Much a do about something
In North Lincolnshire there is an OS square which is all but empty, In a single corner stretches a few metres of power cables to spoil the virgin whiteness. Today’s walk is not so blessed with flat calm. We will see trees. We will see ups. Views are compulsory. Houses aren’t. Let's talk about Asturias in the years from 718 to 757. In 711 the full force of the Islamic tide swept from North Africa into Visigothic Spain. At the Battle of Guadalete King Roderic and much of the nobility were killed and the Iberian Peninsula collapsed before the all conquering crescent. The thing is, Asturias is a long way from the main body of Spain. It is a bit wet and more to the point lacking the plunder which was the way of paying the Army of the Conquest. The Caliphate’s hold on Asturias was tenuous to say the least. Enter Pelagius. Pelagius has many myths swirling around him and a very butch Victorian statue in Gijon. Accord...
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