Who are druids? Detailed answer

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Who are druids?

In truth, we know very little about the druids - they left no records behind them, so when the last of them died, all their knowledge and teachings forever left this world. Many of the common misunderstandings associated with the druids arose from the fertile soil of the pictures drawn by the imagination of John Aubrey, a historian who lived at the end of the XNUMXth century.

Aubrey was fascinated by the mystery of Stonehenge, or rather, by the fact that it was built by the hands of the Druids who performed their rites there. Since there was very little information about them at that time, and Aubrey could not use scientific methods to determine the date of construction of Stonehenge, such an answer to the mysterious riddle seemed quite obvious. On his initiative, the Order of the Druids was re-founded and special ceremonies were invented, held at Stonehenge on the day of the summer solstice.

We know from the ancient Roman historian Pliny and from the reports of Julius Caesar about the wars in Gaul that even at the turn of the XNUMXrd and XNUMXnd centuries BC. e. Druids enjoyed considerable influence among the Celts. Their authority in the field of laws, religion, history and natural sciences was indisputable.

Pliny tells us about the religious significance of mistletoe (a type of plant) and oak. Julius Caesar, well aware of the role of the Druids in the life of the peoples who inhabited Britain, understandably preferred not to trust them. Therefore, he was rather inclined to report their human sacrifices in times of great misfortune, as well as their insignificant wisdom and knowledge.

During Roman rule, the Druids had to move farther and farther west until they finally settled on the island of England. Here they prayed to their gods and continued to teach people until, with the advent of Christianity, their religion died completely.

Author: Likum A.

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