tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post1687522315787215410..comments2024-03-27T05:18:53.795-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Authulf's BurghThe Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-5920995767188480952009-03-11T19:03:00.000-07:002009-03-11T19:03:00.000-07:00Wensleydale = Great Cheese!The landscape is lovely...Wensleydale = Great Cheese!<BR/><BR/>The landscape is lovely, too.greg rappleyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16498560951002730878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-43897191633575276512009-03-11T15:52:00.000-07:002009-03-11T15:52:00.000-07:00Beautiful picture. What a site for an epic battle....Beautiful picture. What a site for an epic battle. That Ninth Legion, eh? They keep on cropping up as the Roman precursors to the Seventh Cavalry or 3 Para!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-2336027537901916872009-03-11T04:11:00.000-07:002009-03-11T04:11:00.000-07:00Missed out on this great scene yesterday, due to g...Missed out on this great scene yesterday, due to giving self a day of TLC away from the computer! Still, twice as much to enjoy this morning! xJinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-43140567926302050632009-03-11T03:10:00.000-07:002009-03-11T03:10:00.000-07:00Gwen - I think the view has been painted many time...Gwen - I think the view has been painted many times in the past.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-3553043282722702602009-03-11T03:09:00.000-07:002009-03-11T03:09:00.000-07:00Bdogs - not sure how thick the grass is really - i...Bdogs - not sure how thick the grass is really - it has not started to grow up there yet - it is over one thousand feet asl. It is above the tree line too.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-46801332262448947732009-03-11T03:08:00.000-07:002009-03-11T03:08:00.000-07:00Debra - I once went to Mesa Verde National Park an...Debra - I once went to Mesa Verde National Park and thought that the houses in the rock there were wonderful. I think there has been a fire since then though, so do hope they were not destroyed.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-48267584094326426282009-03-11T03:06:00.000-07:002009-03-11T03:06:00.000-07:00BT - The Burren in Clare - now there is a really ...BT - The Burren in Clare - now there is a really wild place - I visited once on a wet and windy day - it was spectacular.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-33897942286370673032009-03-11T03:05:00.001-07:002009-03-11T03:05:00.001-07:00Raph - lovely names I agree. The tribe I forgot t...Raph - lovely names I agree. The tribe I forgot to mention, who also got up here, were the IceniThe Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-36464235295584259242009-03-11T03:05:00.000-07:002009-03-11T03:05:00.000-07:00Yoli thanks for visiting.Yoli thanks for visiting.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-53664136908969756202009-03-11T03:04:00.000-07:002009-03-11T03:04:00.000-07:00I suppose underground there will be countless remi...I suppose underground there will be countless reminders of the battle, willow. I don't know whether the site has ever been excavated.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-66667266777306568562009-03-11T03:03:00.000-07:002009-03-11T03:03:00.000-07:00Scribe - I thought the sky was exceptional up ther...Scribe - I thought the sky was exceptional up there when I took the photograph - it was so huge and empty.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-89154109110832864682009-03-11T03:02:00.000-07:002009-03-11T03:02:00.000-07:00Reader wil - Jane Eyre roamed really on the Yorksh...Reader wil - Jane Eyre roamed really on the Yorkshire moors rather than the Dales - where the weather is altogether bleaker and the scenery much more gaunt and rugged than it is up here. Howarth - the Bronte birthplace - is very bleak indeed in the winter and has none or our redeeming features.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-63849739401108270852009-03-11T03:01:00.000-07:002009-03-11T03:01:00.000-07:00Heather - I have always thought that the Roman sol...Heather - I have always thought that the Roman soldiers must have been appalled at the wet and windy, bleak weather you can get up here - after the Italian hills it must have been sheer hell.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-91675436098575669792009-03-11T02:59:00.000-07:002009-03-11T02:59:00.000-07:00Poet - I do know Pendle Hill (and the witches) but...Poet - I do know Pendle Hill (and the witches) but have never heard of Apronfull - what a lovely name - they are good at names up here, aren't they - like Great Fryup dale. Now that I live up here I can honestly say there is nowhere else in the world I would rather live. Although I envy you your nearness to cultural things.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-31364068014239160062009-03-11T02:57:00.000-07:002009-03-11T02:57:00.000-07:00Have never climbed to the top Janice but I expect ...Have never climbed to the top Janice but I expect you will be able to see right down to the Trough of Bowland from up there.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-54883305253301563942009-03-11T00:32:00.000-07:002009-03-11T00:32:00.000-07:00beautiful photo and interesting history and lore t...beautiful photo and interesting history and lore too.Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-89887920198970405522009-03-10T20:15:00.000-07:002009-03-10T20:15:00.000-07:00This picture should be a painting!! it is absolute...This picture should be a painting!! it is absolutely breathtaking.. and strangely comforting... it has a softness...<BR/><BR/> what a beautiful place you live in!Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-87391801335058859792009-03-10T19:17:00.000-07:002009-03-10T19:17:00.000-07:00I have never seen Yorkshire in person with anythin...I have never seen Yorkshire in person with anything but gray skies, but this one of cornflower blue is gorgeous. The grass leading up to the mountain looks thick as felt, something we'd love to have here!Babette Fraser Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801971149305731956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-37521148513245107432009-03-10T18:35:00.000-07:002009-03-10T18:35:00.000-07:00Your countryside is rich in history. The only hist...Your countryside is rich in history. The only history of note here is the Civil War. I love folklore. Great photo and equally great story!Debra (a/k/a Doris, Mimi)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12703142765614822707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-74707751927148495282009-03-10T18:33:00.000-07:002009-03-10T18:33:00.000-07:00What a lovely photo and I agree, the sky is beauti...What a lovely photo and I agree, the sky is beautiful. I looks a bit like The Burren landscape in Clare. I bet it's windy up the top though.BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800917080090010655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-77873399808204581532009-03-10T18:00:00.000-07:002009-03-10T18:00:00.000-07:00THAT is stunning.THAT is stunning.Woman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-21981890641393609142009-03-10T16:02:00.000-07:002009-03-10T16:02:00.000-07:00Beautiful place, and I love the names: Brigantes, ...Beautiful place, and I love the names: Brigantes, Venutius. Authulf's Burgh! Just saying them makes me feel full of history and adventure!Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-16490161713926355582009-03-10T15:40:00.000-07:002009-03-10T15:40:00.000-07:00Lovely photograph and post.Lovely photograph and post.Yolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068063513978782703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-34217746855530569072009-03-10T13:31:00.000-07:002009-03-10T13:31:00.000-07:00Addlebrough looks so lovely and peaceful. It's har...Addlebrough looks so lovely and peaceful. It's hard to imagine it in a battle scene with the Roman legions. Now the devil and the giant...I can see that!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-32671176963801560212009-03-10T12:54:00.000-07:002009-03-10T12:54:00.000-07:00What a haunting, stirring view! How fortunate you ...What a haunting, stirring view! How fortunate you are to be able to roam and immerse yourself in such a land—and under such skies!<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for sharing.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.com