1. Neu-Kelte 🌻💙💛🌻#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday: `Holme II is centred on two #oak logs laid flat. Adjacent to Holme I, the ring is dated to the same year.
For Holme II University of Aberdeen researcher Dr David Nance points to legends of ‘sacred kings’ described in #IronAge Ireland and northern Britain who were sacrificed if misfortune fell on the community, as happened at Holme-next-the-sea, in an attempt to appease the goddess of Venus to restore harmony.
He said: “Evidence suggests that they were ritually-sacrificed every eight years at #Samhain (now Halloween) coincident with the eight-year cycle of Venus.
The fixtures in Holme II that were thought to hold a coffin, are orientated towards sunrise on Samhain in 2049 when Venus was still visible.
Holme I and II are best explained as having different functions and associated rituals, but with a common intent: to end the severely cold weather.`
Source: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/23205
Here’s more on „Seahenge“: https://hear-me.social/@NeuKelte/116290009970069017
For Holme II University of Aberdeen researcher Dr David Nance points to legends of ‘sacred kings’ described in #IronAge Ireland and northern Britain who were sacrificed if misfortune fell on the community, as happened at Holme-next-the-sea, in an attempt to appease the goddess of Venus to restore harmony.
He said: “Evidence suggests that they were ritually-sacrificed every eight years at #Samhain (now Halloween) coincident with the eight-year cycle of Venus.
The fixtures in Holme II that were thought to hold a coffin, are orientated towards sunrise on Samhain in 2049 when Venus was still visible.
Holme I and II are best explained as having different functions and associated rituals, but with a common intent: to end the severely cold weather.`
Source: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/23205
Here’s more on „Seahenge“: https://hear-me.social/@NeuKelte/116290009970069017
