The Battle of Guinnion

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693 Caerlon
Perhaps one of Arthur's capitals, a battlefield and much, much more!  This design features the solid walls of a "Roman" fortress, the roads that crossed the surrounding countryside and more.  Easy to do and with spaces to display your favorite quilting motifs.


691 Gaheris
One of the stalwart knights of the Round Table and one of the "Orkney Brothers".  A wonderful design in any color combination and setting.

 

 


692 Accolon
Accolon de Gaul, the lover of Morgan le Fay and the challenger to Arthur with the stolen Excalibur!  A lovely design in any color combination and very dimensional.


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

 

 

 

 

695 Tristan
The love affair that preceded Camelot!  Tristan and Isolt!  This block  is a charmer with easy to do seams so that quilters may concentrate on color combinations and settings. 


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.

 

548 Sir Cei
Named for the stalwart and true Knight of Camelot -- this block performs!

 

 

100 Camelot Roads
Fast and fun and oh! the settings you can come up with this one!  Great over all designs and secondary effects too!

 

564 Castle Chambers
A wonderful design that even novice quilters will enjoy!  Great in any setting or color combination.

 

 

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

 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


"The eighth battle was in Guinnion fort, and in it Arthur carried the image of the holy Mary, the everlasting Virgin, on his shield, and the heathen were put to flight on that day, and there was great slaughter upon them, through the power of Jesus Christ and the power of the holy Virgin Mary, his mother."

This quote suffers from the same problems as that for the Battle of Badon in the Annales Cambriae: the Welsh words for shield and shoulder being confused. Geoffrey of Monmouth explains that Arthur bore armorial bearings of both cross and virgin: the arms later adopted by Glastonbury Abbey. Guinnion is another site that is difficult to identify. The name is very similar to the Roman fort of Vinovium at Binchester, Durham. Land's End, Caer Guidn in the British tongue, has also been proposed. An interesting theory suggests a translation of the Saxon Battle of Wihtgarasburh, the Isle of Wight: Gwyn in Welsh. However, either of the walled towns called Venta by the Romans seem more likely. One became the modern Caer-Went in Gwent, the other Win-Chester in Hampshire. The latter was the location for a pre-Camlann battle between Arthur and his usurping nephew, Morded, according to Geoffrey of Monmouth. Modern historians suggest the Saxon invader, Cerdic, as a more likely enemy. An intermediate stage in the evolution of Winchester's name was the Romano-British Caer Guinntguic or Caer Guinn.

 

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