Dee - The "dog saves baby and gets killed for it" story has MANY versions, the most famous is "Beth Gellert". I have a collection of "Dog Tails" that I have put together for storytelling if you would like to see it. Meanwhile I suggest the book "The Mythology of Dogs: Canine Legend and Lore though the Ages" Gerald and Loretta Hausman. St. Martin�s Press. 1997 and the web site "Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts" http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0178a.html
Lady Rowan Houndskeeper Barony of Three Rivers, Calontir [EMAIL PROTECTED] Then God sent the Greyhound to live among man and remember. And when the day comes, God will call the Greyhound to give testament, and God will pass judgement on man. Persian Proverb > Dee, try two different books. One is "The Hound and the Hawk" which I > believe you have. There are a couple of hound stories in there. The other > is "The History of the Greyhound". The one about the Wolfhound (although > they say it is a greyhound) saving the boy from the wolf/snake (different > versions) and the owner coming back and killing the hound is in there. This > is the hound that was made a "saint" and later banned by the Catholic church. > If you want I can let you know what pages. I lent the Hound and the Hawk > out but can get it back this coming weekend. Rebecca > > From: "Dee McKinney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/01/02 Sun PM 06:29:00 EST > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SCA_Coursing] Legendary hounds > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > If you want to hear the patter of little feet, I'll put shoes on my dogs > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/pkgkPB/SOnJAA/Zx0JAA/PJ_qlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
