[blam]

GGG Ping.

[PeterPrinciple]

Instead of hiding from the vikings is it possible they stored their vegetables there?

Sounds like a good old fashioned "cave" we used to have on the farm.

[Supernatural]

Hiding when the Vikings came to town seems like a very good idea.

[facedown]

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[riker7]

I thought the Vikings were peace loving seafarers who only wished to trade with their neighbors. Why would anyone want to hide from them?

[riker7]

I thought the Vikings were peace loving seafarers who only wished to trade with their neighbors. Why would anyone want to hide from them?

[afraidfortherepublic]

Because of a trip I took to Ireland in 2001, I am the grateful recipient of a beautiful bi-monthly publication called "Ireland of the Welcomes".

In the most recent issue there is a long article about Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth -- three 5000 year old stone age burial sites north of Dublin. Apparently, Newgrange is also an astronomical site, built in the stone age to mark the shortest day of the year.

Newgrange has a slit in the ground that focuses a sunbeam on the day of the winter solstice against the back wall of this long tunnel. Dec. 21 or 22 is the only day of the year when the sun can penetrate the tunnel and fall on the wall at the end.

These burial mounds are quite elaborate and decorated with many spirals and other figures of ornamentation. They were built by stone age people long before the pyramids of Egypt without the help of metal tools.

The article was fascinating, and I am sorry that Newgrange was not on our tour.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Knowth

Newgrange interior.

The Winter Solstice sun illuminating the quartz wall. I don't know if this will flash, but if you go to the Knowth link above, you can see this photo in action.

Famous Irish megalithic tri-spirals seen in the cave.

[afraidfortherepublic]

The mound is circled with 97 enormous stones. To keep them apart, they all have a number nowadays. The entrance stone (stone number 1) is richly decorated, but this one, number 52 or so, is almost as beautiful.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Go here for a tour of some of the tombs -- very well done Click

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Blam.

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[Ptarmigan]

I know Vikings invaded what is now Ireland. Those Celtic artifacts look similar to Anasazi artifacts.

[Fintan]

 

[JennysCool]

Great place to hide out from work!

[restornu]

As I was reading this thoughts came to mind of the history and legends of the Irish in their back groud of story telling some would be a boogieman type etc.

But they being a brave and courageous type folks who I beleive as well as the whole of UK being descendance of tribe of Israel "NOT to confuse with British Israelite distorted version of today!", but as history unfolds I am sure we will learn the correct untarnish truth.

[FeliciaCat]

I thought these were where the faires & goblins lived....

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Pinging me Irish list.