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Article: A Place of Legends - Rumored to be the birthplace of a factual King Arthur, the windswept ruins of Tintagel castle on England's Cornwall coast mystify and intrigue historians and true believers in the Arthurian legend.
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- The World and I
- Article date:
- November 1, 2001
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The wind is blowing so hard outside my bedroom window that the glass is rattling to the point of shattering in the old wooden pane. The bed underneath me shudders violently, along with the walls and floor. Shrieking gales and thunder startle me awake over and over, echoing on the rocks below the eighteenth-century house.
Wide awake in the middle of the night, covers to my chin, I'm reminded that Atlantic storms like this have drowned entire towns along Britain's Cornwall coast--along with major tracts of land and thriving ports. I recall the legend that some kingdoms were submerged as punishment for their sins. Not too far from this house--perched on a seaside ...