Glastonbury Tales is an illustrated book of stories about modern pilgrims on their way to Glastonbury Festival. Each tale begins with a prologue and the tales arreflect their lives and experiences.
Have a look around, meet the pilgrims and follow their journeys to Glastonbury.
THE PROLOGUE
All English scholars worth their salt will know
that just over six hundred years ago
a certain civil servant of that time
penned what is termed the ‘father of all rhyme’.
A simple story of a group of friends
who, quite by chance, when thrown together, spend
their time in merry company with stories
while on a journey in the Spring. What’s more is
that they were a diverse group of folk
in rank and reputation, yet each spoke
with their unique perspective from their lives.
This rich anthology of tales derives
from all of them together taking part
and Chaucer, cleverly, within this art
both entertains and then illuminates
for all of time, the medieval state
of life in England, not just of Royal Court
but people from backgrounds of any sort.
