I had to write a ballad in Pictish for my current work in progress, Merlin's Shadow. The problem is that we don't know what language, exactly, the Picts spoke. Many scholars think it was related to Gaelic, while my daughter, Adele, is of the persua… more »

The other day I had the pleasure of pulling from my "drawer" an old scrap of writing and inserted it into Merlin's Shadow. It was a dear scrap, this one, and contained an interaction with three fisherman named Ynktor, Henkter, and Crothak. They had o… more »

Apparently the people of Glasgow think he is. Despite the fact that a Merlin (Myrddin Wyllt) has been associated with Scotland, can anyone explain to me how the city of Glasgow can call Merlin a "Famous Glaswegian" when Merlin predates the city o… more »

This post is Part 2 of a series. Click here to read "Who Was Merlin? --- Part 1". So the question remains: Was Merlin a Druid? That is an open question. Certainly he was a bard, and therefore the question can be worded like this: How connecte… more »

I found some of the text about King Arthur fighting werewolves in his tenth battle. Here it is, from the Welsh peom Pa Gur?: Though Arthur laughed he caused her blood to flow in Afarnach's hall, fighting with a witch. He pierced Cudgel's Head i… more »

Yes, it appears that King Arthur fought werewolves in a little-known legend. Although not exactly werewolves, but rather "dog-heads", which are human type creatures with the heads of dogs, or wolves. This is highly interesting to me, because I have m… more »

Y GododdinThose French Academics! What gall to point out that King Arthur wasn't English! I can just see the French snearing down at King Arthur from their castle as he clip-clops by with a coconut-shell laden adviser. You can read the news article… more »

This just in: After the only previously known living white stag was killed and beheaded by poachers near the Cornwall border last October, a new one has been spotted in the Scottish Highlands.Four articles pertaining to this event: Here is a ne… more »