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Religion in Britain from the Megaliths to Arthur. An Archaeological and Mythological Exploration

By Robin Melrose

Book information

Publisher
McFarland
Year
2016
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
146 MB (152612686 bytes)
Pages
\284
Time added
2017-06-03 23:41:21

Description

The Druids and the Arthurian legends are all most of us know about early Britain, from the Neolithic to the Iron Age (4500 BC-AD 43). Drawing on archaeological discoveries and medieval Welsh texts like the Mabinogion, this book explores the religious beliefs of the ancient Britons before the coming of Christianity, beginning with the megaliths--structures like Stonehenge--and the role they played in prehistoric astronomy.Topics include the mysterious Beaker people of the Early Bronze Age, Iron Age evidence of the Druids, the Roman period and the Dark Ages. The author discusses the myths of King Arthur and what they tell us about paganism, as well as what early churches and monasteries reveal about the enigmatic Druids.

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