The Ordinalia are three medieval mystery plays dating to the late fourteenth century, written primarily in Middle Cornish, with stage directions in Latin...
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to reconstruct the language during its revival. Most important is the Ordinalia, a cycle of three mystery plays, Origo Mundi, Passio Christi and Resurrexio...
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Depositio, Descensus Christi, Elevatio and Visitatio Late 14th century – Ordinalia (Middle Cornish) 1303 – Bridget of Sweden (Birgitta Birgersdotter), Swedish...
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English drama, there are a few surviving plays in Cornish: namely, the Ordinalia (which is a cycle of three plays) and Pascon Agan Aruth which both tell...
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The opening verses of Origo Mundi, the first play of the Ordinalia (the magnum opus of medieval Cornish literature), written by an unknown monk in the...
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including the full-length play Flogholeth Krist, in the style of the Ordinalia. George lives in Cornwall. As well as English, he speaks Breton, French...
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Cornish period is Ordinalia, a 9000-line religious verse drama which had probably reached its present form by 1400. The Ordinalia consists of three miracle...
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them Cornwall produced a substantial number of passion plays such as the Ordinalia during the Middle Ages. Many are still extant, and provide valuable information...
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example of a plen-an-gwary, a medieval amphitheatre used for performing the Ordinalia, or Cornish miracle plays, and Cornish wrestling tournaments. Perran Round...
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symbolism, and are viewed more positively than in many other cultures. In the Ordinalia, the dual nature of Christ is compared to that of a mermaid: "He might...
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English drama, there are three surviving plays in Cornish known as the Ordinalia. Having grown out of the religiously based mystery plays of the Middle...
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The Pirates of Penzance Music Language Anglo-Cornish Cornish literature Ordinalia Beunans Meriasek Bewnans Ke Prayer Book Rebellion Radyo an Gernewegva...
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and his translation and annotation of the three plays of the Cornish Ordinalia. Norris was born in Taunton, Somerset, England, on 24 October 1795 and...
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St Just's Plen an Gwarry occasionally hosts productions of the Cornish Ordinalia mystery plays. St Just has a healthy artistic scene, including the painter...
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English drama, there are three surviving plays in Cornish known as the Ordinalia. Having grown out of the religiously based mystery plays, the morality...
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place or Plen-an-gwary – a medieval amphitheatre used for performing the Ordinalia, or Cornish miracle plays and hosting Cornish wrestling tournaments. An...
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The opening verses of Origo Mundi, the first play of the Ordinalia (the magnum opus of mediaeval Cornish literature), written by an unknown monk in the...
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The Pirates of Penzance Music Language Anglo-Cornish Cornish literature Ordinalia Beunans Meriasek Bewnans Ke Prayer Book Rebellion Radyo an Gernewegva...
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English drama, there are three surviving plays in Cornish known as the Ordinalia. These biblical plays differ widely in content. Most contain episodes...
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period is the Cornish Ordinalia, a 9000-line religious verse drama which had probably reached its present form by 1400. The Ordinalia consists of three mystery...
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period is the Cornish Ordinalia, a 9000-line religious verse drama which had probably reached its present form by 1400. The Ordinalia consists of three miracle...
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The Pirates of Penzance Music Language Anglo-Cornish Cornish literature Ordinalia Beunans Meriasek Bewnans Ke Prayer Book Rebellion Radyo an Gernewegva...
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like Bewnans Ke currently held by the National Library of Wales, or the Ordinalia held by the Bodleian Library. The possibility of getting the Prophecy...
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The Pirates of Penzance Music Language Anglo-Cornish Cornish literature Ordinalia Beunans Meriasek Bewnans Ke Prayer Book Rebellion Radyo an Gernewegva...
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Bishop Peter Quinel of Exeter. Cornish verse dramas The Cornish-language Ordinalia of 1375 contains invocations to dance at the end of Origo Mundi and Resurrectio...
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Plays featuring St Kea were particularly performed here amongst other ordinalia according to a plaque in the village. Bewnans Ke (The Life of Saint Ke)...
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College Plen-an-gwary Literature Bodmin manumissions Pascon agan Arluth Ordinalia Beunans Meriasek Bewnans Ke "Cranken Rhyme" Bible translations Orthographies...
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from the Middle Cornish period is An Ordinale Kernewek ("The Cornish Ordinalia"), a 9000-line religious drama composed around the year 1400. The longest...
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Cornwall produced a substantial number of passion plays such as the Ordinalia during the Middle Ages. Many are still extant, and provide valuable information...
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to the Madonna until her own son was restored to her. Cornwall portal Ordinalia D. Simon Evans (Autumn 1969). "The Story of Cornish". Studies: An Irish...
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