Glastonbury, England: Tor and Abbey
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Glastonbury Abbey - Glastonbury, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Glastonbury Revealed: Examining Glastonbury's myths and legends through archaeology
The site of Glastonbury Abbey is one of the important ancient heritage sites in the UK.
A focus for many people who value the spiritual and historical resonances of the place, it is best known for its legendary reputation as the burial place of King Arthur and as the earliest Christian foundation in Britain, allegedly founded by Joseph of Arimathea, the great-uncle of Christ, in AD 63.
A team of AHRC-funded researchers, led by Professor Roberta Gilchrist of Reading University, has re-evaluated the history of Glastonbury Abbey and its environs and disentangled the rich but not always accurate myth from historical reality.
Among the findings are: fresh evidence to confirm that the abbey site was indeed occupied in the 5th or 6th century, before the foundation of the Saxon monastery; identification of an early timber building with large post pits associated with fragments of imported Roman amphorae, dated c AD 450-550 and often associated with very high status secular (ie royal) settlement; analysis of glass and metal fragments suggesting that the glass-working furnaces at Glastonbury represent the earliest evidence for significant glass production in Saxon England; and a great deal more.
The project has worked closely with local groups and the general public and outreach activities have been crucial to its work and its findings.
This film examines the new evidence unearthed by the project and how researchers have worked with the Abbey Museum, conservators and the public to explore the history of this rich and extraordinary site.
Glastonbury Abbey: Earth Energies, Sacred Geometry, Giants and King Arthur - Megalithomania
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It is worth to get on the train or hire a car or even stay after the festival. It is unique and different, very spiritual and full of history. Don't miss the Abbey, the Tor and the high street!
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Visit Somerset discuss 'Glastonbury The Isle Of Light' at Glastonbury Abbey
Abbey House Walkthrough. Glastonbury UK.
Abbey House originated as a gentleman's residence and was built in the early 19th century for John Fry Reeves, a banker with antiquarian interests.
Built in Tudor Gothic style, the siting and style of the house were determined by its setting in the grounds of the abbey.
From its foundation it provided spectacular views straight down the length of the ruined abbey church and the Lady Chapel; these views remain today.
Bookings now available and numerous events taking place throughout the year including Live Theatre, Live Music, Afternoon Teas and more.
For more information please visit glastonburyabbey.com
Somerset Country Walk - Glastonbury Tor - Somerset Levels - Glastonbury Abbey.
Our video is a guided walk in Somerset showing the Somerset Levels then on to Glastonbury Abbey and Glastonbury Tor. We observe wildlife in the Somerset Levels and in Glastonbury we arrived on a week when the Goddess Conference and Womanspirit Exhibition, celerbrating the Great Mother of Water, took place.
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The video is taken from the website of 'JR Hackney', otherwise known as 'The Taxi Driver'. Providing you with free information on a whole host of walks around the country that we have undertaken and recommend to you.
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ENGLAND: Glastonbury Abbey
Glastonbury Abbey: 52 Ley Lines, 1st Christian Church (Glastonbury, England) -12
The Glastonbury Abbey:
*1st Christian Foundation built by Joseph of Arimathea (Jesus uncle)
*Original burial place of King Arthur
*Crossing of 52 Ley Lines
*Holy Thorn Tree sprouted up from Joseph of Arimathea's staff
*Monks reconstructed the church after the original was burned down in the early 1100s
*King Henry the VIII destroyed this Monastery and all monasteries around 1539.
*Was the 2nd Largest and wealthiest abbey next to Westminster in 1200s - 1500s
* HEART CHAKRA (Air Element) of the WORLD
Peaceful, Serene, Stillness, Quiet, Calm and Healing space within the Abbey.
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Walks in Somerset: Exploring Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset.
The lovely Julia Hartley-Neal and I are in Glastonbury in Somerset. We are exploring the ancient abbey ruins. We paid our money to get in and, dodging the rain drops, we weave our way through the fabulous monastery.
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As promised, here is part 2 of the Glastonbury vlog. This includes Glastonbury Abbey, Chalice Well, The White Spring and Glastonbury Tor.
We also popped into Brean Sands on the way home. A big thanks to Pat and Yvonne for booking us in at Big Cottage, Fenny Castle. The place was excellent.
1300 years of Glastonbury Abbey, Dissolution of the Monasteries, Mark Hutchinson Luke Loader
Abbot of England's premiere Abbey executed in 1539, if we can make an example of the king's commissioners will find the rest of the dissolution easier
Memorial service 15th November 2017 the first memorial service was held to Glastonbury's courageous last Abbot, Richard Whiting,
Did Joseph of Arimathea, the man who assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus, come to Glastonbury?
Services were originally in Latin so the congregation didn't understand what the priests were saying.
Structure of church services change during the reformation, the priest turns to face the congregation, a personal religion rather than by proxy.
St David is believed to have visited the original Saxon church at Glastonbury
The Abbey is believed to have been founded around the fifth or sixth century - a continuity to the early church
St Patrick too has connections to the original Glastonbury Abbey
Cheddar caves and some of the first burials in Europe nearby in Wales, man's search for God or whoever's controlling things, how does it all work, near prehistoric Avebury and Stonehenge
Sweet Track and other trackways across the Somerset Levels
Bronze age cairn, a burial place on the Glastonbury Tor
The remarkable Glastonbury Tor is a natural geological phenomenon, remains of the church of St Michael which was dissolved with the Abbey, the original church toppled in the Somerset earthquake of 1275
St Michael is the dragon slayer, not St. George
Contradiction: the dragon in Western mythology symbolises evil, in Eastern mythology symbolises good
Superstitions - witchcraft, herbs and charms, warding off demons and evil, doing rituals to protect against evil is all you've got
Burial mound, Stonehenge gravestones
Lady chapel, first religious building in Europe over 2000 years ago, on top of previous religious site.
First wooden, original Saxon church one of first Christian sites in UK built but burned down by fire in 1184. After which Normans began to build the Abbey.
Roman or Norman Romanesque jagged designs 11th Century; gentle curves early Gothic; then pointy high Gothic; focusing your vision upwards.
Recycling of stone after the dissolution of the Abbey, stone remains in the spiritual heart of the abbey
Musketry practice pockmarks against the ruined Abbey walls, used as a rifle range by the Royalist army during the English Civil War
600 feet, 177 metres long, Glastonbury was the longest religious building of any kind in England
Wells Cathedral was built by the same stonemasons as Glastonbury,
Monasteries independent of the parish churches, Benedictine rule, Glastonbury was Roman Catholic, Friars like the Dominicans and Franciscans worked in society amongst the people. Monks were 'cloistered', so separate to society.
Benedictines the 'original monks' founded in the 4th century in Italy, get to England in 10th century, but have flexible rules and routines
St Dunstan brought Benedictine rule to Glastonbury and revitalised Monasticism which helped Monasteries to flourish, then the Franciscans and Cistercians split off from the Benedictines
Men and women separate or together, single sex institutions, smaller religious bases, Minsters, were also built to spread the word
Dissolution met with resistance, one of the largest houses in England - the profit motive, land ownership and finance drove the dissolution
In 1535 Glastonbury Abbey annual turnover around £1.3bn in today's money, connected to medieval highways, roads and by canals to the sea, effectively Abbeys were the local government and invested in regional infrastructure
Influence: around 120,000 acres of land spread across southern England, in Somerset alone the Abbey owned 56,000 acres
Producing and making money: from rents, money lending, wool, horse powered, water and wind mill building, toll roads, quarrying and stone, timber, fish (at Mere), roof and floor tiles, alcohol, wine, small beer (1-2%), cider, including monopolies, evidence of distilling too.
One of the most extensive libraries in the country was in Glastonbury Abbey which was destroyed in the dissolution, pages from the books allegedly used by locals to wrap their wares, library contained copies of Arabic, Greek and Roman texts
Longleat, Oxford, Cambridge and Taunton have books originally in the Abbey library.
Abbey scribes drafted legal documents and carried out conveyancing, scribes paid to work in monasteries but legal documents were sometimes forged at the Abbey
The Abbot's kitchen was well preserved because it was dangerous to knock down, stone gatherers wanted easy pickings from the ruins
William of Malmsbury describes Glastonbury Abbey scribes
Four fires of the medieval Abbots kitchen West side wet: cauldron fire and scullery fire, East side dry: spit fire and industrial pastry/cake oven - head chef's gallery from where the Maitre De Hotel would command the cooking operation - a medical Michelin five star restaurant
Glastonbury Abbey & Gardens
Glastonbury Abbey was a monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Its ruins, a grade I listed building and scheduled ancient monument, are open as a visitor attraction.
The abbey was founded in the 7th century and enlarged in the 10th. It was destroyed by a major fire in 1184, but subsequently rebuilt and by the 14th century was one of the richest and most powerful monasteries in England. The abbey controlled large tracts of the surrounding land and was instrumental in major drainage projects on the Somerset Levels. The abbey was suppressed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under King Henry VIII of England. The last abbot, Richard Whiting (Whyting), was hanged, drawn and quartered as a traitor on Glastonbury Tor in 1539.
From at least the 12th century the Glastonbury area has been associated with the legend of King Arthur, a connection promoted by medieval monks who asserted that Glastonbury was Avalon. Christian legends have claimed that the abbey was founded by Joseph of Arimathea in the 1st century.
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Glastonbury Abbey , Somerset .
Photos of Glastonbury Abbey & also of the Chalice Well .
Prince Charles visits Glastonbury Abbey
The Prince of Wales has been given a tour of Glastonbury Abbey during a trip to Somerset. His Royal Highness has been visiting the area to see how the tourism industry is coping following the flooding there at the beginning of the year.
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#glastonbury #iselofavalon A walkabout in the beautiful Isle of Avalon, Glastonbury Somerset.
A walkabout in the beautiful Isle of Avalon, Glastonbury Somerset. England. The video and photos include a visit to the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey and images of the Tor, Chalice Well Gardens, Somerset Rural Life Museum, Magdalene Alms Houses and the White Spring. #glastonbury #glastonburytor #avalon #iselofavalon #somerset #chalicewell #glastonburyabbey #thewhitespring
UK Spiritual Tour: Glastonbury Abbey
Our visit to King Arthur and Gunivere's grave site at the Glastonbury Abbey.
This is a snippet of the tour where a lovely lady in a period costume did such a great job in showing us around.
BACKGROUND on the Abbey
Glastonbury, in addition to many other places, like Caerleon and Tintagel, has been linked to King Arthur. This link though, at Glastonbury, is in death rather than life. The connection of the Isle of Apples or Avalloc, to Avalon was thought to have been first made in about the 12th century and then reported by William of Malmesbury the interpolator, in his De antiquitae Glatoniensis ecclesie and Geoffrey of Monmouth in his Historia regum Britanniae.
Arthur was the legendary English King - 'Arthur of the Britons', before Saxon times. He was born out of wedlock and raised by wizard Merlin. When only a boy, after many men had tried and failed, Arthur gained the throne by withdrawing the magic sword Excalibur from a stone. The nearby Cadbury Castle, at North Cadbury supposedly became his 'Camelot'.