Newsgroups: alt.mythology,alt.pagan
From: skye@netcom.com (Alexandra Knepper)
Subject: Re: Avalon was, Re: Druids and stonehenge
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 08:58:23 GMT
Ian.Foot@UK.Sun.COM (Ian Paul Foot) writes:
> It is interesting to note that "Mists of Avalon" follows the form of
> some traditional Celtic heroic sagas with four branches, the
> 'compert' or conception of Morgaine; her 'macgnimartha' or Youthful
> Exploits; the 'indarba' or banishment and finally the 'aided' or
> death branch. (I'm guessing about the final branch as I haven't
> actually read it yet). It is likely that originally the four
> branches of the Mabinogi also followed this stucture although this
> has been 'corrupted' by the oral tradition. (See the Jones & Jones
> translation of the Mabinogion).
Interesting. I hadn't noted that. Oh, no, I'll have to go back and
re-read MOA. Twist my arm some more :D
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