2 - Constructing the Welsh Dyke: Queering ‘History of The Britons’ (Nennius, 828 CE)

Queering Arthur

Welcome to 🌈Queering Arthur👑, our second episode of the podcast, where you can join us in exploring ✨queer interpretations🧠 of 🫅🏾Nennius' History of The Britons📜. Context in this episode includes: the Arthur-like figure in Welsh poetry, the shared identity of the native Brythonic people as Cymru (from Latin for compatriots), the centuries of wars between the Anglo-Saxons invaders and the native Cymraeg (Welsh) people, Offa's Dyke, Bangor Cathedral, manuscript culture, the significance of the number 12, and the 'War Leader' (Dux Bellorum). Analysis in this episode includes: variety in translation, homosociality in economics and evolution, and implicit priotization of relative location or direction in idiomatic phrases.

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We're discussing these questions:

-What meaning do others assign to the word "bore" in this context?

-Is the interpretation of "bore" in the text consonant or dissonant with other interpretations?

-Does the word "bore" need bolstering or transcendence to fit within a queer linguistic context?

-What meaning do others assign to the phrase "men came" in the text?

-Is the concept of homosociality consonant or dissonant with societal norms?

-Does homosociality need bolstering or transcendence in modern contexts?

-What meaning do others assign to the phrase "the top of the pile" in the text?

-Is the concept of being "on top" consonant or dissonant with societal perceptions?

-Does the linguistic influence of "being on top" need bolstering or transcendence?

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Consider it: you can join us and discover the authentic queer narratives woven throughout Arthuriana from the authors and their works, the arts, language, history, politics, religion, and trade that shaped the culture. Unpack the 💖intertextuality📚 using mythology, psychology, biology, and cosmology 🏳️‍🌈 Come! 💙Queer Arthur💜 with us ₊˚✧𑁍.ೃ࿔*: #queer #podcast #arthurianlegend #lgbtq #hermeneutics #staychivalrous