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08-12-2005, 07:37 AM
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oops...forget another tid bit that was floating around in my grey matter.
As Legend Has It The legend of King Arthur provides another story of the construction of Stonehenge. It is told by the twelfth century writer, Geoffrey of Monmouth, in his History of the Kings of Britain that Merlin brought the stones to the Salisbury Plain from Ireland. Sometime in the fifth century, there had been a massacre of 300 British noblemen by the treacherous Saxon leader, Hengest. Geoffrey tells us that the high king, Aurelius Ambrosius, wanted to create a fitting memorial to the slain men. Merlin suggested an expedition to Ireland for the purpose of transplanting the Giant's Ring stone circle to Britain. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, the stones of the Giant's Ring were originally brought from Africa to Ireland by giants (who else but giants could handle the job?). The stones were located on "Mount Killaraus" and were used as a site for performing rituals and for healing. Led by King Uther and Merlin, the expedition arrived at the spot in Ireland. The Britons, none of whom were giants, apparently, were unsuccessful in their attempts to move the great stones. At this point, Merlin realized that only his magic arts would turn the trick. So, they were dismantled and shipped back to Britain where they were set up as they had been before, in a great circle, around the mass grave of the murdered noblemen. The story goes on to tell that Aurelius, Uther and Arthur's successor, Constantine were also buried there in their time*. Present Day Stonehenge Situated in a vast plain, surrounded by hundreds of round barrows, or burial mounds, the Stonehenge site is truly impressive, and all the more so, the closer you approach. It is a place where much human effort was expended for a purpose we can only guess at. Some people see it as a place steeped in magic and mystery, some as a place where their imaginations of the past can be fired and others hold it to be a sacred place. But whatever viewpoint is brought to it and whatever its original purpose was, it should be treated as the ancients treated it, as a place of honor . The modern age has not been altogether kind to Stonehenge, despite the lip service it pays to the preservation of heritage sites. There is a major highway running no more than 100 yards away from the stones, and a commercial circus has sprung up around it, complete with parking lots, gift shops and ice cream stands. The organization, English Heritage, is committed to righting these wrongs, and in the coming years, we may get to see Stonehenge in the setting for which it was originally created. Despite all its dilapidation and the encroachment of the modern world, Stonehenge, today, is an awe-inspiring sight, and no travel itinerary around Britain should omit it. 
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08-12-2005, 07:40 AM
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I think it was a bunch of realy drunk men who thought it would be a laugh at our expense trying to figure out what the stones are for and what the stones mean and little did they know it would last for centuries.
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08-12-2005, 08:21 AM
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I read Stonehenge was an early attempt to precisely map positions of stars and planets to facilitate better horoscope writing.
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08-12-2005, 08:22 AM
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08-12-2005, 08:24 AM
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Well here's a little info from our Canadian friends.
TORONTO (Reuters) - Stonehenge is a massive fertility symbol, according to Canadian researchers who believe they have finally cracked the mystery of the ancient monument in southern England. In the arrangement of the stones, the researchers say they have spotted the original design: female genitalia. The theory is laid out in a paper entitled "Stonehenge: a view from medicine" in the July issue of Britain's Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. So... that's THAT.
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08-12-2005, 08:32 AM
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08-12-2005, 12:19 PM
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What's wrong with not believing it was built by aliens:( I have problems with the whole idea of aliens landing and building shit then taking off again. I mean is it like an intergalatic interior decorating service or what?
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08-12-2005, 12:24 PM
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thats us, always thinking about the foo-foo
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08-13-2005, 12:58 AM
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08-13-2005, 09:04 AM
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its a portal, and when the stars are right, the great old ones will use it to return to earth.
just an idea. but seriously, National Geographic had an excellent episode of naked science on stonehenge. they built a boat out of dugout logs, kink of like canoes, and used them to transport huge stones across some bay.
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