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The Anglo-Saxons considered themselves descendants of Odin: "By the end of the sixth century
the leaders of these communities were styling themselves kings, though it should not be assumed that all of them were Germanic
in origin. The Bretwalda concept is taken as evidence for a presence of a number of early Anglo-Saxon elite families. What
Bede seems to imply in his Bretwalda is the ability to extract tribute, overawe and/or protect the small regions, which
may well have been relatively short-lived in any one instance. Ostensibly "Anglo-Saxon" dynasties variously replaced one another
in this role in a discontinuous but influential and potent roll call of warrior elites. Importantly, whatever their origin
or whenever they flourished, they established their claim to lordship through their links to extended kin ties. As Helen Peake
jokingly points out “they all just happened to be related back to Woden”.
The Curtain Theater was opened in Elizabethan times just outside of London.
It was called the Curtain because of its proximity to a place called Curtain Close, supposedly not because of the
fact that theaters have curtains. It was the venue of Shakespeare and his company of actors Lord Chamberlain's Men: "It was the venue of several
of
Shakespeare's plays, including Romeo and Juliet (which gained "Curtain plaudits") and Henry V.
In this latter play the somewhat undistinguished Curtain gains immortal
fame by being described by Shakespeare as "this wooden O." "This wooden o" was likely
a reference to Oden, since a play is a sort of magic act.
The Curtain Theater, this wooden O
Woodinville, Washington USA
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