Post by Whisker on Apr 14, 2015 12:30:14 GMT -1
Bog bodies are kings sacrificed by Celts says expert
An expert has stated that the latest bog body found in Ireland has proven that belief that the Celts ritually sacrificed their kings to the Gods.
The body also proves they underwent horrible deaths, if the times turned bad under their reign.
The body also proves they underwent horrible deaths, if the times turned bad under their reign.
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In these pre-Celtic times, Kings were wedded ceremonially to the ground, and were expected to produce good crops, through their intercession with the Gods. If the crops failed, then the King suffered the consequences in a horrific death, where his body was assigned to the underworld i.e. the bog, in order to appease the Gods. Pretty dangerous time to be a politician then! Hah!
