Author: Morien O. MorganPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Druids and druidism
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
The Royal Winged Son of Stonehenge and Avebury
Author: Morien O. MorganPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Druids and druidism
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Includes proceedings of the annual general meetings of the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society.
Journey to Avalon
Author: Chris BarberPublisher: Weiser Books
ISBN: 1609251466
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
This book reveals the true identity of Arthur, and locates his courts and long-forgotten battle sites such as Badon and Camlan. It also uncovers the secret of the mysterious Isle of Avalon and Arthur's resting place in a Breton church. The authors present a convincing and conclusive answer to the puzzle of King Arthur. Glossary of terms in Welsh and English. Bibliography. Index. 78 illustrations.
Stonehenge and Its Barrows
Author: William Jerome HarrisonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Avebury (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
The Wiltshire Archæological and Natural History Magazine
Author: Edward Hungerford GoddardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 1066
Book Description
Eccentric Lives and Peculiar Notions
Author: John F. MichellPublisher: Adventures Unlimited Press
ISBN: 9780932813671
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Takes us into the bizarre and often humorous lives of such people as Lady Blount, who was sure that the earth is flat, Cyrus Teed, who believed that the earth is a hollow shell with us in the inside; Edward Hine, who believed that the British are the lost Tribes of Israel; and Baron de Guldenstubbe, who was sure that statues wrote him letters. British writer and housewife Nesta Webster devoted her life to exposing international conspiracies, and Father O'Callaghan devoted his to opposing interest on loans. The extraordinary characters in this book were and in some cases still are wholehearted enthusiasts for the various causes and outrageous notions they adopted, and John Michell describes their adventures with spirit and compassion.
The Prehistories of Baseball
Author: Seelochan BeharryPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 147661363X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Baseball's roots lie deep in our ancestral past. The ancient arts of throwing (distance warfare), hitting (close quarters combat), and running (attack and retreat) were woven into the earliest forms of baseball. Early humans recognized the importance of the sun and sought to placate it with sacrificial offerings, imitating its movements and deifying it. Myths and relics of these foundational practices and beliefs were carried westward across the Old World by Indo-European peoples. Games for the early British and Continental Europeans (notably the Celts and Druids) served military, religious, social and educational needs. As the Celts and Druids came under the control of the Roman Empire, and later the Christian Church, their customs and practices, including games, fell out of favor. Despite persecution, some folk games survived the millennia under such names as "stool-ball," "tut-ball," and "base-ball." Descendants of these peoples brought their variant games to the New World where the standardization of various informal rules led to their rapid spread. Baseball, with its underlying beliefs, superstitions and practices, still brings us together with familiar and comforting rituals as we assemble under the sun.
Catalogue
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 1028
Book Description
King Arthur
Author: Chris BarberPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473861845
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
This book is the culmination of over thirty years of work and research by the author, who is a King Arthur specialist and bestseller.The book brings new information to light by examining through a jigsaw of connections throughout Dark Age Britain, especially Wales and Cornwall, as King Arthur is revealed to have been a hereditary King of the ancient land of the Silures in South Wales. In this way, Chris Barber has set out to reveal the true identity of King Arthur, whose identity has been obscured by the mists of time and the imaginative embellishments of romantic writers through the ages. After sorting fact from fiction, he not only identifies the Celtic prince who gave rise to the legend of Arthur, but reveals his family background, 6th century inscribed stones bearing his name and those of his contemporaries; locations of his courts, battle sites such as Badon Llongborth and Camlann; the identity of his enemies, the ancient Isle of Avalon and his final resting place.
The Mysteries of Britain, Or, The Secret Rites and Traditions of Ancient Britain Restored
Author: Lewis SpencePublisher: Health Research Books
ISBN: 9780787308070
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
The Secret Rites and Traditions of Ancient Britain Restored. with 8 drawings by Wendy Wood & other illustrations. Frontispiece (The Rite of Initiation). This volume reveals the former existence within the British Islands of a very ancient native mystic.