That would be Gelert. However, I read some evidence that the story may have been manufactured out of period by an enterprizing inn keeper. St. Guinifort is a similar tale from France, involving a greyhound and a snake. There is the Muslim tale of the Saluki and the Seven Sleepers. Randwulf
Dee McKinney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, all, Since y'all are the canine experts in the SCA, I thought I'd start here....I am working on a poem in the later Anglo-Saxon style (Wessex), and for the topic of the poem, I'd like to focus on a hound. Isn't there some story about a wolfhound who defended his master's son from wolves, only to be killed because the master thought the dog was the villain (not the wolves)? Does anyone have useful sources or suggestions for more "hounds of myth and legend"? (British Isles would be great, but I'm not too picky). OE poetry is incredibly versatile in terms of topic--the devil is in the details of meter and form, sigh. Thanks!! Derbail --------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA_Coursing/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA_Coursing/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
