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| Well, before anyone jumps down my throat again (should be getting used to that by now) I did say the suggested figures were very "reminiscent" of Lleu and Blodeuwedd's saga, I'm not saying they *are* this story. But it wouldn't surprise me if they were. British folk culture is deep - we know how deep thanks to the incredible story of the Cheddar Gorge Man. What appeals to me so much about the imagery is the owl symbol because it reminds me a lot of this - it is the most convincing image for me at Foxhill, if indeed it is an owl? http://www.britishmuseum.org/e[...]age=ps140811.jpg&retpage=21257 I personally think the Cerne Abbas Giant is a folly; I think the Uffington White Horse is genuine but I wonder if it was always a horse? I do believe Celtic lore can stretch back into prehistory because the Iron Age culture came after the Bronze Age, the cultural continuity only disrupted by the Romans - which is tragic - but I think enough remained to piece together what was lost, some of it at any rate, one day. But a great deal is cultural amnesia: what was Wayland's Smithy called before Wayland - it surely had a name? Some things we may never know now. Cerne is a Celtic place name, it means cairn. The fact that the Church planted an abbey there makes me wonder if Cerne was not a significant location in pre-Christian times, the archaeology there seems to suggest that it was? http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=cairn A cairn can be a sepulchral monument and there are plenty of barrows dotted around Cerne Abbas - and a holy well http://www.megalithic.co.uk/a5[...]/Dorset/cernewell_pc101649.jpg Reply | with quote | Posted by megalith6 21st August 2013ce 04:09 In reply to: Re: Foxhill Farm, nr Liddington. (Rhiannon)3 replies: Re: Foxhill Farm, nr Liddington. (tiompan) Re: Foxhill Farm, nr Liddington. (tjj) Re: Foxhill Farm, nr Liddington. (nigelswift) |
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