The DruidsDescribes Celtic society in which the historic Druids lived in the second century BC, the sources of information about Druids in classical and vernacular writings, and the creation of Druid myths. |
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 12 |
THE CELTIC WORLD OF THE DRUIDS | 34 |
THE DRUIDS IN THE CLASSICAL | 91 |
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