Dozemary Pool

Traditional Site of Excalibur's Retrieval by the Lady Of The Lake
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548 Sir Cei
Named for the stalwart and true Knight of Camelot -- this block performs!

 

259 Mordred
A simple and beautiful design for framing or any project a quilter can dream up.

 

258 Excalibur
The magical sword of Camelot!  Create lovely all over designs whether you enhance the sword image or not.  Great dimensional potential too! 

 

260 Lancelot
This is a great design for quilters of all skill levels!  Fast and easy, the block does have secondary designs should quilters not want to emphasize the small hearts.

 

261 Gawaine
A lovely block with dimensional stars, lattice and other secondary designs.  It works in any color combination and setting.

 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Dozemary Pool
Cornwall, England 
Local legend describes this as the lake into which Sir Bedivere cast Arthur's magical sword, Excalibur.  It took him three attempts, so drawn was he to the mighty weapon but when he finally complied with the wounded king's wish, a hand rose from the lake and caught the sword and brandished it three times before vanishing again beneath the water. 
In fact, this is one of several sites where this event is supposed to have taken place: Pomparles Bridge, at Glastonbury, is another, as is Looe Pool and Llyn Llydaw in Wales. In reality, despite its atmospheric setting high on Bodmin Moor, Dozemary is one of the least likely sites for the last resting place of Excalibur. For one thing, it is too far from any of the traditional sites of the Battle of Camlann, where Arthur received his fatal wound; for another, despite stories of the lake being bottomless, it is far from that and in fact dried up almost entirely in 1859, making it an unlikely home for the Lady of the Lake. 

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