Stories and Folklore#GothicAdvent Day 15:
The mists of time run deep; the ebbs and flows of the wyrd span the course of human history.
#Mottistone, is the magical heart of the #IsleOfWight -- the village derives it's name from the great #LongStone that was known as the Mōtstán [ ᛗᚩᛏᛋᛏᚪᚾ ] or Meeting Stone.
Legend says that is where the Kings of the Island (the Wihtwalda [ ᚹᛁᚻᛏᚹᚪᛚᛞᚪ ] ) were chosen by at the Island witenagemot [ ᚹᛁᛏᛖᚾᚪᚷᛖᛗᚩᛏ ]
People believe that cries of the slaughtered souls from the last #Pagan and #Jutes of the Island can be heard at this time of the year. The Ghosts and shades of the past make their way to Meeting Stone; the lefthand side of the stone is known as the Weeping Skirt. Island #Pagans still go there today to pay their respects.
#Folklore #StandingStoneSunday
#OldEnglish #AngloSaxon #Jutish #Yule #Yuletide #history #Histodons #Histodon #Runes
Philip Lench