augurialseat?

Robin Hood’s Stride 3

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stubob Nov 30, 2002 16:18:20

Hey up,

Anyone with any ideas as what an 'Augurial Seat' might be.....Rooke mentions one near Robin Hoods Stride in his book Arcaeologia.....any info?

nice one
stu

Holy McGrail Nov 30, 2002 16:51:15

Replying to stubob

Hey up.

I assume one gets inaugurated in an augurial seat:

inaugurate:

verb (inaugurated, inaugurating) 1 to place (a person) in office with a formal ceremony. Compare induct. 2 to mark the beginning of (some activity) with a formal ceremony or dedication, etc. 3 to mark the opening of (a new building or service), especially by being the first person to try it out. inauguration noun. inaugurator noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 17c: from Latin inaugurare, literally 'to take omens'; see augur.

(from the chambers 21st century dictionary,)

greasemonkey Nov 30, 2002 22:43:01

Replying to stubob

snipped from
http://machaut.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/WEBSTER.page.sh?PAGE=101...

Augurial

Au*gu"ri*al (?), a. [L. augurialis.] Relating to augurs or to augury.

Augur

Au"gur (?), n. [L. Of uncertain origin: the first part of the word is perh. fr. L. avis bird, and the last syllable, gur, equiv. to the Skr. gar to call, akin to L. garrulus garrulous.]

1. (Rom. Antiq.) An official diviner who foretold events by the singing, chattering, flight, and feeding of birds, or by signs or omens derived from celestial phenomena, certain appearances of quadrupeds, or unusual occurrences.

2. One who foretells events by omens; a soothsayer; a diviner; a prophet.

Augury

Au"gu*ry (?), n.; pl. Auguries (). [L. aucurium.]
1. The art or practice of foretelling events by observing the actions of birds, etc.; divination.

2. An omen; prediction; prognostication; indication of the future; presage.

3. A rite, ceremony, or observation of an augur.
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so, perhaps it was a place for shamanic meditation and divination?

FourWinds Dec 2, 2002 11:20:52

Replying to stubob

'tis indeed a place of inauguration - i.e. where local kings where crowned etc.

There's quite a lot of them in Ireland, The Hill of Tara, Hill of Uisneach, Navan Fort and Rath Crauchan for instance.

The latter is (and the others for that matter are) nowt more than lumps in the ground now though:

http://www.megalithomania.com/show_site.php?site_id=664

gferg Dec 6, 2002 01:28:39

Replying to stubob

Moncriffe hill near Perth has an irin age fort on it which the landowner (an Earl?) gave over to the wildlife trust....then had to get it back because that was his ''seat' n without it he was no longer the Earl??????