A pagan went on a crime spree after walking from south Wales to Somerset on a "pilgrimage." Mark Davies stole three cars because he was "disillusioned with the world", Cardiff Crown Court heard. The 41-year-old spent five days walking from his town Chepstow to Glastonbury on what he described as a spiritual journey for last year's winter solstice in which pagans celebrate the "re-birth" of the sun for the new year. Davies was among those to watch the sun come up on December 21 after the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. His barrister Will Bebb said: "He began a pilgrimage to Glastonbury with good intentions. He walked there, which took five days, and at that point felt disillusioned with the world. "He didn't want to live anymore. He stole a car, and knew he made a significant mistake. He admits he went on a spree." In the Christmas period following the solstice, Davies committed a series of offences on his way back to Wales. These included the thefts of a Ford Mondeo in Glastonbury and both a Range Rover and VW Golf in Monmouthshire . The judge, Recorder Andrew Hammond, said Davies got his hands on two of the car keys by cutting the power cables of a home in Devauden, near Chepstow, and burgling the property while its owners were on holiday. As well as the keys he stole a £300 chainsaw. Davies, of no fixed address, also stole three parcels — which contained items valuing £26 — from a man's letterbox. The court heard all vehicles were returned to their owners. He pleaded guilty to burglary, stealing the cars and parcels, and harassing his mother by breaching a restraining order. "You used your son to pass a threatening message on to her," said Recorder Hammond. Davies had 21 previous offences on his record including "a large number" of thefts and burglaries as well as violence against his mother and arson. Mr Bebb argued his client had been "remarkably candid" with police about his actions and had helped "fill in many gaps in the investigation." The barrister said Davies had been a "rather successful" labourer with two businesses in south Wales, but had been "cut off from that" last year when he was released from a previous jail term to approved premises in Plymouth, an area where he did not have a support network, the court heard. Recorder Hammond said: "Throughout this offending you have shown a complete disregard for the property rights of other people, and you have caused your own mother very considerable anxiety and distress through the deliberate breach of a restraining order." The judge added that he recognised Davies had been "at a low ebb" and had recently been released from prison without adequate support. He imposed a 30-month prison term and ordered Davies to pay the owner of the parcels £26 in compensation.