King Arthur's Spear

[Bryan Willsher]

Does anybody know the name of King Arthur's Spear?

[Sigurd Towrie]

In article <330f33b5...@news.cableinet.net>, Bryan Willsher
<red...@cableinet.co.uk> writes

>Does anybody know the name of King Arthur's Spear?

Geoffrey of Monmouth refers to the spear as "Ron". The Mabinogion tale
of "Culhwch and Olwen" names it "Rhongonmyniad".
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E-mail : s...@stowrie.demon.co.uk | green world in
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[Susan and Ken Reed]

In article <330f33b5...@news.cableinet.net>, red...@cableinet.co.uk
(Bryan Willsher) wrote:

> Does anybody know the name of King Arthur's Spear?

Different stories may have different names for it, but in _Culhwch and
Olwen_, it is called "Rhongomiant." I have also heard the name "Ron" given
to it as well, but cannot remember right now which story that comes from.

Susan Reed

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[Bryan Willsher]

Thanks very much.

Bry

[Manny Green]

Bryan Willsher wrote:
>
> Does anybody know the name of King Arthur's Spear?

Are you revering to his lance? Ron.

[Lola June Wayne]

Dood, it's Excalibur ... and it's a SWORD, not a spear. He doesn't do any
deep sea diving or anything like that. He's got a horse.

Manny Green <us...@law.net> wrote in article <331146...@law.net>...

[Jim Donaldson]

Don't always be quick to jump to conclusions for lack of research. Arthur's
spear was discussed in several points earlier and properly named by Sigurd
Towrie as Rhongomyniad. As with most things, even we name things of our
personal belongings today: cars, animals, houses, boats, etc. This was
common back then too. in Arthur's case:

His great hall - Ehangwen
his horses - Hengroen and Llamrei
his dog - Cafal or Cabal
his ship - Prydwen
his shield - Wynebgwrthucher
his dagger - Carnwennan
his sword - Caledfwlch (Caliburn) and later called Excalibur
and the spear mentioned above.
He also had a mantle of invisibility but I don't know its name. He may have
had other items in the legends.

[Lola June Wayne]

I vaguely recall that his mantle of invisibility came from the witch to
whom he was related in an unusual fashion.

Jim Donaldson <myr...@mindspring.com> wrote in article
<01bc3410$c8494f60$e99c45cf@corbenoic>...

[Sigurd Towrie]

On 19 Mar 1997 02:52:48 GMT, "Jim Donaldson" <myr...@mindspring.com>
wrote:

>Don't always be quick to jump to conclusions for lack of research. Arthur's
>spear was discussed in several points earlier and properly named by Sigurd
>Towrie as Rhongomyniad. As with most things, even we name things of our
>personal belongings today: cars, animals, houses, boats, etc. This was
>common back then too. in Arthur's case:
>
>His great hall - Ehangwen
>his horses - Hengroen and Llamrei
>his dog - Cafal or Cabal
>his ship - Prydwen
>his shield - Wynebgwrthucher
>his dagger - Carnwennan
>his sword - Caledfwlch (Caliburn) and later called Excalibur
>and the spear mentioned above.
>He also had a mantle of invisibility but I don't know its name. He may have
>had other items in the legends.
>

I've seen the mantle of invisibility referred to as "Gwen", the same
name as Arthur's "carpet" in "Dream of Rhonabwy".

Sigurd Towrie * Kirkwall, ORKNEY ISLANDS, Scotland
e-mail : s...@stowrie.demon.co.uk
Orkney Website: http://www.stowrie.demon.co.uk

[Sigurd Towrie]

On 19 Mar 1997 02:52:48 GMT, "Jim Donaldson" <myr...@mindspring.com>
wrote:

>Don't always be quick to jump to conclusions for lack of research. Arthur's
>spear was discussed in several points earlier and properly named by Sigurd
>Towrie as Rhongomyniad. As with most things, even we name things of our
>personal belongings today: cars, animals, houses, boats, etc. This was
>common back then too. in Arthur's case:
>
>His great hall - Ehangwen
>his horses - Hengroen and Llamrei
>his dog - Cafal or Cabal
>his ship - Prydwen
>his shield - Wynebgwrthucher
>his dagger - Carnwennan
>his sword - Caledfwlch (Caliburn) and later called Excalibur
>and the spear mentioned above.
>He also had a mantle of invisibility but I don't know its name. He may have
>had other items in the legends.
>

I came across a reference today to Arthur's helmet - referred to as
"Goswhit" by Layamon - apparently meaning "Goose white".

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[Dachande]

King Arthur does have a spear, well actually, a lance. Thename of the
lance id Ron.

Yeyinde

Lola June Wayne <ljwa...@sonic.net> wrote in article
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