Tag Archives: Mersea Barrow
A Hobbit Flashback of Sorts
I’ve been a big Lord of the Rings fan since I first read the book in 1966, I never thought I’d spend time in a barrow though, as I did in England in 2014. On this Flashback Friday we look back ten years ago today. When my friend Peter suggested we visit his family in […]
View From The Inside
Today a repost from 2014. When my friend Peter suggested we visit his family in West Mersea (that’s England for those who don’t know it), one of the incentives was that there was a Roman barrow near his home. As a long-time fan of the works of British author J.R.R. Tolkien, I came across the […]
Inside The Barrow
It has been stinking hot in southern Germany the past few days, which means I’ve been moving somewhat in slow motion. Things get done, but they seem to take longer. We have guests visiting from Canada, and we are trying to allow them to experience this area in a way tourists rarely get, to see […]
Inside The Barrow
When my friend Peter suggested we visit his family in West Mersea (that’s England for those who don’t know it), one of the incentives was that there was a Roman barrow near his home. As a long-time fan of the works of British author J.R.R. Tolkien came across the idea of a barrow when […]
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