„Macsen Wledig, the Emperor of Rome, dreamed one night of a lovely maiden in a wonderful, far-off land. Awakening, he sent his men all over the earth in search of her. With much difficulty they found her in a rich castle in #Wales, daughter of a chieftain based at Segontium (Caernarfon), and led the Emperor to her. Everything he found was exactly as in his dream. The maiden, whose name was Helen or #Elen Luyddawg, accepted and loved him. Because Elen was found a virgin, Macsen gave her father Eudaf Hen sovereignty over the island of Britain and ordered three castles built for his bride. In Macsen’s absence, a new emperor seized power and warned him not to return. With the help of men from Britain led by Elen’s brother #Conanus (Welsh: Cynan Meriadoc, Breton: Conan Meriadeg), Macsen marched across Gaul and Italy and recaptured Rome. In gratitude to his British allies, Macsen rewarded them with a portion of Gaul that became known as Brittany.“ #Celtic
Source: Magnus Maximus - Wikipedia
photo: Nilfanion, Segontium ruins in Caernarfon (7551), CC BY-SA 4.0

In the room where she was held captive by a curse, Elaine of Astolat (the Lady of Shalott) wove magnificent tapestries that permitted her to see the events of the outer world without leaving her castle. On one of those tapestries a handsome knight appeared, and Elaine fell in love with him. Finally she could bear it no longer, and although she knew it would mean her death, she set off in a boat for Camelot and the handsome Lancelot, dying along the way of her love for him.

The original Elaine may have been the siren of #Scotland’s Clyde River. There she lived on a rock-built castle on the rock of #Dumbarton, staring into a magic mirror in which she could see all that went on in the world—a mirror that has been interpreted to mean the waters itself, whose mirroring surface could be “cracked” by storms. She may be related to the #Welsh #fairy #Elen.

Source: P. Monaghan horse’s head `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and Folklore`

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Dream on Elaine of Astolat.. dream on 💫🌠

Ein sanfter musikalischer Start in den Tag.

#Elen - "Liegen ist Frieden (Akustik Version)"
https://piped.kavin.rocks/watch?v=IKBS2uluyCU&instance=https%3A%2F%2Fpipedapi.kavin.rocks%2F

🎧Manchmal ist das der Soundtrack zum Montag:

„Hörst du die Stimme, die sagt: „Nutze den Tag“?
Aber ich will nicht. Ich will lieber hier liegen, denn #LiegenIstFrieden.“
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKzoJGc5vu4

Heute geht's eigentlich. 🙃Trotzdem toller Song von #Elen #BlindÜberRot