Pix of the parish Church of St. Mary and St. David continue...
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In 2009, I was so taken with the corbels, I didn't
much look at the one door (on the south side; the
north side door and window were bricked up long
ago...the Devil lives in the north, one scholar
suggested; anyhow, click to enlarge...it is
rancid with symbolism, not all of it Christian |
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Right column...Celtic knots, a serpent devouring
itself (regeneration), a green man... |
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| More snakes (Ourburos), etc. |
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| A Celtic dragon on one of the corners |
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And now to the corbels...this one of only two or three I saw that
are overtly Christian |
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| Damaged, but possibly an Adam and Even and serpent friend |
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| Among the Celtic-looking stuff |
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Origin of the "dog and bunny show" expression...always cracks
me up...until I remember it was created 850 years ago in a time
and place of civil war (King Stephen vs. Empress Matilda) |
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| Man playing a stringed instrument |
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| A Sheelah-na-gig (look it up), Celtic fertility symbol |
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I originally thought this pair were lovers, but now read they are
wrestlers in an identifiable Celtic hold |
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| Man wrestling a greased pig...an Olympic sport in Texas |
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| Contortionist? |
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| Anteater eating...? |
There are, of course, dozens more, of which I now have copies. Duplicates of those previously posted are for clarification only; plus, I just like them. Most, if not all, are on Google Images.
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