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TomBo Jun 12, 2003 16:50:57
Replying to Pete G

I love that quote!

It's the golden bit that makes me think its connected to the Sun. More specifically, the golden horse - many of Europe's solar deities are horse riders. And then there's the name "Zil". This has to be taken in the context of the enormous weight of "circumstantial" evidence connecting this (approximate) sound to solar ideas across Europe. These three factors together are what is suggestive to me. If it was a folk-memory of golden grave goods then why the horse? Is there an historical King Zil?

You should know that I never write these things as though they are certain facts. I present them merely as suggestive possibilities.

T TomBo
TomBo Jun 12, 2003 16:52:53
Replying to TomBo

See what I mean about being prepared to seem the fool? I'd sooner be wrong than never have tried to understand! : )

P Pete G
Pete G Jun 12, 2003 16:59:38
Replying to TomBo

Stukeley found the remains of a buried horse on top silbury.
Iron aged bridles and odd pieces of metal.
The thing is about names is that most of them are anglo-saxon and the original name that the neolithic constructors had for it is not known for sure.
Local legend said that Silbury was raised while a possett of milk was seething.
Core samples show that it was built in one go and not as previously thought over a period of years.