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kingarthursomerset 
Hello. Who are you? You have a lot of material here, but it would help if you had some maps. Are you considering creating a book or extended essay?
I appreciate your interest. Thank you.
I had some goes at that in the past, but I couldn’t overcome the hurdles such as narrow academic methodology demands and lack of publisher interest. I’d put a map in on the blog if I knew how to create one.
[…] Elffin is frustrated. He was there, allowed to fish for salmon for the first time in his life, and instead of catching any he caught this darned baby. The baby Taliesin immediately sings Elffin a poem, in which he proclaims himself “loquacious though not yet able to speak” (reminiscent of Krishna’s comparably surprising day-of-birth speech to his father), informs him “I was once little Gwion Bach but now I am Taliesin”, and promises the young prince that he will one day be worth more to him than even as inconceivably big a day’s catch as three hundred salmon.” https://kingarthursomerset.wordpress.com/about/ […]
The comparison with Krishna is well noticed. It is the expanded universal consciousness both in Krishna and in Taliesin that spoke. “gwion bach” (small little man) represents the ordinary person in limited human consciousness; “taliesin” him expanded into Oneness-with-all.
“Salmon” as you probably know is a symbol of wisdom (because of its habit of swimming upstream against the current, a symbol of pranayama in the spine). Achievement of perfect wisdom (tal-iesin state of consciousness) makes pranayama (fishing for salmon) no longer necessary.
[…] Elffin is frustrated. He was there, allowed to fish for salmon for the first time in his life, and instead of catching any he caught this darned baby. The baby Taliesin immediately sings Elffin a poem, in which he proclaims himself “loquacious though not yet able to speak” (reminiscent of Krishna’s comparably surprising day-of-birth speech to his father), informs him “I was once little Gwion Bach but now I am Taliesin”, and promises the young prince that he will one day be worth more to him than even as inconceivably big a day’s catch as three hundred salmon.” https://kingarthursomerset.wordpress.com/about/ […]
I live in Carhampton, West Somerset. During this lock down I have used the time to research what I can regarding Bats Castle ( Dindraethou). It is fascinating and I have ploughed through many books and web sites regarding the Celtic culture. I appreciate you know the legend of Arthur and Cado meeting St. Carantoc. The argument of the serpent representing a Druid is excellent and would make the legend more believable. I would like to research it deeper. Where can I access the information to this argument?
I wish I could help you with that question. It just seems to be a language the Christians used about their Pagan opponents, to associate the Pagans with the Christian Devil in Christians’ minds. It seems to be a motif belonging to the 5th century, which died out as the Christians gained power in the courts of most of the Britons’ kings during the 6th century.
I’ve been trying to investigate the association of Old Sarum with Caer Caradoc Geoffrey of M. (and some say “mistakenly” and the similar association of it (supposedly) by Caradoc of Llancarfan with Amesbury. The only sources I can find so far for the Amesbury identification are “Pughe” (William Owen), “Pughe MS” and “Iolo MSS. 45”. Now Iolo and his colleague Pughe are somewhat iffy but now I find is Caradoc of llancarfan as a credible source (c/o Henry of Blois). Know anything that can help? Thanks.