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Thread #73825 Message #2796690
Posted By: GUEST,Henryp
26-Dec-09 - 10:50 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Somerset Girt Dog of Langport
Subject: RE: Folklore: Somerset Girt Dog of Langport
Of course, the maid with a silver headed pin could be just a literal description.
As Langport was a port on the tidal River Parret, the Great Dog of Langport could indeed be a Norse invader, even Guthrum defeated in 878 by Alfred at Edington.