Comments on: Yet another strange reason why I kinda miss Dubya. http://sodblog.com/general/yet-another-strange-reason-why-i-kinda-miss-dubya/ The Internet's home for sarcasm. Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:21:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jonathan Dore http://sodblog.com/general/yet-another-strange-reason-why-i-kinda-miss-dubya/#comment-1105 Jonathan Dore Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:12:09 +0000 http://www.sodblog.com/?p=3687#comment-1105 I'd imagine it's a veiled reference to William Langland's epic poem "Piers Plowman" (or strictly, "The Vision of William Concerning Piers Plowman"), which begins with the author falling asleep on the Malvern Hills (where this plaque is) and having a dream (which forms the substance of the poem). According to Wiki he "has a vision of a tower set upon a hill and a fortress (donjon) in a deep valley; between these symbols of heaven and hell is a "fair field full of folk", representing the world of mankind. In the early part of the poem Piers, the humble plowman of the title, appears and offers himself as the narrator's guide to Truth." I can't say I see what connection the plaque writer is making -- it's just that any allusion to having a dream on or about the Malvern Hills is likely to be in some way a reference to Piers Plowman. I’d imagine it’s a veiled reference to William Langland’s epic poem “Piers Plowman” (or strictly, “The Vision of William Concerning Piers Plowman”), which begins with the author falling asleep on the Malvern Hills (where this plaque is) and having a dream (which forms the substance of the poem). According to Wiki he “has a vision of a tower set upon a hill and a fortress (donjon) in a deep valley; between these symbols of heaven and hell is a “fair field full of folk”, representing the world of mankind. In the early part of the poem Piers, the humble plowman of the title, appears and offers himself as the narrator’s guide to Truth.”

I can’t say I see what connection the plaque writer is making — it’s just that any allusion to having a dream on or about the Malvern Hills is likely to be in some way a reference to Piers Plowman.

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