To: blam
The sacred rod, a sort of curved stick, was believed to be a tool which helped priests trace out an area of the sky for watching birds whose passage would determine important decisions such as where to found a city.
The more you read about ancient people, the more you believe stories like this were the public cover for valid strategic reasoning that was kept secret. This type of thinking more typifies the Dark Ages.
10 posted on
05/12/2006 5:20:47 PM PDT by
UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide
(Give Them Liberty Or Give Them Death! - IT'S ISLAM, STUPID! - Islam Delenda Est! - Rumble thee forth)
To: UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide
In the old days the king wouldn't make a major move if the omens were unfavorable. Wouldn't be a surprise if this is still the practice in the halls of power.
15 posted on
05/13/2006 7:39:11 AM PDT by
RightWhale
(Off touch and out of base)
To: UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide
a curved stick - more likely it was a back scratcher...
24 posted on
05/16/2006 6:01:03 AM PDT by
Hegemony Cricket
(Seems to me you've lived your life like a Camel in the wind - blowing smoke from both ends)
To: UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide
The sacred rod, a sort of curved stick Did the king have an intern named Monicus?
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