Lecture: Glastonbury, a Sacred Landscape
For centuries, perhaps even millennia, pilgrims of all religions have visited Glastonbury. It has been called the holiest ground in England and the many people whom the land keeps drawing back will attest to this. It is a place where layer upon layer of legend, myth and story bare witness to a divinity that transcends denomination. Colloquially known as the Vale of Avalon, the landscape in the Vale forms an essential part of the Christian and pre- Christian story of England and there can be few places that are so woven into the mystical fabric of our land.
Home to one of the most important English Abbeys, the ruins of which can still be visited, it is said that King Arthur and Lady Guinevere were buried in the grounds of the Abbey. There are tales of dragons and saints inhabiting the many small hills spread through the Vale and there is an enduring legend that Joseph of Arimathea visited Glastonbury with the Holy Grail and that it is still buried there. Some writers even claim that our Lord Jesus Christ visited with his uncle (there may even be some evidence for this claim).
Inspired by the wisdom of John Michell’s writing alongside twenty years experience of living within sight of the Tor Adam will explore Glastonbury as a sacred landscape using photographs, maps, history and maybe a few local anecdotes.
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For centuries, perhaps even millennia, pilgrims of all religions have visited Glastonbury. It has been called the holiest ground in England and the many people whom the land keeps drawing back will attest to this. It is a place where layer upon layer of legend, myth and story bare witness to a divinity that transcends denomination. Colloquially known as the Vale of Avalon, the landscape in the Vale forms an essential part of the Christian and pre- Christian story of England and there can be few places that are so woven into the mystical fabric of our land.
Home to one of the most important English Abbeys, the ruins of which can still be visited, it is said that King Arthur and Lady Guinevere were buried in the grounds of the Abbey. There are tales of dragons and saints inhabiting the many small hills spread through the Vale and there is an enduring legend that Joseph of Arimathea visited Glastonbury with the Holy Grail and that it is still buried there. Some writers even claim that our Lord Jesus Christ visited with his uncle (there may even be some evidence for this claim).
Inspired by the wisdom of John Michell’s writing alongside twenty years experience of living within sight of the Tor Adam will explore Glastonbury as a sacred landscape using photographs, maps, history and maybe a few local anecdotes.
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