Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: Jamestown1630
Because now, there is archeological evidence for some of the things that Julius Caesar wrote.

True, there isn't any written, by them, evidence for Druidic practices; however, there are ancient Celitic stories, that though they have changed through the ages ( a la the game "TELEPHONE" ), regarding certain things.

Through ancient Roman writings, we DO know that the holy and oak trees were "sacred" to the Druids, AND even to this day, some aspects of Christmas and Halloween are STILL in practice today.

And then there's the newly found, OLDEST tales re Merlin, that are far different from the once oldest English and French versions.

16 posted on 06/28/2025 2:36:17 PM PDT by nopardons
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 12 | View Replies ]


To: nopardons

Don’t forget the bog bodies.


19 posted on 06/28/2025 4:18:24 PM PDT by Salamander (Please visit my profile page to help me go home again. https://www.givesendgo.com/GCRRD)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies ]

To: nopardons

Boorman’s gorgeous Excalibur included the mythological/sacred kingship aspect wonderfully.

The land fell barren because Arthur was “ broken” and needed to be healed by the Grail.

Even the movie The Fisher King ( love it) touched upon cleverly masked Arthurian mythology

I could even drag in the drawing and quartering and distributing his bits around the countryside of The Wallace as a backfiring bad idea by Longshanks because the heathen peasantry understood the sacred kingship aspects and were inflamed to fight.


38 posted on 06/29/2025 3:46:10 PM PDT by Salamander (Please visit my profile page to help me go home again. https://www.givesendgo.com/GCRRD)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson