“[Bran’s] companions took [his] head and buried it in London under the White Mount as th
“[Bran’s] companions took [his] head and buried it in London under the White Mount as they had been previously instructed by Bran, as an amulet to protect Britain. This they do, making the head of Bran one of the ‘Three Happy Concealments.’ Subsequently it was dug up and thrown into the Thames by King Arthur, who declared that he was the only defender the British Isles needed. This was one of the ‘Three Unhappy Disclosures.’”-David Rankine, The Isles of the Many Gods: An A-Z of the Pagan Gods & Goddesses of Ancient Britain Worshipped During the First Millenium Through to the Middle AgesImage: “The Death of King Arthur” by John Garrick -- source link
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