tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670369139890322768.post9085100304551761706..comments2023-12-22T03:53:49.097+00:00Comments on The Scribbling Sea Serpent: Monsters?K M Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09801740095715755112noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670369139890322768.post-84472535046400746742009-06-02T10:02:44.289+01:002009-06-02T10:02:44.289+01:00Looks like a stag to me.
One of these books might...Looks like a stag to me.<br /><br />One of these books might help you identify your monster: http://www.thecrypt.net/books.htmDavid Bridgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14124411458543045744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670369139890322768.post-66766238411873345422009-06-02T09:37:18.716+01:002009-06-02T09:37:18.716+01:00Interesting things. I guess the horns make it remi...Interesting things. I guess the horns make it reminiscent of pagan figures such as Pan that were repurposed by the Christians in representations of Satan and demons. But equally the ram (or is it a goat?) might just be represented simply because it was a significant animal in the rural Somerset of the 12th C. Or maybe the stonemason just chose to carve it for purely aesthetic reasons.<br /><br />Incidentally, have you read William Golding's The Spire?Crowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11388457994412699926noreply@blogger.com