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DoomsdaysCW<p>HT <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rmblaber1956" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rmblaber1956</span></a></span> !</p><p>"Early poems about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Merlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Merlin</span></a> portray him as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmentalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmentalist</span></a>, say scholars</p><p>Re-examination of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Welsh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Welsh</span></a> poems dating back to 10th century show <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Myrddin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Myrddin</span></a> as prophet concerned by human interactions with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> </p><p>by Steven Morris<br>Tue 25 Feb 2025 07.13 EST</p><p>"He is probably most often thought of today as a wizard, a shape-shifter or a mentor to the young King Arthur.</p><p>"But a detailed re-examination of Myrddin – Merlin – by Welsh scholars suggests he can also be considered an early British environmentalist deeply worried about human interaction with the natural world.</p><p>"Over the past three years academics from three Welsh universities have edited and translated more than 100 poems, all in Cymraeg (Welsh), about Merlin dating back as far as the 10th century.</p><p>"David Callander, who is based at Cardiff University’s school of Welsh, said some of the conclusions of the Myrddin Poetry Project challenged the modern view of the figure."</p><p>Tagging<br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://historians.social/@sevmunro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sevmunro</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/25/early-poems-about-merlin-portray-him-as-environmentalist-say-scholars" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/f</span><span class="invisible">eb/25/early-poems-about-merlin-portray-him-as-environmentalist-say-scholars</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WelshHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WelshHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Magic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Magic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Magicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Magicians</span></a></p>
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Stuart Bain<p>Seeing the Carew Castle and the 11th century Carew Cross on my ride today was a treat. <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wales</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Cymru" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cymru</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/WelshHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WelshHistory</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/CelticHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CelticHistory</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Carew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Carew</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/SirBenfro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SirBenfro</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Pembrokeshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pembrokeshire</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Beicio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beicio</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/BikeRide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeRide</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/NationalPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalPark</span></a></p>
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