The Druids: What Do We Really Know

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Arienne King
by ReligionForBreakfast
published on 26 March 2021

The Druids. The mysterious Celtic religious specialists of ancient Ireland, Britain, and Northern Europe. But who were they really? What historical evidence corroborates their existence?

Bibliography:
Andrew Fitzpatrick, “Druids: Towards an Archaeology,” Communities and Connections: Essays in Honor of Barry Cunliffe, 287

Anthony King and Graham Soffe, "Internal Organization and Deposition at the Iron Age Temple on Hayling Island (Hampshire), https://sites.google.com/site/tixxys/theromantemple/the-temple-in-depth

Barry Cunliffe, "Druids: A Very Short Introduction," Oxford University Press, 2010.

British Museum Celtic Spoons: https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery.aspx?partid=1&assetid=791976001&objectid=828993

https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=829014&partId=1

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