Here be Tiw
Introduction to 'Here be Tiw’ - god of war
Tuesley Surrey Virgins refers to the
convent that now resides on the old sacred site and look after a rock garden
with a statue of Mary where the temple to Tiw once stood, not far from a sacred
spring.
Tysoe Warwickshire had at lease five
horses cut into the land – one over the over, recorded as early as 1607. The
last of these was covered over about 1910/14 and planted with trees. The manors
were held by the Knights Templars and later by the Knights Hospitallers.
Tewin
Hertfordshire, Lady Grimston, (Grim often means ghost in old English) had
unconventional religious views and on her death bed said that when seven trees
grew on her tomb she would return. A single tree grows on her tomb but has
seven trunks, her ghost is often seen in the church yard.
Here be Tiw
Send us success! Help my sword cut true,
See spear stays sharp! Help us to push through.
Thee we invoke, with us in shield wall,
Brave Saxon god, cause our foes to fall.
Tuesley Surrey, Domesday Tiwesle,
Hamlet of Tiw, Old English Tīwes lēah.
Mary’s church where, thine temple once
stood,
Virgins guard
statue, rock garden wood.
Triple village,
Tysoe Warwickshire,
Tíw's spur of
land? Church of thousand year.
Horse Tui, war Tiw,
what was Tysoe’s source?
Knights Templars
gone, tall trees cover horse.
Tiw’s enclosure, Tewin Hertfordshire,
Seventh century
church, Tiw's temple to clear.
Lady Grimston, had a
ghostly name,
Tomb Tree of seven,
shining spectre became.
Stand fast
shield wall! Power to spear blade,
Bold daring
brave! we are not afraid.
Help sword to
slice! rend their blades untrue,
Send us
success! to us we brave few.
Copyright
Andrew Rea September 2012