GARGOYLE PILLAR STYLE GLASS TOP TABLE
Add a touch of the Gothic to your home decor with this Gargoyle Stone Pillar End Table Base with Glass top. Standing 23 3/4" tall with a cold cast poly resin the base has the "Weight" "Look" "Feel" and even "Sound" of real Porous Stone. Featuring intricate knot patterns and carved gargoyle corner pieces, its mirror polished glass top is perfect for your precious collectibles. Made from heavy cold cast resin, indoor / outdoor use, gray stone finish. Size: 23.75"H X 21.25"L


THE MEDIEVAL GARGOYLE
The word "Gargoyle" shares a common root with the word "Gargle"; which comes from "gargouille", an French word for "Throat". A true gargoyle is a waterspout. The word “gargoyle” is also a derivative from the Latin word, “gurgulio”, which had a double meaning, “throat”, and the “gurgling” sound water makes as it passes through a gargoyle. A carved creature that does not serve the purpose of a drain pipe is frequently referred to as a "Grotesque".

Legend has it, that a fierce dragon named La Gargouille described as having a long, reptilian neck, a slender snout and membranous wings lived in a cave near the river Seine. The dragon caused much fear and destruction with its fiery breath, spouting water and the devouring of ships and men. Each year, the residents of Rouen would placate Gargouille with an offering of a victim, usually a criminal, though it was said the dragon preferred maidens.

Around 600, the village was saved by St. Romanis, who promised to deal with the dragon if the townspeople agreed to be baptized and to build a church. Romanus subdued the dragon by making the sign of the cross and then led the now docile beast back to town on a leash made from his priest's robe. La Gargouille was then burned at the stake, it is said that his head and neck were so well tempered by the heat of his fiery breath, that they would not burn. These remnants were then mounted on the town wall and became the model for gargoyles for centuries to come.