tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post763424070399633235..comments2024-03-09T11:34:22.175+00:00Comments on The History Girls: 'Still they come' by Karen MaitlandMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-18114098206427604602019-08-16T12:15:23.299+01:002019-08-16T12:15:23.299+01:00Lovely blog. There's a similar wishing-tree a ...Lovely blog. There's a similar wishing-tree a few miles from where I live, in the West Midlands, at St Kenelm's. This beautiful little church is still in regular use and was founded in Saxon times. The healing well has probably been in use for longer. St Kenelm was an historical Saxon king of Mercia, but the real one died in his 30s. The folk-lore one was an angelic, saintly little child, murdered by his wicked sister. His head was cut off and where the head fell, the spring sprang.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.com