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Martyrdom of Sabinus and Aneirin, a history of Raxtomessavadum
Sionicus Rex posted a topic in LEGO Historic Themes
The winter snows came early in 601 AD, the Angle king of Bernicia, Aethelfrith has not long won a great victory over the Gododdin at Catraeth and warrior bands scour the land. One such group comes across the old fort of Raxtomessavadum, unbeknown to then once maned my their mercenary forefathers. There they find the fort abandoned except for two romano-british hermit's, Sabinus and Aneirin who call down curses on the pagan invaders. Aneirin is cut down, while the drunken Angles use Sabinus as a butt and laugh at how his god cannot save him. Fast forward to the spring of 638AD and the new king Oswald visits the site of the martyrdom, surveying the land he tells his architect of the chapel he wants built to commemorate the two hermit's and to pay his dues for the actions of his father's men. -
(For any mods wondering that's the first line of Beowulf in the original old English, translated as 'Listen! We --of the Spear-Danes in the days of yore, of those clan-kings-- heard of their glory. how those nobles performed courageous deeds.') Turning to a rather earlier part of the middle ages than most Castle builds, this is the first in a three build series I made last year based on the Anglo Saxon epic poem Beowulf, the longest surviving work in Old English. The story of Beowulf revolves around three fights between Beowulf and different monsters. First up is Grendel, a lumbering giant descended from the biblical Cain, who terrorises the golden hall of Heorot every night to stop the music and feasting there. Beowulf wrestles with the monster and tears off its arm, leaving him to run back to his lair to A few more pictures can be found here. Fun fact: in the lord of the rings books, Meduseld was very much based on Heorot, both Golden halls of saxon-esque kings. Astute fans here might notice that, in this case, the visual influence has definitely flowed in the other direction! Constructive feedback welcome, but this is long since demolished and so I may be unable to take it on board with immediate effect... :P Parts two and three to come!
