Druides - Mystery of the Celtic Priests | History Documentary Watch 'The Egtved Girl: A 3,000-Year-Old Bronze Age Mystery' here: https://youtu.be/Dzf01rsS49c Druids: A mystery that has not yet been re
New to much of my Ancestry at 64 ,everyday I get to embrace the meaning and loving purpose we are here for,so much we all have to be grateful for. Thank you
Always end up replying again , the landscape is moving and will look different in a few thousand or less years,we are blessed by the grace that holds this moment in time for each of us.
I know the channel has nothing to do with the production of the documentary, but as an bio-archaeologist, I want the pubic to know: not all scientists are only interested in the physical. There are whole fields of science that focus on the languages and oral traditions of cultures (linguists and ethnographers, respectfully). Yes, we often rely on each other for additional support in our research but no, they don't only listen to my side of the story. Nor should they.
This is the most interesting thing i have read. The comments are even more interesting. I read a book about William Roache (Ken Barlow from Coronation Street) Druidism is spiritual today. The book is Spirit on the Street. From the point of view at the present time. I love to learn snd would like to know more. Any pointers? Are you able to do more videos like this one? ❤❤❤
In Welsh culture, the Black Cauldron was a prize from Ireland brought back by Bran the blessed. A cauldron that if you put your dead warriors into, they would climb out ready to fight but would be mute. Kinda like today's zombie myths.
Also, you can easily cut oak twigs with a golden sickle. I've done it in service as a Bard. Sure, it won't last as long, but it'll work for many summers.
Druids probably didn't write anything down for the same reason early Christians weren't allowed to read the Bible, to keep the information of their rituals to themselves. The worst thing to ever occur to the human race was the first person who convinced those around them that they were the only ones who could speak to gods.
I’m Irish & Manx on my moms side, and indigenous (Cherokee, Choctaw & Potawatomi) on my dads. I’m always so fascinated and surprised by so many of the similarities in traditions and practices within them. Specifically the reverence and stewardship for the natural world
@0:33 I always love when they tell us the druids read Greek and Latin , but wrote down nothing . Their enemys burned groves and murdered thousands , yet the "historians" never think the Romans would burn text while burning sacred forest and villages .
Don’t judge Druids and people from antiquity for human sacrifice for failed crops and such. People today are no different. We just worship gods with names like Capitalism and Profit and sacrifice at least some thousands of lives a day around the globe on their altars. It gives the rest of us the ability to live in relative plenty.
It always aggravates me that documentary makers put so much emphasis on druids and human sacrifice. Many cultures have that background in ancient times. Also that the archeologists don't seem to have read the old stories and legends, so their interpretations lack cultural perspective.
Thanks for sharing. Quite a lot of inaccuracies though. Rome absolutely feared the Gauls, the Britons, and especially the Picts. They wiped out these cultures and their histories. They needed people to believe they were barbarians and uncivilized to justify their slaughter and erasure from history books.
Rome expanded to secure borders, trade routes, and resources. Celtic Gaul was wealthy, decentralized, and militarily formidable—exactly the kind of region Rome wanted to control. The Celts had sacked Rome in 390 BCE, a trauma Romans never forgot. Conquering Gaul was partly psychological: Rome wanted to eliminate a threat that had once humiliated them. Proud of our Celtic ancestors, their traditions & beautiful artworks will live on forever.
Leaders were accountable for choices that impacted their people. A king lived for his people, not the other way around like today. Nowadays the people pay for mistakes leaders make. Twisted reality
The mysterious wizards of the Celts have always fascinated us. They are an integral part of ancient literature, as heroes of Irish legends and stars of modern fantasy worlds. So who were they really? Druids were one of two esteemed social classes among the Celts - the other being warriors - the intelligentsia. Druids were judges, lawyers, healers, teachers and their high social standing gave them a political role as well. They served as advisors, diplomats, and military strategists.
Druids did not record their knowledge in writing, they memorized vast amounts of lore, genealogies, and the "Brehon Laws" (the ancient Irish legal system), which they passed down through oral tradition. This documentary sifts through the available records.
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Also, you can easily cut oak twigs with a golden sickle. I've done it in service as a Bard. Sure, it won't last as long, but it'll work for many summers.
Rome expanded to secure borders, trade routes, and resources. Celtic Gaul was wealthy, decentralized, and militarily formidable—exactly the kind of region Rome wanted to control. The Celts had sacked Rome in 390 BCE, a trauma Romans never forgot. Conquering Gaul was partly psychological: Rome wanted to eliminate a threat that had once humiliated them. Proud of our Celtic ancestors, their traditions & beautiful artworks will live on forever.
Druids did not record their knowledge in writing, they memorized vast amounts of lore, genealogies, and the "Brehon Laws" (the ancient Irish legal system), which they passed down through oral tradition. This documentary sifts through the available records.