Generations of visitors, including writers such as Dickens and Tennyson, have traveled to Tintagel to see the place reputed to be a cornerstone of the Arthurian legend. For today’s visitors, its natural splendor may be just as rewarding.: King Arthur’s legend lives on at Tintagel
Was doing my routine browse of CNN.com this morning to see what’s going on in the world since my news exposure is limited to that and 1010Wins reports on my drive to school and that article caught my attention.
The only physical association I’d ever made with Arthur/Avalon/Camelot was Glastonbury Tor even though Tintagel is said to be perhaps the most familiar. The Tor seems far and away to draw visitors in search of a quest of a more pagan nature whereas the article seems to suggest that Tintagel might
Don’t let it be forgot / That once there was a spot / For one brief shining moment / That was known as Camelot!
I think the spot matters far less than the legend that lives on after it.
For me, I think the only legend questing I’ve ever done is Salem and that’s not so much legend as history gone crazy in fiction. But I have been to the castle in Segovia where a good chunk of the movie was filmed, although I didn’t know it prior to the guide telling us. Does that count?
Google turns up a million + links for travel to Glastonbury, 275,000 for Tintagel and one million + for Camelot. The camelot results show just how diluted the Camelot brand has become.
I wonder how much of a fan you have to be to travel to one or more of those sites…
