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... festival of Belenos , and the various , now purely local festivals traceable back to Cernunnos or , say , Epona , with the Padstow " Hobby - Horse " providing a good example . No surviving occasion can be traced to Esus , Teutatis or ...
... festival of Belenos , and the various , now purely local festivals traceable back to Cernunnos or , say , Epona , with the Padstow " Hobby - Horse " providing a good example . No surviving occasion can be traced to Esus , Teutatis or ...
Page 123
... festivals : Imbolc , marking the lactation of the ewes ; Beltain , marking not only the beginning of sum- mer , but also the time when the cattle were driven to their open - air pastures . Or those , like Samain , " summer's end ...
... festivals : Imbolc , marking the lactation of the ewes ; Beltain , marking not only the beginning of sum- mer , but also the time when the cattle were driven to their open - air pastures . Or those , like Samain , " summer's end ...
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... festivals . It is probable , too , that Vortigern , aging and traditionalist in outlook , not only sought Druidic advice , but also kept up the important festivals . This would bring Druidism down to the 5th Century , but we know also ...
... festivals . It is probable , too , that Vortigern , aging and traditionalist in outlook , not only sought Druidic advice , but also kept up the important festivals . This would bring Druidism down to the 5th Century , but we know also ...
Common terms and phrases
6th Century actually Ancient Wisdom animal Apollo Arthur Arthurian legends associated bards battle become Belenos believed body Brahmins Britain British Caesar called Cartimandua Cattle Raid cauldron Celtic gods Celtic society Celtic world Celts centre Century BC Cernunnos certainly Christian Chulainn classical Conchobhar connexion course Cu Chulainn cult custom death deities described Diodorus Diogenes Diviciacus divine doubt Druidesses Druidic Druidism Druids Esus example fact festivals Gaul Gaulish Geoffrey Geoffrey Ashe giant goddess Greek Gundestrup Cauldron human sacrifice Indo-European Ireland Irish Isle Kendrick king later London Lugh Magi magical magicians Maponos Markale means mentioned Merlin myth Odinn original pagan perhaps Posidonius possessed practice priests probably Pythagoras references religion religious Revue Celtique ritual role Roman Scotland shaman shamanistic similar spirit Stokes Stonehenge stories Strabo supernatural suppose survival Taranis Teutatis tion tribal tribes Tuatha De Danann victim Vortigern Wales Welsh witchcraft witches word writers