Long Meg & Her Daughters forum 19 room
Image by milouvision
Long Meg & Her Daughters

Possible origin of name?

close
more_vert
goffik G
goffik Jan 7, 2011 11:44:54
Replying to Littlestone

Don't see why not!

((Consults rule book))

Nope! No reason at all! You're a free man. Do what you like. ;)

I quite liked tying it in with the relevant site tho, so if you're browsing the site, you'ss see the associated threads on the page you're looking at. But don't mind me! :)

I have to thank Megalithics and Rhiannon for their research. It's all very interesting... The more I read the more confused I become! :D

I don't see that Long Meg of Westminster's geographic ties should restrict her from being associated with Cumbria, being as the very nature of folk tales takes them across continents, changing slightly as they go... It could be that the link to Westminster is a red herring! :/

Who knows. Not me. But I like the story so far... :)

G x

S Sanctuary
Sanctuary Jan 7, 2011 12:00:56
Replying to goffik

goffik wrote:
I don't see that Long Meg of Westminster's geographic ties should restrict her from being associated with Cumbria, being as the very nature of folk tales takes them across continents, changing slightly as they go... It could be that the link to Westminster is a red herring! :/

Who knows. Not me. But I like the story so far... :)

G x

Then again it could have been that Long Meg was so named because she had a long and disreputable reputation with many partners and her daughters are there as just proof as none of them look the same as each other! :D

L Littlestone
Littlestone Jan 7, 2011 14:21:41
Replying to goffik

Well if we can take the Long Meg & Her Daughters out of the title and just have Possible origin of name(s) that would do it. Failing that a new thread. Either way Moss says she might do something on Stanton Drew, and I’ve got a bit of place name info on the Rollright Stones somewhere.