"... and thus the golem speakest:

hath thou not seen my bretheren and suisteren
that are laboring for your gain, all night and all day,
belouw the grounds and in the remnands of your bosom?
hath thou not tried to unburden me from my plight?

oh, tender ones, crumby are thine tinkering,
whilst we are bracing the world with fire and stone!"

(epitome of the old welsh saga "the golem", aprox. 1350 AD)

(pictures from the munster in strassbourg)

nice statues... I was surprised by the lines on the neck... Great post jendayee · 2007-06-12: 00:18

Worst photos I've ever seen. Really, really bad. JuliaGotz · 2007-06-13: 10:24

Oh, wait. This isn't the "insult my picture" set? Oh. Sorry. Nice set. Brilliant. Great capture. Love number 4. fantastic. changed my life. JuliaGotz · 2007-06-13: 10:25

@julia: no, no, ALL my entries are part of the "insult my picture" set! and you're right... these are really really bad pictures. in fact, please continue and try to find ANY good picture on my account... you'll see it is impossible! if you find one, i'm gonna give it to you. the picture, that is! ;-) stormfish · 2007-06-13: 10:46

Very neat set. And I love Julia's comments. Lol. Your blog never fails to give me a good laugh! Nicholasdmorgan · 2007-06-15: 22:13

excellent work (my favourite is number 5) thanks for the link,those statues are very scary looking !! if you want to see my full graveyard project there is a link in my profile (i have been doing it for 12 years) let me know if you do anymore like this as i would love to have a look ????? · 2007-06-25: 14:39

These golem (golii?) don't look a happy lot, by golly. Now you've piquedd my interest and I'll have to go and find out what they were about. They're not a friendly lot. I never cease to be amazed at the things that decorate old churches. Daryl · 2007-06-29: 09:49

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