[Stones] Gotland / Breamore

[Gerald Ponting]

Ric wrote :   Breamore in Dorset?  ................   AAARGH !!

Breamore (pronounced Bremmer) is in Hampshire and always has been, unlike some of the neighbouring parishes which have fluctuated between Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset over the centuries. I was brought up in Breamore, still live less than 25 miles away and have co-written and published five books and booklets on the history of the village, including my illustrated childhood reminiscences and a best-selling 8-page guide to the Miz-Maze. (see http://home.clara.net/gponting/index-page9.html)

Though much larger in diameter, the Breamore labyrinth has exactly the same pattern as the Chartres Cathedral floor tile 'maze'.

Thanks to David for the link to http://www.labyrinthsociety.org which I had not come across before - especially the ref. to the little carved stone labyrinth pattern which I'd photographed last year on a wall near the main door of Lucca Cathedral in Tuscany, on which I'd not found any information.
Gerald
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Gerald Ponting
Writer, publisher, photographer, lecturer
based in Southern England
http://home.clara.net/gponting/index.html
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  From: Ric 
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  Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 8:23 PM
  Subject: Re: [Stones] Gotland



  Thelma Wilcox <thelmawilcox at yahoo.co.uk> wrote: 
    Could it be the miz- maze Breamore you thinking off, it looks vaguely similar.....
    Thelma

    Ric <megalith6 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
      again: fascinating

      but the layout of that Gotland labyrinth looks somehow familiar - i'm sure i've seen similar labyrinthine designs elsewhere, but i just can't remember where?

      ric


      Judith Helling <jhelling at btinternet.com> wrote:
        Maize mazes have got very popular, there's been one near here in Cumbria for a few summers now.
        But mazes are different from labyrinths, which have one way in to the centre and one way out again, without all the false trails and cul-de-sacs of mazes.
        The Scandinavian labyrinths were made by fishermen, I think, who ran through them before setting sail, thus confusing and losing any following trolls and ensuring a safe, troll-free trip.
        Am I right Vidar?  Great pics, many thanks.
        Judith 
          ----- Original Message ----- 
          From: Ric 
          To: The Stones Mailing List 
          Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 10:42 AM
          Subject: Re: [Stones] Gotland


          Fascinating!

          Questions:

          Stone Circle at Trullhalsar (Anga) - this looks like a stone circle with a single stone at its centre?
           
           
          the Trojaborg (labyrinth) at Fröjel: how old is this please? 
           
          I know nothing factual about prehistoric(?) labyrinths - there is supposed to be a 'maze' near to Avebury, but what form it takes I have no idea? I might be mistaken though - I keep seeing a roadside sign advertising a maze north of Avebury?

          (or are these directions to the M4?)

          lol

          Thanks Vidar!


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