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TomBo Jul 17, 2004 19:03:53
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Also very relevant - he is puck, basically. "Hob" was a shortened form of "robin" in medieval times and this links the Hobs of northern lore with Bu - also of relevance here is the word "hobgoblin", and the fact that Robin Goodfellow was said to be the king of the Hobs.

http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/tfm/tfm124.htm

H Hob
Hob Jul 18, 2004 20:19:33
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"Robin Goodfellow was said to be the king of the Hobs"

Soz, TomBo, I can't let that slip past without some flippant comment, but my respect for your etymological knowhow restricts my flippancy to the following:

His Highness King Rob has just contacted me via on the subject of Carreg-y-Bwci, to tell me to post this - http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/30263

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