River Tweed
About River Tweed
The River Tweed, or Tweed Water, is a river 97 miles (156 km) long that flows east across the Border region in Scotland and northern England. Tweed cloth derives its name from its association with the River Tweed. The Tweed is one of the great salmon rivers of Britain and the only river in England where an Environment Agency rod licence is not required for angling. The river generates a large income for the local borders region, attracting anglers from all around the world.
On the show
Merlin in the original myth is alleged to have been buried at a crossover between two rivers: the River Tweed and a little stream called Powsail Burn. In the legends it was written that if ever the Powsail Burn and the Tweed were to meet at the place of Merlin's final resting place, then England and Scotland would have the same monarch, and this prediction is in medieval text. On the exact day that James the Sixth of Scotland and James the First of England was crowned in 1603, the banks of the River Tweed broke and it flooded into the Powsail Burn and they met.
from 121: No Such Thing As The Sword In The Carbon Fibre, 2016-07-08 at 00:02:56 · read transcript
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