The Dragon of Glastonbury Tor

Enshrined in the magical landscape of Somerset, England, lies a region known as Glastonbury, home to the legendary Glastonbury Tor. This isolated hill, crowned by the roofless St. Michael’s Tower, is the setting for a tale as old as time. Practically humming in ages gone by, the Tor is the supposed portal to the fairy realm, home to the Holy Grail, and lastly, the terror of a fierce dragon. According to the lore spun by the ancients, a great dragon once resided on the Tor, coordinating its predatory flights from its lair and scouring the valley for its next feast. Its roar was said to be so powerful, the ground would shake, and the air would get filled with a sulphur-like stench making for a terrifying ordeal. Legend tells, it was in the steep terraces of the Tor that the dragon retreated, following its wound inflicted by a noble knight. Upon its death, its body was said to have formed the landscape surrounding the Tor, marking its undying presence. The dragon, thus, is believed to embody the powerful energies of the place, influencing the area’s spiritual vivacity. Even today, tales of the dragon echo in the wind that sweeps across the Tor, a sentiment to the past energy marking its presence known to the waking world. People from afar travel to witness the majesty of the Tor, enticed by the tales spun around it, shaping Glastonbury’s resilient cultural heritage.

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