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Heather Dale - Come And Be Welcome
- 2
Heather Dale - Huron Carol
- 3
Heather Dale - May Queen
- 4
Heather Dale - Sedna
- 5
Heather Dale - Sir Gawain And The Green Knight
- 6
Heather Dale - The Maiden And The Selkie
- 7
Heather Dale - The Trial Of Lancelot
- 8
Heather Dale - Adrift
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Heather Dale - As I Am
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Heather Dale - Ave Maria
- 11
Heather Dale - Bards Of Ealdormere
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Heather Dale - Bow To The Crown
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Heather Dale - Brother Stand Beside Me
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Heather Dale - Call The Names
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Heather Dale - Changeling Child
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Heather Dale - Choose
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Heather Dale - Crashing Down
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Heather Dale - Crimson Sky
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Heather Dale - Culhwch And Olwen
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Heather Dale - Es Ist Ein' Ros'
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Heather Dale - Exile
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Heather Dale - Fairytale
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Heather Dale - Fisherman's Boy
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Heather Dale - Flowers Of Bermuda
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Heather Dale - For Guinevere
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Heather Dale - Fortune
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Heather Dale - Golgotha
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Heather Dale - Hawthorn Tree
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Heather Dale - Hero
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Heather Dale - Holly Ivy & Yew
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Heather Dale - Hunter
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Heather Dale - Inspiration
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Heather Dale - Into Town
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Heather Dale - Joan
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Heather Dale - Kingsword
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Heather Dale - Lily Maid
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Heather Dale - Martin Said To His Man
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Heather Dale - Measure Of A Man
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Heather Dale - Medusa
- 40
Heather Dale - Miles To Go
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Heather Dale - Mordred's Lullaby
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Heather Dale - Mountain
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Heather Dale - My Only My Own
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Heather Dale - Never Quite Eden
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Heather Dale - One Of Us
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Heather Dale - Prodigal Son
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Heather Dale - Quem Pastores
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Heather Dale - Renaissance Man
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Heather Dale - Rose And Lion
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Heather Dale - Smith's Circle
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Heather Dale - Stars
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Heather Dale - Tarnished Silver
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Heather Dale - The Carter's War Song
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Heather Dale - The Greyhound
- 55
Heather Dale - The History Of Ealdormere, part 1 and 2
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Heather Dale - The Joyful Knight
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Heather Dale - The Lady Of The Lake
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Heather Dale - The Morrigan
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Heather Dale - The Old Duke
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Heather Dale - The Prydwen Sails Again
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Heather Dale - The Road To Santiago
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Heather Dale - This Endris Night
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Heather Dale - Three Queens
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Heather Dale - Trail Of Tears
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Heather Dale - Tristan And Isolt
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Heather Dale - True & Destined Prince
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Heather Dale - United At War
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Heather Dale - Up Into The Pear Tree
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Heather Dale - Veni Veni Emmanuel
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Heather Dale - War Between Brothers
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Heather Dale - White Rose
Culhwch And Olwen
Heather Dale
was counselled by his mother to seek Olwen as a bride.
Fair Olwen, only daughter of the giant Ysbaddaden
Who would never let her marry, for when she wed he'd die.
So Culhwch went to Arthur, his kinsman and his cousin
To ask for aid in seeking fairest Olwen for his bride
Arthur's knights they joined him: Kei, Bedwyr and Gawain
With Menw the magician and Cynddylig as their guide
And so they travelled onwards to the lands of Ysbaddaden
Where they came upon his castle, and rode their steeds inside.
"Chief giant!" shouted Culhwch to the monster king before him
"I've come for fairest Olwen, that your daughter be my bride."
"Before you have my daughter bring me Mabon son of Modron
Who was taken from his mother even as his lips first cried."
"I know that I can do so, 'though you think it be not easy."
Said good Culhwch to the giant as he called the knights to ride.
So the sought the oldest animal, the Blackbird of Cilgwri,
And said "Know ye of Mabon, stolen from his mother's side?"
The Bird showed them an anvil that his beak had rendered small
And said, "Though I am ancient, there are older hearts than I."
They found the Stag of Rhedynfre who stood beside a stump
and asked him, "Know ye Mabon, stolen from his mother's side?"
"This oak was once a sapling rooted first when I was young,
But I'm not the oldest animal" the graceful stag replied.
So on the party travelled to the Eagle of Gwernabwy
And asked him, "Know ye Mabon, stolen from his mother's side?"
The Eagle showed a pebble that was once a mountain high,
but he said, "Despite this evidence, one goes more deep than I."
They traveled to the water and the Salmon of Llyn Llyw.
They said, "Know ye of Mabon, son of Modron and his bride?"
"Indeed I've heard his wailing in his prison all these years,
And for Arthur's faith and honour, his companions I will guide."
And so the Salmon led them up the river to a tower,
Where they heard the lamentations of the prisoner inside.
But the stonework of the castle couldn't stand before the army;
Mabon pledged his life to Arthur, and homeward all did ride.
So Culhwch and companions went with speed to see the giant
With elation in their hearts and lost Mabon at their side.
They severed off the head of the oathbound Ysbaddaden,
And that was how good Culhwch won fair Olwen for his bride.