Archaic England: An Essay in Deciphering Prehistory from Megalithic Monuments, Earthworks, Customs, Coins, Place-names, and Faerie SuperstitionsChapman & Hall Limited, 1920 - 894 páginas |
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according Akerman Alban ancient archæology Avebury Bards barrow Biddenden Bona Dea Britain British Britons Cabiri called cave Celtic Celts centre Chislehurst Caves Christian Iconography Didron church circle coins connection connoted Cornish Cornwall Cretan Crete cross curious dene holes divine Druids earth Elphin emblem England English equated Etruria evidently fact fairy Father feet festival figures fire Folklore Gaulish giant Gnostic goddess Golden Golden Legend Greek head Hill Holy illustrated implied Ireland Irish island Janus John King known land legend little doubt London Lord Maiden Mary Max Müller means meant megalithic modern Mother mystic mythology neighbourhood neighbouring once originally pagan place-name prehistoric probably Queen radically represented river rock Roman sacred saint Sancreed says seemingly Skeat stone Stonehenge Street suggested supposed symbol Tarchon term to-day town tradition tree Troy Wales Welsh wheel whence White Horse word worship
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