The Druids were members of a priestly and cultured class in the pre-Christian, ancient Celtic societies. “These societies existed through much of Western Europe, Britain and Ireland, until they were supplanted by the Roman government and, later, the arrival of Christianity. Druids were part of the cultures of the tribal peoples who were called the Celtics. In the communities they served, druids combined the duties of priest, arbitrator, healer, scholar, and magistrate. Both men and women served as druids.” (Christopher M. Nixon)

The druids, like the Celtic communities they served, were polytheists, and worshipped a number of goddesses and gods. “They also show signs of animism, in their reverence for various aspects of the natural world, such as the land, sea and sky, and their veneration of other aspects of nature, such as sacred trees and groves (the oak and hazel were particularly revered), tops of hills, streams, lakes and plants such as the mistletoe.” (Liam,) Fire......

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Title: Druids / Stonehenge
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