Re: Jaldon's wrong river

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From: Robert McArthur <mcarthur_at_fit.qut.edu.au>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 1995 10:22:50 +1000 (EST)

Peter Metcalfe expounds
> >What is the myth behind the name of Jaldon's Wrong River ?
>
> Something like the Charge of the Light Brigade, I suppose. 'Attack the
> dragon by the River'. Jaldon charges for the Grand Dragon by another
> river (later known as his Wrong River) and gets slaughtered as a result.

I thought it was that it was the only river still flowing the wrong way - ie. away from the sea, uphill. Though why Jaldon has his name associated with it I don't know.

Robert McArthur

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