Joyous Gard Joyous Gard. The castle then reverts to its former name, Dolorous Gard. Later, Guinevere is restored to Arthur at Lancelot's intervention and Lancelot abandons his castle to live in France before becoming a hermit at Glastonbury, where he spends the rest of his days. On Lancelot's death, his body his taken to the Joyous Gard for burial. Malory identified the Joyous Gard with Bamburgh Castle, the northern coastal castle known to the Anglo-Saxons as "Bebbanburgh". Previously it had been the location of a fort of the Celtic Britons known as "Din Guarie". Joyous Gard The castle of Joyous Gard is
Legend of the Christmas Spider Legend of the Christmas Spider The Legend of the Christmas Spider is an Eastern European folktale which explains the origin of tinsel on Christmas trees. It is most prevalent in Ukraine, where small ornaments in the shape of a spider are traditionally a part of the Christmas tree decorations. A poor but hardworking widow once lived in a small hut with her children. One summer day, a pine cone fell on the earthen floor of the hut and took root. The widow's children cared for the tree, excited at the prospect of having a Christmas tree by winter. The tree