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Victoria
Elisabeth
Registered User
(7/21/02 8:54:44 pm)
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Corgi Lore
Manuals about Welsh corgis seem to be very fond of referring to the dogs' ancient and legendary status. A great many of these books say that, according to folk tradition, corgis are mischevious fairies who were turned into little dogs as punishment. I have also run across websites which hold that (according to folk tradition) the dogs are mounts that the wee folk rode.
The websites and manuals never cite a source for these legends. Does anyone know what the source may be?
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Jess
Unregistered User
(7/22/02 4:13:12 pm)
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Corgi lore
Being a happy Corgi owner, I went back to my manuals and found one of the same type comment (corgis were bridled to fairy chariots or something of that idea). Again, there was no footnote or reference. The name "corgi" of course means "dwarf dog", but that, I believe, refers to a physical description of the animals, not their faery ancestory.
Cardigan Corgis are assumed to date from around 1200 BC in Wales; Pembrokes anywhere from about 900 to 1150 AD. Early written references to the animals appear to be only as to their value as farm animals (herders).
I would love to know more.
Jess
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Kerrie
Registered User
(7/22/02 6:26:28 pm)
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Re: Corgi Lore
Maybe this elist could help:
CORGI-L
Contact: CORGI-L-request@LISTSERV.TAMU.EDU
Purpose: A mailing list for Pembroke and Cardigan Welsh Corgi dog owners as well as prospective and past owners of these wonderful dogs.
To subscribe, send email to
listserv@LISTSERV.TAMU.EDU
and in the body of the message, put
subscribe corgi-l
Couldn't find much else. Will keep looking!
Dandelion wishes,
Kerrie
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Jess
Unregistered User
(7/22/02 7:52:37 pm)
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Corgi Lore
I actually emailed the secretary of the Welsh Corgi League, the
biggest Welsh Corgi club in the world, to see if they had specific
references.
Thanks, Kerrie.
Jess
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Jess
Unregistered User
(7/23/02 9:30:35 am)
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Corgis
Anyone not familiar with Corgis? Here is a link to my neice's webpage
featuring Lucky (I know, original name), my Corgi. www.somedog.com/lucky.htm
You can see the typical Corgi markings on his body (see the "full
body" picture) that some say are the wear markings from a fairy's
bridle.
Jess
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swood
Unregistered User
(7/29/02 1:04:06 pm)
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Tasha Tudor
Illustrator Tasha Tudor often integrates Corgis into her work. She lives on a farm in Vermont as though it is the 19C and is well known for her illustration. She has even illustrated a book of fairytales, which is sadly out of print.
www.tashatudorandfamily.com/
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Victoria
Elisabeth
Registered User
(7/29/02 4:57:11 pm)
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Re: Corgi Lore
Thanks, everyone. Jess-- Lucky is wonderful! What a handsome dog!
--Victoria
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