Bestiaries (iii) / stags (i)

Provençal-influenced Dafydd ap Gwilym was one of the greatest mediaeval poets. In an insomniac moment last night, I thought I saw a fleeting resemblance between his ffwrch ffoawdr,/Rhediad wybren (antlered fugitive,/with the cloud’s swiftness) and Joan Oliver/Pere Quart’s cérvol/stag, illustrated by Xavier Nogués:

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Comments

1. eva bosch sez:
   May 19th, 2005 at 08:14

   do you know anything about the latin graffiti on the Cova dels Moros in Cogul?
   Has anyone researched this?
   Any comments would be welcomed!!

2. Trevor sez:
   May 19th, 2005 at 10:17

   I’ve never come across a study of the Latin fragments and I don’t even think they’ve been transcribed. Apparently one says Secundio votum fecit (”Secundio made an offering”). The Iberian inscriptions seem to have received more attention: 1/2/3 links that you may find useful.

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