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   A ship bound for Penzance, and captained by a man who knew Zennor well, came by one day and anchored off Pendower Cove; she put out a boat to get some water from the shore. Soon a woman’s voice was heard calling urgently, “Ship! Ship ahoy!” and the watch, looking overboard, saw a mermaid with green eyes and tawny-gold hair swimming beside ...

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   The Mermaid of Zennor, by John Reinhard Weguelin (1900) The Mermaid of Zennor (Cornish: An Vorvoren a Senar) is a Cornish folk tale which originates in the village of Zennor. The legend tells the story of a mysterious woman who occasionally attended the parish church of Zennor; a young man followed her home one day, and neither were seen again.

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4. www.cornwalllive.com › news › historyMermaid of Zennor has kept generations of Cornish people ...

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   Nov 22, 2020 · The Mermaid of Zennor story centres on St Senara’s Church in the village, which is worth a visit in its own right. Senara is thought to have been a Breton princess named Asenora, a devout ...

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   Feb 18, 2020 · The Mermaid of Zennor. Along the Atlantic Coast of Cornwall, a few miles west of St Ives, sits the small village named “Zennor.”. The village is home to 196 residents, a small pub, a few guest houses, and a church. Although the church itself is of Norman origins, it is said to stand on the site of a Celtic church dating back to the 6th ...

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   Visitors are drawn to Zennor Church from all over the world by the legend of the Zennor Mermaid and by the magical story of the ancient Mermaid Chair. Carved on the medieval bench-end is the figure of a mermaid holding a mirror in her right hand and a comb in her left. The date of the carving is unknown but thought to be from the fifteenth ...

7. www.greatbritishlife.co.uk › magazines › cornwallCornish Legends: The Mermaid of Zennor | Great British Life

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   Feb 10, 2021 · By Cate Crafter. The Mermaid of Zennor is a popular Cornish Folk Tale that has captured the hearts of many over the years, including artists, poets and musicians. William Bottrell first recorded the legend in the 1873 text Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall. According to the Folk Tale, a beautiful and elegant woman would ...

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   What is the story of the Mermaid of Zennor?

   • The Mermaid of Zennor (Cornish: An Vorvoren a Senar) is a Cornish folk tale which originates in the village of Zennor. The legend tells the story of a mysterious woman who occasionally attended the parish church of Zennor; a young man followed her home one day, and neither were seen again.

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   Are there mermaids in Zennor?

   • Even today, the village of Zennor itself seems exactly the sort of place where one would expect to encounter a mermaid. The dark cloisters of the church where the mermaid chair sits have an underwater feel to them, and even the local pub sells a ‘Zennor Mermaid’ ale (which, by the way, is delicious).

   The Mermaid of Zennor - Cornish Story

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   Is 'Zennor Mermaid' based on a true story?

   • But it is not only folk songs of the 1980s which are inspired by the legend; the funky and upbeat song ‘Zennor Mermaid’ by indie pop band The Hit Parade is a more modern musical adaptation of the legend. The lyrics are less dictated by the legend as Wooton’s song, but the musical arrangement has the same unearthly quality to it.

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   Why is Zennor a mermaid called 'morveren'?

   • In most versions of the legend, she is named ‘Morveren’, however, in his novel ‘Seat of Storms’ Craig Weatherhill includes a mermaid of Zennor named ‘Azenor’. This is most likely derived from ‘Asenora’, the original Breton name of St Senara who founded the church in Zennor.

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   Was Miranda a mermaid of Zennor?

   • In the 1948 movie Miranda, the titular Miranda's surname is Trewella and she was found at Pendour Cove, implying a connection to the Mermaid of Zennor. British writer Helen Dunmore was inspired in part by the Mermaid of Zennor when writing her Ingo Chronicles.

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   Who sang a mermaid in An Vorvoren a Senar?

   • In Bottrell’s An Vorvoren a Senar (that’s The Mermaid of Zennor in Cornish if you hadn’t already translated / worked it out) a choir boy and local squire’s son called Matthew Trewhella would sing in St Senara’s church every Sunday. On one of these occasions he reversed the role of the mythic siren and entranced a mermaid with his beautiful voice.

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9. www.transceltic.com › cornish › morveren-cornishMorveren - The Cornish Mermaid of Zennor - Transceltic

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   Feb 10, 2013 · Submitted by Transceltic team on February 10, 2013 - 11:19am. In Cornwall the cove of Pendour is located close to the village of Zennor. A local legend tells of the story of Morveren the mermaid who lived at Pendour Cove. She was attracted to Mathew Trewella a handsome young local man and was captivated by his beautiful voice.