Her Ladyship's Girl (32 page)

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. hell

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. Traditional Welsh mummers’ song called a ‘punco’ (“challenge song’)

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. Welsh festival of literature, music and performance

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. Gnome-like creatures said to haunt the mines and quarries of Wales

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. Part of the classic Welsh landscape arising from hill farming

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. Lit. trans: ‘dragons’

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. Lady of the Lake

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. Guinevere

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. eleventh century knight

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. How are you?

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. I am well.

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. body-washer

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. In English, ‘Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer’

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. ‘Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer’

Anwyn Moyle died on 1 May 2013. She was ninety-four.

1 May is the pagan feast day of Belthane – when the Lord has reunited with his Lady and joins with her to beget the new Sun.

On the fragrant plain

On the mountain slopes

From sea to sea

And every river mouth

I am there

In the Circle