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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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   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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4. dev.zennorparishcouncil.gov.uk › explore › theThe Mermaid of Zennor « Zennor Parish

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   ‘Zennor folks tell the following story, which, according to them, accounts for a singular carving on a bench-end in their Church. Hundreds of years ago a very beautiful and richly attired lady attended service in Zennor Church occasionally—now and then she went to Morvah also; —her visits were by no means regular, —often long intervals would elapse between them.

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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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   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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   The Mermaid of Zennor is one of the most known mermaid legends. It's a story about a beautiful and richly dress woman with astonishing voice, who occasionally visited the church of Saint Senara. The locals knew something was wrong with her. They didn't know who is she or wher is she from or when she will appear. They only knew she has an enchanting voice complimeting her amazing beauty, and ...

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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).

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   Who wrote the Mermaid of Zennor?

   • The tale of the Mermaid of Zennor (An Vorvoren a Senar in Cornish) first appears in writing in the work of William Bottrell (1816-1881). This can be seen in his Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall, Vol. 2 written in 1873. Since then the tale has appeared in many contemporary incarnations, from poetry to pop songs.

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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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   Who wrote the final stanza of the Mermaid of Zennor?

   • For a more poetic outlook on the story, one must look to Vernon Watkins’ poem from the 1960s, The Ballad of the Mermaid of Zennor. In particular, its final stanza: And say you died for me.

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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 ...