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This classic study of the druids, one of the three intellectual classes of the early Celtic peoples, was first published by the University of Wales Press in 1966. The druids were the most enlightened and civilizing spiritual influence in Celtic Europe and were held in high regard as priests, philosophers, teachers and judges. Nora Chadwick's book examines and assesses the early written evidence of the Greeks and Romans and considers the druids within their historical context.The institution of druidism captured the imagination of the ancient classical world. Its appeal has continued to this day. Significant developments in the field during the last thirty years are discussed by Anne Ross in this revised edition, which also includes a map of the major known druidic sites and centres in Europe.The Druids is a scholarly work of interest and importance to all those who feel the perennial attraction of its subject.

s/t: The Story of Lindow Man, an Archaeological SensationIn 1984, remains of a corpse were found in an English peat bog & subsequently proven to be at least 1800 years old. The authors learned more about this man by examing the stomach contents & the body's physical appearance.Authors' NotePrologue: The riddle of the blackened breadThe silent witness Face to face with a DruidLovernios revealed The fox's earth The black year The golden twistEpilogue: The triple echo Appendix 1: The Druids Appendix 2: Celts & GermansAcknowledgmentsBibliographyIndex

Dust jacket "All over Europe uncounted numbers of gargoyles and grotesques leer down from the columns and towers of medieval churches and cathedrals. Since these carvings are virtually antipathetic to the aesthetics of Romanesque or Gothic architecture, and since they are certainly not Christian in intention, there must have been very strong reasons underlying their presence. This book sets out to show what these reasons were, illustrating the text with more than 100 examples of the art. The authors suggest that grotesque art stems directly from earlier pagan beliefs which the Church was unable - for its own safety - to fully eradicate, and so allowed to exist side by side with orthodox Christian images. The few contemporary documents surviving are naturally silent on such a taboo subject, but evidence comes from the objects themselves. An extraordinary picture emerges. Ronald Sheridan and Dr Anne Ross, Britain's leading authority on Celtic studies, identify these intriguing sculptures with pagan gods, giants, and folk figures whose antiquity may be as old as man's in Europe. Head-devouring ogres, foliate heads, biting and beaked heads, serpents - images which have been interpreted in terms of Christian visions of Hell - take on new meaning...."