| The idea that Cornwall is a land where the sun | | | | of Arthur, Merlin and Guinevere can be found |
| shines, the waves splash, and people eat pasties | | | | throughout, adorning pubs and shops, and the |
| is certainly ingrained in the UK's mass | | | | castle, now an English heritage site, makes for a |
| consciousness, but there's something that people | | | | great day out, allowing you to learn about the |
| repeatedly miss out on when discussing the | | | | myth and legend surrounding the place. |
| county. | | | | In addition to Arthur, there is the classic Mermaid |
| Whilst most people can talk about the sun, the | | | | of Zennor legend, based around the village of |
| sea and the sand at length, along with any | | | | Zennor south of St Ives. The legend describes |
| number of the attractions in Cornwall, such as | | | | how a mermaid fell in love with a villager because |
| Land's End or the Eden Project, others are aware | | | | of his beautiful voice, and he fell in love with her |
| of the wealth of myth, legend and folklore that | | | | when he laid eyes on her, and he followed her |
| populates the region. The aim of this article is to | | | | into the sea. Sometimes, you can hear him singing |
| educate you on it, so that the next time you | | | | from the mermaid's cave. |
| take a holiday to Cornwall, you'll be aware of | | | | There are also the giants that are said to have |
| some of what went on there if the legends are | | | | inhabited Cornwall before Christianity was brought |
| to be believed. | | | | to the county. When it was brought, the giants |
| The best known legend is the legend of King | | | | refused to follow Christ's law, but one by one the |
| Arthur, and in Tintagel there are the remains of | | | | groups of them had to settle into Christian ways |
| what is supposedly his castle fortress. As you | | | | of living as they were bested by God's servants. |
| might expect, this draws in a huge amount of | | | | As you can see, Cornwall is ripe with myths, and |
| visitors each year, and the village has become a | | | | a holiday there can be one of the best ways to |
| forest of gift shops and tourist traps. Renditions | | | | discover them. |