To the south the land falls away to where Afonnydd Glaslyn and Dwyryd spill into Tremadog Bay. By Bede’s testimony, 1,200 monks were slaughtered there, though that early example of political spin the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle has it as a mere 200. Photograph: Jim PerrinEither way, this fearful band of 50 – Iscoed’s Abbot Dunawd among them – traversed the sands, wild geese chorusing them across like fateful choirs, and climbed Braich y Saint. So I come here often, to bear continuing witness to Pelagian truths, and their upholders’ flight from the forces of barbarism. Follow Country diary on Twitter: @gdncountrydiaryJim Perrin is giving this year’s lecture in honour of Country diarist William Condry, “A Thoreau for Our Time”, tonight at 7.30pm, MoMA/Tabernacle, Machynlleth, Wales.

Source: The Guardian October 07, 2017 04:30 UTC