Tree of life, and a frieze of birds. Beneath are capitals - the right-hand one a triplicate of green cats! I will upload a detail of this later.
This Fiji (or Feejee) Mermaid was displayed at the Science Museum, South kensington, London. It was made from a monkey and a fish. Several of these fake mermaids exist and are in museums around the world.
A single gable of Imperial roof decorations representing a building of fair importance.
Imperial roof decoration-
At the head of the procession will be a man riding a Phoenix, in between will be mythical beasts, usually an odd number of them. The mythical beasts are set to pounce upon the man and devour him should he stray from performing his duties with faithfulness and rectitude. Lastly there will be a horned dragon (Qilin)
The number of beasts indicate the importance of the duties performed within the building or within the courtyard protected by a gate. The maximum number of beasts is nine, including evil-dispelling bull, courageous goat-bull (獬豸), wind- and storm-summoning fish (狎魚), mythical lion (狻猊), auspicious seahorse, heavenly horse, lion, and chiwen (鴟吻, a son of dragon).
-Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_roof_decoration)
Dogon Stool used by the Village Hogan.
In the center of a Dogon village is the residence the Hogan .The Hogan or priest performs a variety of social and political functions He is the master of trade and commerce and oversees planting and harvesting rituals. Hogan stools were never used for sitting. They were ceremonial objects only representing the throne of the Hogan. The seat is formed on top of four Nommo twins placed facing the north south east and west compass points.
Region Mali.
A collaborative effort by two Fe-Mell Mythical Beasts, JeanetteWifeMoMhorphin & Raeful Ladybug (Christine)
A statue of a Griffon, a mythical beast, guardian at the entrance to BlackFriars Bridge, London, UK.
Medusa was the only mortal of the three Gorgons. She was killed by Perseus, and her head was mounted upon the aegis of Zeus and Athena.
The Yale is a mythical beast, said to be white in colour and covered in golden spots. It had the peculiar characteristic of being able to swivel each of its horns idependently. It descends to the Queen through Henry VII, who inherited it from his mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort. His shield shows the portcullis surmounted by the arched Royal crown. The uncrowned portcullis was a Beaufort badge but Henry VII used both crowned and uncrowned versions.
This is one of ten statues outside the Great Palm House at Kew Gardens. Each one was once used as a heraldic badge by the Queen's ancestors. The originals were made by John Woodford and placed in front of Westminster Abbey annex for the coronation of the Queen in 1953. These replicas were made by the same sculptor in Portland Stone and presented to Kew Gardens by an anonymous donor in 1956.
Slogging across the park to see the Pop Up Globe's excellent production of Henry V it occurred to me that the traditional lion and the unicorn on a local memorial would rather aptly reflect the Imperialistic context of the piece.
The sandstone heraldic unicorn is from the 1952 King George V monument, not far west of where the Pop Up Globe was situated.
The beastie is holding a shield set with the arms of the King:
"The Royal Coat of Arms of King George V. Arms: Quarterly, first and fourth, gules three lions passant guardant in pale or, (England); second or, a lion rampant within a tressure flory counter-flory, gules (Scotland); third azure a harp or, strings argent (Ireland). Shield: surrounded with the garter, with the motto ";Honi soit qui mal y pense." (Shame be to him that evil thinks); Crest: A lion statant guardant crowned, or. Supporters: Dexter, a lion guardant crowned, or: sinister, a unicorn argent , horned, mained, ungled and tufted or, gorged with a coronet and chained also, or. Motto: Dieu et mon droit. (God and my right.)
Georgie's armorial bearing, by the way, is different from young Henry's in several respects, but also has many similarities, which I'll leave as an exercise for the reader to explore themselves.
The monument's sculptor was William Leslie Bowles, with stonemasonary by G.B. Edwards & Sons.
Because the lion and unicorn flank the column bearing George V, I wasn't all that keen on the composition required to get both the animals and the theatre in shot, as they overwhelmed the Globe, King's Men though the players were so named!
Incidentally, I'm not sure why there are elements of the unicorn that are different colours. It may date to the 1996 restoration of the monument, or perhaps have something to do with the prolonged commission of the monument, which was interrupted by war.
Look at me, I'm on TV... and riding a Giant Jackalope, no less!
One of my goofy road trip photos appeared in a news feature piece by an Arizona television station about Mythical Creatures!
Add "cryptozoologist" to my c.v.!
source:
www.abc15.com/news/state/mythical-arizona-creatures-that-...
A close up of a gable tip of Imperial roof decorations.
Imperial roof decoration:
At the head of the procession will be a man riding a Phoenix, in between will be mythical beasts, usually an odd number of them. The mythical beasts are set to pounce upon the man and devour him should he stray from performing his duties with faithfulness and rectitude. Lastly there will be a horned dragon (Qilin)
The number of beasts indicate the importance of the duties performed within the building or within the courtyard protected by a gate. The maximum number of beasts is nine, including evil-dispelling bull, courageous goat-bull (獬豸), wind- and storm-summoning fish (狎魚), mythical lion (狻猊), auspicious seahorse, heavenly horse, lion, and chiwen (鴟吻, a son of dragon).
-Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_roof_decoration)
A picture of my Yorkshire Terrier, Danny, who just had a bath. I’m not sure if he looks like a dog or something that should be supporting an heraldic coat of arms!
North Elmham has a ruined medieval chapel, but almost next door, the "newer" church of St Mary the Virgin, dates from the C14th. There are an impressive collection of carved C15th pew end and poppyheads, with a wide variety of animals, birds, mythical beasts, and heads.
An unusual creature that has the head of a duck/goose? There are various mythical creatures in other cultures that resemble such creatures.
The Yale is a mythical beast, said to be white in colour and covered in golden spots. It had the peculiar characteristic of being able to swivel each of its horns idependently. It descends to the Queen through Henry VII, who inherited it from his mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort. His shield shows the portcullis surmounted by the arched Royal crown. The uncrowned portcullis was a Beaufort badge but Henry VII used both crowned and uncrowned versions.
This is one of ten statues outside the Great Palm House at Kew Gardens. Each one was once used as a heraldic badge by the Queen's ancestors. The originals were made by John Woodford and placed in front of Westminster Abbey annex for the coronation of the Queen in 1953. These replicas were made by the same sculptor in Portland Stone and presented to Kew Gardens by an anonymous donor in 1956.