Talk:Glastonbury Tor

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The mystical significance of the place continued into the Middle Ages, when it was celebrated by an annual Tor Fair. Would anyone be upset if I removed this line, here since 2002? Medieval fairs did not celebrate mystical significance. They were carefully controlled by ordinances. The fair being thought of here is the Glastonbury Fair, a rockfest Woodstockish happening in a nearby village, only since 1971. Has anyone a reference to a medieval Glastonbury fair? Wetman 00:02, 21 Jun 2004 (UTC)

I'll remove it now. Philip 20:05, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Added medieval strip farming as the most likely explanation for terracing on the Tor, unromantic as it is. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pcpcpc (talk • contribs) in 2005

I'm going to downgrade that from the most likely explanation to the officially approved explanation. Ancient Mysteries by Peter James and Nick Thorpe is a book reviewing pseudo-scientific theories and the scientific evidence. Their take on this explanation is "no one has examined the evidence critically. The theory is merely assumed, and is not without problems. ... if the terrace system of Glastonbury Tor was built for farming, it is unique, even anomalous. Indeed, the National trust, while it officially prefers the agricultural theory, is, like the excavator Rahtz, respectful of [the labyrinth/maze theory]." GRBerry 15:52, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

The terrace system on the Tor would bear analysis in terms of a medieval Purgatory or Calvary Mount. Its symbolic seven-tiered form would have been worthwhile labour for the monks of the Monastery of St Michael. See Mann, N.R. 2001 and 2004. 29 July 2006

since when was arthur a celtic hero. he was brythonic which is a much more accurate description by making him british celt rather than scottish or irish.