Crossing the Waters: Britain in the Dark Age
Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong
The Obsession With Waterways
Britain is totally interwoven with waters and waterways. There seems to have been, going back to prehistoric times, in obsession with sae wells, fountains, baths. River crossings were places of transition, contact between different worlds. All of these important monasteries were placed on islands like iona and lindisparn. And this is reflected then in the stories, like the arthur legends,. With avalon the sort of holy island where arthur is finally laid to rest. Also, there seems to be this peculiar custom of leaving weapons or tools in waterways.
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