A classic pub name – the Three Kings, the Magi of the Christmas story, who followed the star to Bethlehem with their gifts
The Three Kings holds three hundred and eighty-seven reviews and a 4.3 – a solid score on a good sample – and it bears a classic and evocative old pub name: the Three Kings, the Magi of the Christmas story, who followed the star of wonder to Bethlehem, bearing their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
The three wise men
“The Three Kings” honours the Magi – the “three kings” or “three wise men” of the beloved Christmas story, among the most famous and beloved figures in all of Western tradition. According to the Gospel story, the Magi were wise men from the East who, seeing a wondrous new star in the heavens, followed it on a long journey to Bethlehem, to seek out and honour the newborn child – bringing with them their three famous gifts: gold, frankincense and myrrh. They are among the most beloved and evocative figures of the Christmas story – the wise kings from the East, the long journey following the star, the precious gifts, the honouring of the child. There is genuine wonder and beauty to it – the three wise kings, the journey of faith, the wondrous star, the precious gifts. As a pub name, “The Three Kings” flies this beloved and evocative Christmas image – the wise men, the star, the gifts, the whole beautiful story.
The star of wonder
At the heart of the Three Kings’ story is the wondrous star – the great star that they followed to Bethlehem, one of the most beautiful and evocative images in all the Christmas tradition. The Star of Bethlehem, the wondrous new star that appeared in the heavens and guided the wise men on their journey, is one of the most beautiful and beloved of all Christmas images – the great shining star, the guide across the night, the wonder in the heavens. It is celebrated in the beloved carols (the famous “star of wonder, star of night” of “We Three Kings”), and in the whole beautiful Christmas tradition – the wondrous star, the guiding light, the wonder in the sky. There is genuine beauty and wonder in it – the shining star, the guide of the wise men, the wonder of the Christmas heavens. As part of the name, it brings this note of beauty and wonder – the star of wonder, the guiding light, the beautiful Christmas image.
The gifts and the journey
The Three Kings are famous, too, for their gifts and their journey – both rich with beauty and meaning. Their three gifts – gold (for a king), frankincense (for the divine) and myrrh – are among the most famous gifts in all of tradition, rich with symbolism and beauty, and the very origin of the beloved tradition of Christmas gift-giving. And their long journey – following the star across the lands from the East – is a beautiful image of the journey of faith, the long and devoted quest, the following of the wondrous star. There is genuine beauty and meaning in it – the precious gifts, the long journey, the following of the star, the whole beautiful story of the wise men. As a pub name, “The Three Kings” carries all of this beauty and meaning – the wise men, the star, the gifts, the journey, the whole beloved Christmas story. Its solid score across a good sample suggests it serves its area well – a good, popular, well-liked pub, worthily bearing its beautiful name. There is genuine beauty and wonder in it.
There is genuine beauty and wonder in the name – the three wise kings, the star of wonder, the precious gifts, the journey of faith, the whole beloved Christmas story. It is a classic, beautiful, evocative old pub name, rich with wonder and meaning. Its solid score across a good sample marks it as a genuinely good and popular pub, worthily bearing its beautiful name. The Prat’s desk salutes the three wise kings, follows the star of wonder, and raises a glass to the beautiful old name.
The pub
A solid, popular pub doing a good 4.3 across a good sample, classically named “The Three Kings” – after the wise men of the Christmas story, who followed the star of wonder to Bethlehem.
Verdict
Solid, popular, and beautifully evocative – the Three Kings, flying the wise men and the star of wonder of the beloved Christmas story.
Have a pint at the Three Kings, and enjoy the beautiful name – the three wise kings of the Christmas story, who followed the star of wonder to Bethlehem with their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
Alan Nafzger was born in Lubbock, Texas, the son Swiss immigrants. He grew up on a dairy in Windthorst, north central Texas. He earned degrees from Midwestern State University (B.A. 1985) and Texas State University (M.A. 1987). University College Dublin (Ph.D. 1991). Dr. Nafzger has entertained and educated young people in Texas colleges for 37 years. Nafzger is best known for his dark novels and experimental screenwriting. His best know scripts to date are Lenin’s Body, produced in Russia by A-Media and Sea and Sky produced in The Philippines in the Tagalog language. In 1986, Nafzger wrote the iconic feminist western novel, Gina of Quitaque. He currently lives in Holloway, North London. Contact: [email protected]
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