At Glebe Road School in Brigg (now demolished) there was concrete inscription built into the side wall which made reference to Lindsey County Council - then the education authority for the northern part of the old county of Lincolnshire.
Since local government reorganisation in 1974 removed Lindsey County Council, you don't hear many references to 'Lindsey' other than in the title of a Sunday cricket league.
The History of The British Kingdom of Lindsey is an interesting once and an article about it can be enjoyed online.
We received a Twitter message from Dr Caitlin Green, with a link to her article. View it here....
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Supporting evidence that the legend of King Arthur originated around Brigg.....check also Dr Kevin Leahy's research...
Dr Kevin Leahy has presented the theory that the Arthurian legend originated in and about North Lincolnshire.
Evidence names, for example, Lindsey- as the base for Arthur.
Written material also describes places like Lincoln...and possibly the Ancholme is mentioned in connection with battles being fought either side of the river.
Dr Green further examines place names and cross-reference to Dr KL.
The notion that Arthur fought in North Lincolnshire makes sense in many aspects.
Forget the romantic notion that he was a knight living in a stone-built castle..Arthur was probably a Celtic leader warding off the invading folks from Europe...post-Roman circa 500 to 900AD...
As the indigenous Celts were pushed back by the various Viking, Saxons etc invaders to Wales and Cornwall...the story of a heroic Celtic leader (Arthur) probably went with them.
Placing Arthur in a post-1066 stone castle in Tintagel just doesn't make sense..
Why, for example, would a valiant leader fighting off the naughty tribes from Europe be living in luxury well within the Celtic safe zone of Cornwall.
Read Dr Green's research and read Dr Leahy's book about Arthur...in library...
Just a few words of caution...if 'Arthur' did exist, he was probably an amalgam of different tribal leaders combined in the telling and retelling into the romantic image that we appreciate today.
There little, if any direct evidence of Arthurian battles in the area....written evidence are secondary reports of alleged conflicts that offer descriptions of places in North Lincolnshire.
However, DrKL's book about the Arthurian legend indicates that there were various Celtic forts along the nearby coastal zone....and that there have been finds of concentrated artefacts of possible sword buckles...suggesting that there were significant masses of fighting men at strategic sites in the area.
Just a few words of caution...if 'Arthur' did exist, he was probably an amalgam of different tribal leaders combined in the telling and retelling into the romantic image that we appreciate today.
There little, if any direct evidence of Arthurian battles in the area....written evidence are secondary reports of alleged conflicts that offer descriptions of places in North Lincolnshire.
However, DrKL's book about the Arthurian legend indicates that there were various Celtic forts along the nearby coastal zone....and that there have been finds of concentrated artefacts of possible sword buckles...suggesting that there were significant masses of fighting men at strategic sites in the area.
Supporting evidence that the legend of King Arthur originated around Brigg.....check also Dr Kevin Leahy's research...
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