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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture On Saturday, January 15, 2005, at 7:19 pm, Phyllis wrote: > Today (16. January) is the feast day of: > Henry of Cocket (d. 1127) Henry was a Dane who went to England and > became a hermit on the island of Cocket off the coast of > Northumberland. Hermitages are often in places difficult of access and Coquet Island (still pronounced as "Cocket", despite the present Gallic-seeming official spelling) is no exception. Not because it's all that hard to reach physically -- it's only a little way off the coast from Amble, at the mouth of the river Coquet -- but because it's now a nature preserve not open to the public. A partial view of the island, with background text, is here: http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/adversaries/archaeology/coquet_island.html TinyURL for this: http://tinyurl.com/63qy5 And an aerial view of the whole place is here, about halfway down the page: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2184091.stm In addition to the residents featured in that BBC piece, one may of course also see St. Cuthbert's Cuddy Ducks (eiders) and other avian species depicted in Durham Cathedral's St. Cuthbert's window (modern): http://www.durham4business.com/county_durham_images/img0008.htm Boat tours are available from May to September (from Puffin Cruises); landings, though, are not permitted. Best, John Dillon ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html