This Christian legend is linked to the Arthurian saga, which was first written down in the early Middle Ages. The piece of wood immediately took root and burst into bloom, a sign that this was the place where Joseph should establish England’s first Christian community. When he arrived at Glastonbury he stuck his staff into the ground (it had been grown from a twig taken from the crown of thorns worn by Jesus before his death). After the death of Jesus, Joseph came back to Britain with a group of followers, bringing with him the Holy Grail that had been used at the Last Supper. When Jesus was a boy, it’s said that he traveled with Joseph to this part of England. (Bob Sessions photo)Īccording to legend, Joseph of Arimathea (a Biblical figure who took Jesus’ body after the crucifixion and placed it in a tomb) was actually Jesus’ uncle. Glastonbury Tor is topped by the fourteenth-century St. In addition to being the site of one of the oldest Christian abbeys in England, Glastonbury is also associated with a set of intertwined myths relating to Joseph of Arimathea, the Holy Grail, and King Arthur. Whether or not that’s true, this charming town has a magnetism far in excess of its small size, drawing thousands of visitors and pilgrims each year, especially those who follow New Age practices. New Age enthusiasts believe that Glastonbury lies at the intersection of two powerful ley lines (which are said to be electromagnetic lines that connect sacred sites around the world). Its most dramatic natural feature is the Glastonbury Tor, a conical hill that can be seen for many miles from the surrounding countryside. Located in southwest England, it has been inhabited since Neolithic Times.
Glastonbury has likely been a pilgrimage spot for millennia. Glastonbury is the New Age capital of Britain. The origins of these seven terraces are uncertain.The ancient holy site of Glastonbury in southwest England is a pilgrimage destination for Christians, New Age enthusiasts, pagans, and those fascinated by the King Arthur myth. The rock mysteriously causes the two nearly adjacent red and white springs below the tor to run with different waters. The distinctive shape is due to a combination of the unusual geology and the artificial terraces. The hill rises 158m (518ft) above the surrounding flat land and rewards those on the top with a fine 360-degree view. The last Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, Richard Whiting, was hung, drawn and quartered here along with two of his monks in 1539.
One of the carvings is of St Bridget milking a cow.ĭuring the Reformation when Glastonbury Abbey was suppressed the tower was witness to a grizzly scene. Though now only a tower, there are carvings that survive to give some idea of how it was decorated. It replaced a church destroyed by an earthquake, before that the Romans made use of this hilltop. It is all that remains of the 14th-century church of St Michael. It seems odd to think that this tower has not always stood upon the tor. On England’s pleasant pastures seen?' A lonely tower This legend inspired William Blake to write the famous poem ‘Jerusalem’ Joseph was a tin merchant and had travelled to the South-West for this valuable metal. Jesus is said to have come to Glastonbury as a boy, traveling here with Joseph of Arimathea. The monks of Glastonbury Abbey claimed to have actually found his grave in 1191. Glastonbury has a long tradition of being ‘The Isle of Avalon’ where King Arthur went after his last battle. The Cauldron and the Grail were both the object of quests for King Arthur and his knights. Later tradition has it that here lies the Holy Grail brought here by Jesus’s uncle, Joseph of Arimathea. There dwells the lord of the Celtic underworld Gwyn ab Nudd with the Cauldron of Rebirth. Beneath the hill, it is said, that there is a hidden cave through which you can pass in to the fairy realm of Annwn.
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