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December 13, 2008
Alder, front of the line, formed the vanguard. Willow and Rowan were late to the fray.
Now wondering how I had never come across Cad Goddeu, The Battle of the Trees (see Sanskrit lyrics for Duel of the Fates).
Cad Goddeu (English: The Battle of the Trees) is a poem from the Book of Taliesin in which the legendary enchanter Gwydion animates the trees of the forest to fight as his army. The poem is especially notable for its striking and enigmatic symbolism and the wide variety of interpretations this has occasioned.
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Posted by Ghost of a flea at December 13, 2008 08:04 AM