In Search of the Druids
The Essay continues its epic exploration of the lives, tribes and traces of Albion's Iron Age peoples. Professor Ron Hutton interprets the evidence for the impact of the Druids.
The Essay continues its epic exploration of the lives, tribes and traces of Albion's Iron Age peoples. Professor Ron Hutton assesses the presence and role of the Druid's in Iron Age communities. Derided by the Roman records, celebrated and recreated many times over, the Druids have been imbued with ancient wisdom and mystic powers and yet the British were among the last to adopt them as heroic ancestors.
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