Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
and the Iron Age fort of Maiden Castle is managed byEnglish Heritage
Picture courtesy of (C) Moonflower Photography/Dorset AONB 
Picture courtesy of (C) Moonflower Photography/Dorset AONB 
Picture courtesy of (C) Moonflower Photography/Dorset AONB Llassar, the Barterer, and the Bowl of Eternity
King Matholwch followed the deer to the edge of a lake, where it had no escape. He took aim at the stag, threw his spear, felling his prey and killing it instantly. He climbed down from his horse. Suddenly, all the birds around the lake screamed into the sky shattering the silence with alarms. A great upwelling of bubbles broke the surface of the lake, sending out a ring of waves; something was coming from the depths. Two great giants emerged from the water. The man carried a great bronze bowl. Matholwch’s horse trembled as the king raised himself up and called...