ALEATORIC PLACES

Aleatoric places are places decided by chance. Sometime people, especially in the ancient world, enlisted some unpredictable phenomenon to make the difficult decision of where to establish a place for them. Here are some examples.

St Walstan

Llangynwyd

St Carannog

Riding the Dragon

The Founding of Thebes, as directed by the Delphic Oracle

The Recreation of the Temple of Thor at Thorsness in Iceland by Thorolf Mostrarskegg