The Mermaid of Zennor

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Zennor is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately six miles north-west of St Ives, in the civil parish of St Ives. Zennor is notable for its church, which contains a carving of a mermaid, and for its connections with the writer D. H. Lawrence. Finch, Hilary (20 August 2012). "Mermaid of Zennor / The Yellow Dress at Riverside Studios, W6". The Times. It is believed that the mermaid took Mathey Trewella into a cave in Pendour Cove (now often called Mermaids Cove) or into the sea to live with her. Some claim that when there is a storm coming in, you can hear a bell ringing, coming from the sea and that it is Mathey Trewella warning his friends in the village that bad weather is coming. Zennor Quoit is an old burial chamber that is one of 8 remaining in the area that is still relatively intact. It is on top of a big hill to the east of Zennor.

The Church of St Senara is partly Norman and partly of the 13th and 15th centuries (the north aisle 15th century). There is a west tower and the octagonal font may be from the 13th century. One of only two remaining bench ends portrays the Mermaid of Zennor. Little is known of St Senara, although legend connects her to Princess Asenora of Brittany. [13] [14] Dunning, James (2003). The Fighting Fourth: No. 4 Commando at war 1940–45 (Firsted.). Stroud, [England]: Sutton, 2003. p.109. ISBN 978-0-7509-3095-6. OCLC 630147678. There is no definitive answer to this question as there is no agreed-upon definition of what constitutes a town. Generally speaking, a town is considered to be a populated area with a name, defined boundaries, and local government. However, there are many small settlements around the world that could be considered towns by this definition but are not formally recognized as such. Zennor, a small village in Cornwall, England, is one such example. While it may not be an official town, it nonetheless has a long history and is home to a number of notable landmarks. Zennor WalkNot many people in this day and age have enjoyed extensive reading of Botrell’s original work, it having been somewhat lost to the obscurity of time. Most people who know the tale of the Mermaid of Zennor, particularly young children with a keen interest in mermaids, are familiar with Charles Causley’s book The Merrymaid of Zennor, complete with captivating illustrations by Michael Foreman. As the story begins: ‘On the rugged Cornish coast, where the land meets the sea, lies the village of Zennor. Here, there are stories and whispers of a villager capturing the heart of a mysterious and beautiful stranger – a stranger from the sea – a mermaid!” [7] In fact, the tale was first recorded by William Bottrell in 1873. Adding weight to modern folklorist Jennifer Westwood’s theory that the carving inspired the legend not the other way around. When you work up the courage to do something, you make yourself be brave. If you want to do something really frightening, like skydiving or asking someone to marry you, you will need to work up the courage first. Some people work up the courage by talking to themselves, or drinking alcohol, or doing exercises. I first saw the Mermaid Chair when I was a teenager in the 1990s. At the time I was just discovering my passion for our unique and quirky Cornish culture. Now, some twenty-five years later the chair has lost none of its mystery or its ability to stir the imagination. Visitors are drawn to Zennor Church from all over the world by the legend of the Zennor Mermaid and by the magical story of the ancient Mermaid Chair. The 600-year-old Mermaid Chair in St Senara's Church in Zennor (Image: August Schwerdfeger / Wikipedia Commons)

Yet whenever she came the people were enchanted with her good looks and sweet singing. Although Zennor folks were remarkable for their fine psalmody, she excelled them all; and they wondered how, after the scores of years that they had seen I am Ariel Goodbody, your host for this show. Today’s story is for pre-intermediate learners. The name of the story is The Mermaid of Zennor. You can find a transcript of the episode at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Zennor. That’s EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Zennor. This contains the full story, as well as my conversation before it. At least, that was what people saw. In the next moment, a cloud of fog arrived, and when it disappeared, Mathew and the mysterious woman were nowhere to be seen.The captain looked more closely and saw that, under the water, it was not a person at all. They had a tail! It had to be a mermaid. A big thank-you to my new patrons: Magdalena and Silvia Mazzeo. Thank you so much. Your support really means a lot to me.