The Oak of Fairlop August 25, 2011
Author: Beach Combing | in : Modern
One of little Miss B’s favourite films – a Japanese fable – includes a line about the time when ‘men and trees were friends’. Beach has his doubts that there ever was, in fact, friendship between the human race and the arboreal ones. But there are occasional instances when special trees and nearby human community’s […]
The Midsummer Oak and its Skeletons July 8, 2011
Author: Beach Combing | in : Contemporary, Modern
**This post is dedicated to New Moon who sent the oak story in** Here is a little bit of Sussex folklore which manages to combine English zombies, the delicate whiff of cobblers and, best of all, a famous oak. The oak tree in question is the Midsummer Oak at Broadwater, Worthing and the legend in […]
Oaks: Sacrificial and Otherwise June 20, 2011
Author: Beach Combing | in : Ancient, Contemporary, Medieval, Modern
***This post is dedicated to Justin, who introduced Beach to the Tree that Owns Itself*** ‘From little acorns might oaks…’ blah blah blah. But, seriously, oaks have long caught the human imagination from sacrificial oaks – Beach has a ‘book’ memory of a German tribe that use to hammer one part of their victim’s guts […]
