[1] Druid was a progressive rock band that included Neil Brewer on bass gui… Read Full Bio ↴[1] Druid was a progressive rock band that included Neil Brewer on bass guitar, Andrew McCrorie-Shand on keyboards, Cedric Sharpley on drums and percussion and ‘Dane’ on guitar and vocals. In 1975 they released their debut-LP Towards the Sun and a year later a second album entitled Fluid Druid.
Their first effort featured fluent and melodic songs, layered with mellotron, often in combination with sensitive electric guitar work. The echoes from Yes are obvious: lots of vocal harmonies, a Chris Squire-like bass, Wakemanesque keyboards and even the high-pitched vocals like Jon Anderson. But Druid's music was less complex and virtuosic, their pleasant sound appeals to many, more than the 24-carat Yes-clone Starcastle. Fluid Druid was in the vein of their first but less mature.

Last known line-up
Eric Sager - Vocals (Hunter)
Chris Kraft - Guitars
Ken Brandt - Bass
Dave Trio - Drums

[2] A doom/hardcore/thrash band from Bangor, Maine. Features members of We are the Vulture.

[3] A stoner/doom metal band from Bay Area, California.

[4] A sludge/doom metal band from St. Louis, Missouri.

[5] A phonk/experimental hip hop artist from Tasmania, Australia.

[6] DUNGEON SYNTH! -> https://thedruid.bandcamp.com/

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Dawn Of Evening No, no, no, no, no No, no, no, no, no, no,…
Doom Dark and tedious gloomy life Days pass, hate never dies Void…
Voices I can feel their souls Deep inside my chest Soul decay I fee…

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Comments from YouTube:

Spike

43w↑331

It is so crazy to me that people upload something so detailed and in such length to YouTube (a free platform). From the bottom of my heart, I thank you!

Beefy BMW

40w↑11

So much better than TV isn’t it? No commercials you get to watch and listen to it when you want to. TV and it’s propaganda should quickly cease to exist.

Mocito

33w↑3

@Beefy BMW i feel like i’m always alone on this position but i think tv and cable more specifically will never die. like the amount of people watching housewives on bravo or fucking any nbc sitcom ever is insane. the numbers they get speaks on cables relevancy and it’s timelessness.

Beefy BMW

33w↑4

@Mocito TV will die in a generation or two if American makes it that far

bijoux doum

30w↑2

I agree. The common man does what is right for others. We all just witnessed a wonderful video, provided some facts and personal opinions on this topic. I look forward to more of this lads videos.

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Issin TF

3y↑4.3K

Documentaries like this blow my mind. Not 50 years ago you would need to pay college tuition to find such quality work presented in such a scholarly fashion. This channel is one of many that have fundamentally improved and increased this collective pool of knowledge we all take for granted. Thanks, and keep up the good work.

EDIT: Yes, books exist. Not my point. We now have a larger pool of knowledge and an easier way to access it. If you prefer books, good for you. Go ahead and read one

Issuma

2y↑78

No, because there was this old fashioned teaching aid called...

BOOKS.

woof🐺

2y↑135

@Issuma let people like what they like, omfg

Issin TF

2y↑161

@Issuma Not my point. Books are great, but limited. The internet is worldwide and practically unlimited.

PitPat

2y↑164

@Issuma yk how many books you would need to read about this One topic to gather this information? not to mention most ppl don’t have the time or tools to then cross check and filter out misinformation and unreliable sources because ppl assume if it’s in a book then the person had to know what they were they were talking about?
say thank you to the kind youtuber and move on

Issuma

2y↑37

@PitPat When a good historian writes a book, they base it on all the reliant works on the subject there are. So no, you don't need to read everything out there, and check sources, that's the historian's job. There are also quick ways to check an author's credentials, and the publisher's reputation. Books provide more in depth info than youtube, although youtube excels in visuals and author presentation. I read lots of books and watch lots of videos, and I don't say one is better than the other, they're just different. One advantage of books, however, is that after lots and lots of reading, you learn how to evaluate sources fairly well.

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honeysbun

2y↑248

This is my new bedtime story, I'm going to get through it a little at a time and be rewatching a lot. I kind of love that we have people who care to work on big, quality, free documentaries

Scholar_of_The_First_Sneed

46w

😢 why do you hate birds

Will Flint

44w↑2

@Scholar_of_The_First_Sneednot birds, ducks, the retched scum, they are a blasphemy to the beauty of nature, possibly even a hell spawn. and they are loud

Clint Newton

44w

@Will Flintgods favorite avians. Treason!

Janzer

42w

Nothing is free

StayPlay

3y↑231

I played it in the background while I was painting - the amount of work that went into the video is insane! Really well done.

Jeremy Day

3y↑366

I have always had such a huge fascination with the Druids, especially in separating fact from fiction. This video was everything I could have hoped for and more. Thanks for the work and research you've put in to this, and all of your videos.

relentless 1989

2y↑7

this video is lies.. Irish druids and European druids were not the same Irish druids were about long before European druids... this guy is just reading what some one else said happened in history, doesnt make it true.

Patricia Smethatsit

2y↑16

@relentless 1989 Can you supply a history as well researched and thought up as this one is? Are you able to get access to pieces of manuscripts hidden in special rooms in museums? I doubt it.

Yoshimitsu

2y↑3

@Patricia Smethatsit heheh absolute legend of an answer

Brookelynn Paige

2y↑3

have anyone seen that video of the queen going to a druids ceremony?

Roberto Michaele

1y↑2

@relentless 1989 bro what. Irish Druids were pretty much Phoenicians/Hebrews. Just see the myth of Princess Scota

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kilo whiskey alpha

46w↑12

It must have been a common sight,Druids falling out of trees.

Will J Sidis

4y↑6.1K

Romans: "These Druid sacrifices are barbaric!"
Also Romans: "Ahhhh i love watching one man fight 5 lions in a pit on a Friday evening!"

TheHarlemShow

4y↑63

Yes then they have there sausage as most were sausage eaters

Will J Sidis

4y↑53

michael the coliseum was yes, but there were 230 roman amphitheatres in the empire and the first we know of was built in 53 BC. It’s believed there were many much earlier but they were previously wooden and not stone structures :)

Jean216

4y↑60

But the gladiators were given weapons and often won. Not the criminals, tho.

1111truu

4y↑80

Doesn't make the druids less barbaric.

Will J Sidis

4y↑238

@1111truu Exactly. I am pointing out the hypocrisy of Caesar's comment. Humans are often barbaric, but race has zero to do with that part of our nature. This is what my light hearted comment was alluding to. :)

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Mathias Vege

3y↑38

An example of a great documentary. Well sourced, shows the disagreement within the field which it presents, presents itself in a neutral but engaging manner letting the content drive itself forwards.

Great work all over!

Name

38w↑17

You’re so cool, dude!
I can’t even imagine all that hard work, that you put into production of this documentary.

It’s 3am and Im baked and I just wanna say thanks for providing me with both entertainment and precious history!

13ghost13

2y↑143

this helped me so much with my research paper I was having a hard time finding primary sources from Greece and Rome and this presentation not only made everything easier for me to understand, but also lead me in the right direction for more research. I greatly appreciate the work you put into this it was very educational and thank you so much for sharing this.

Victoria J

2y↑1

Check out the videos by Asha Logos

Shawn richards

1y↑1

Can u site YouTube on a report? I guess y not right if it's your source

13ghost13

1y↑8

@Shawn richards he noted where he got the information and I was able to look up the sources as I said it lead me in the right direction for more research

Elgin Gjozi

44w

Dru = wood in Albanian language
If you want the truth study who Albanian where .We where the druids of europe .

Flappie Flapstra

43w

Ffgg

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Moongirl12121

3y↑31

I’ve never seen such a series on Druids before, I love seeing this! I can’t wait for the next episode, keep up the amazing work

Joseph Fleming

2y↑24

For anyone that just loves to gain knowledge throughout life these videos and podcasts are priceless
I remember studying Greek Roman and English histories and having this info available 24-7 makes life grand❤️

Victoria J

2y↑2

Check out the videos of Asha Logos

R K

Well then that’s the crack isn’t it

Alisha Nestor

4y↑12.3K

Is it just me or does anyone else watch historical documentaries to lull them to sleep

Dale Alimena

4y↑443

me right now lol

kevin reeder

4y↑232

Every night

Christian McDowell

4y↑52

Aw yiss.

Kathleen Yoxheimer

4y↑71

No, it's not just you...I fall into slumber, as well! I'm learning alot! Sweet Slumber to you!

Dan Scalia

4y↑71

The Narrator’s voice is The Cure for Insomnia

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Noi Jadis Cailleach

3y↑62

When you realize the amount of research and time this man has done.
Very well done, good sir! Very well done!

Aetius

3y↑128

As a French I find it sad that we didn't retain much of our Celtic ancestral culture when compared to the Roman and Frankish influence.

3y↑5

The Frankish héritage is almost imperceptible because of the revolution.

Aetius

3y↑7

@PiN The Frankish language influeced quite much the French language, composing 13% of its vocabulary and influencing quite much the prononciation of French when compared to the other Romance countries.
Moreover the Franks literally founded the French state, the monarchy fell but the revolution didn't completely erased the past but rather continued the same state differently. :)

3y↑4

@Aetius true, but i wish the revolution didnt happened.

Hektor Giacomelli

3y↑3

Don't worry, Mohammad. The Frankistan is certainly rich and diverse in its culture.

The Algorithm

@Hektor Giacomelli i dunno if youre just joking but im pretty sure frankistan is an exonym for france in the middle east

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gytman

49w↑7

This is beautiful, i hope you earned as much as you deserve for this, i cant wait to listen to your talk about Irish druids, thank you for this

Ammit the Devourer

2y↑11

I’ve just stumbled upon your channel and will definitely be listening to your other documentaries while I work. Thank you for presenting your findings in an easy to understand way, and also for taking such care to have clean audio. Are you still planning on making the second half of this video? I couldn’t seem to find it in your uploads. Looking forward to your other work!

Steven

2y↑6

Thank you for the time and energy in making this. It was very interesting.

SimoExMachina2

4y↑2.7K

As we all know, the Gaelic Druids knew to brew a potion potent enough, to power a punch that separates a Roman legionnare from his sandals.

Jackson Daniels

4y↑93

Hahaha.. those Romans were crazy😅

Sam Wanjere

4y↑136

You read too many adventures of Asterix I see 😹

Tom Bombadil

4y↑18

🤣🤣🤣🤣

S Teve

4y↑51

We’re talking about Jameson right lol

GK

4y↑55

Ever wonder why they were called spirits?

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phintys

2y↑98

And here I thought Druids were just a Dungeons and Dragons class. It’s very intriguing that a Druid ended up becoming a regular video game playable class that portrays them as hermits who live in the forests and use forces of nature.

David anthony

1y↑5

Well no it's also a pagan religion I went on a pilgrimage when I was younger and studied every religion and practice ( that is witch craft you either practice it or you don't ) the most fascinating was a Comanche spiritual leader who took me under his wing and taught me about medicine circles and animal medicine and studied everything from roman and protestant Christianity to voodoo there are four forms of voodoo to satanism and druidism was in there some where with wicca druidism was very similar to the Comanche believes

LostJomper

51w↑9

haha i always thought druids are wizards in french villages because of asterix and obelix xD

Kenneth Perkins

51w↑3

@David anthony you studied hoodoo not voodoo brother!

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Hardlo

3y↑5

What I really like about history and topics such as these, is that it puts later accounts of different events in perspective. The Romans, despite the barbarity within their culture, considered the druids and their rites to be an affront to their way of life, often exaggerating their so called "misdeeds" in writing. Such practices never really went away, and now we severely lack records about the Norse, or the Balts, Cathars, Gnostics, Manicheans, Aztec, Mayans, etc, and their traditions, as the dominant culture wrote very biasedly about them, centuries after their destruction. This led to the perverse belief that persists to this day about these forgotten cultures and ways of life being "savage and barbaric." So much history and culture, heritage, all lost to the passage of time...

Anastasia Perysinakis

2y↑3

This is an incredibly well put together documentary. Unbelievable stuff. Thank you!

Dan Doig

3y↑5

I really enjoy your videos. I think the long form and academic rigour sets them above most other Youtubers. Looking forward to the next instalment of the Birth of Civilisation!

Lyanne LeBlanc

1y↑4

This is a masterpiece!! Bravo!! Well done!!

Dörrie Banana

4y↑1K

What I like about documentaries on the internet: they are presented in a calm and professional way to give a sense of seriousness on the one hand, on the other hand the videos show pictures with credit to 'Agent-Bunny-Boy'.

That aside thank you for sharing all the effort of your research with us!

Accelerator

4y↑7

Meanwhile you have whooshing earraping sound effects every time you hear a noun and samples used for the battlefield 1 trailor.

May Mello

4y↑9

serendipidus1 I know your feeling, I rather have a man with a pipe in front of a bookshelf, or a woman with a huge umbrella like Mary poppins walking around acient sites, than those crazy alien dudes.

SlyASpiE

3y↑20

Agent Bunny Boy is our top intelligence agent 😉

Alex Foster

pseudo-scientific mumbo-jumbo if you ask me :/

Udo Zöcklein

2y↑1

@May Mello especially when those crazy alien dudes start talking about history, even peaceful topics, making it incredibly over-the-top dramatic. underlinde with incredibly dramatic music while they show some pots.

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Galactic Chicken

52w↑2

It's an excellent little documentary. Thank you for making it

DixieAnn Tietje

1y↑5

I love historical documentaries. I use them to help my grandson whom I teach at home.

MortimurGrimm

3y↑9

I thoroughly enjoyed this! I’d be very interested in the next video following the Irish Druids mentioned at the end of this video. Thank you!

Alexander's Video Picks

2y↑1

Outstanding work! Thank you for posting. I enjoy these types of documentaries and use the information in stories and gaming adventures.

Gilbert De Clerk

4y↑3K

During the day, I listen to this to enrich my knowledge, but at night I use it for sleep. Weird how it succeeds in both tasks perfectly.

marq _

4y↑59

That's the best kind of ASMR.

Lyndsie Annette

4y↑19

Same

J.W. Minnaard

4y↑13

Same same same

joshua curtis

4y↑16

Aye mate me too currently for sleep

Tim Kipp

3y↑4

Ditto

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Justin Lloyd

3y↑5

This program is wonderful! Thank you so much for this. You are giving all of the supposed History channels a run for their money.

Zarna Joshi

1y↑31

A ritual death could just as easily be an execution instead of a "sacrifice".

Luna M

1y↑2

true sacrifices are rare, true sacrifice hurts you also, like sacrificing your kids or spouse......also the person sacrificed must also know and be willing to the sacrifice for atonement to GOD.....murder , is very common, they blashpheme it by saying its a sacrifice... sacrifice is a sacred thing...they bith come from the same root meaning

James Newstead

26w

An execution can just as easily be a sacrifice aswell

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Binro Was Right

34w

This is exhaustive in quite an excellent way. Very much enjoyed!

Миша Паган

3y↑21

Good research! Very interesting material indeed. I was contemplating on the 'Golden sickle', and remembered that a lot of tribes at the time ,north of Greece used them as weapons AND tools. This could explain some of the ideas that ancient writers had about druids. But as you skillfully pointed out at the end of the video, most likely 'druids' were yet another over-generalized term for priests of numerous different tribes. Many of our ancestors did not even speak same language and yet were categorized as 'Germanic' or 'Celtic', which is appealing in romanticized view but untrue.

linda foxx

52w

Zoroastrian Priest, children of the Magi.

Thomas Eriksen

46w

This is true although overlap between priestly and mystical traditions could be significant

Neil Place

51w

This is a fantastic video! It’s thorough, scholarly, informative and compelling. Thanks so much.

Gravy Nolastname

4y↑3.2K

No one comes to YouTube to watch commercials. You deserve some kind if trophy for putting so few ads in a video of this length. Very well done by the way!

tyj

4y↑57

use adblock. its your right.

Miyojewolt S Nasonth

4y↑104

@tyj "use adblock. its your right."
Good to know you want the world to be unpaid slaves to entertain you.
Do YOU volunteer your time where you work?
Or do YOU get paid?

Gravy Nolastname

4y↑62

@tyj I actually have a screenshot saved from when I was looking in the playstore for an ad blocker a year or so ago. The screenshot has two things circled:
1. "Ad blocker plus"
2. "Contains ads"

When I noticed even ad blockers have ads I decided to stick with the tried and true method of starting a video, scrolling straight to the end, and then clicking replay so I can watch it without ads.

Mk101T

4y↑28

@tyj Shhh ... if you spread the use of addblocker , it will cease to be effective for those that use and enjoy it. Just accept and let there be the plebs who make your add fee experience possible.

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joseph williams

I am so glad I recently came across this channel I love history and learning new things. These documentaries are well out together and not dumbed down or sensationalized I subscribed and recommended this channel to others who I know will appreciate it.

Vulpes

I love this video, the way you presented these accounts was very entertaining and I imagine I could find them tideous otherwise. I like to come back to it every once in a while and Im always equally fascinated. Thank you!

Shawn johnson

34w

I made it until the end. This was so much fun and educated. I love it yall was very awesome hope yall keep up the work

Tim Burr

47w↑1

Remarkable job and thank you so much for this. This is what youtube is for.

Jan-Michael

The fact that you have gone through the trouble to add subtitles should automatically add 10,000 likes to this vid. Delivery of the narration and imagery is superb. Well done, I say.

Ireallylikeeggs

4y↑42

The quality of your work is legitimately incredible and I am very fortunate that I can watch it.

Oceanus Procellarum

3y↑2

This is a great documentary, and I'd love to see a sister documentary that explores the archeological side of this period. Note: I'm halfway through

myerpheus

3y↑1

This is a superb documentary. Thanks for making this. Have you made the follow-on Irish documentary yet?

honey

43w

Thanks for your video!!!! This is well narrated and easy to fall asleep to for us insomniacs!

Immi

2y↑1

Amazing documentary, thank you so much for this wealth of research and knowledge 🌟

The Hermit

1y↑2

Wonderful video! Thank you for the hard work!

Dante

4y↑103

The kind of content that is no longer seen on TV. Great doc, many thanks for your amazing work.

AndyD298

3y↑3

Blessed are those alive in the age of information.

Hillbilly Hippie Weirdo

3y↑5

I agree. Everything on tv now is, in my humble opinion, crap.

Lynda Anne

There was never anything this good on TV - all we ever heard about druids in media and academia were crazy christian bigotry if anything at all.

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Damien Gill

40w

Well i never thought it would be so well researched and delivery of knowledge. Im staying to the end thank you for this gem

Shasta McBride

3y↑4

This was great. Did you make an Irish one yet? Thank you.

Oakbound Studio

2y↑4

What an excellent, well-researched, thorough, balanced and brilliantly presented piece, thank you! Is the second episode available to view?

Susan Schmitt

3y↑7

Keep in mind that history is recorded by people. People are going to be biased. Additionally, whatever region the scribe is from is going to influence their account. It’s wise to see different takes on a subject. I think that is truly what historians want to see happen is to get readers/watchers/listeners to be interested enough to investigate further.

H.M. McGreevy

51w

Funny story... The Irish, Book of Invasions, is an outlier...☘️🙃☘️,

CATBEAR 6

25w

Getting through this over multiple nights. Torn between using this as a sleep aid and really trying to understand the subject because its so interesting

Simon Binovsky

4y↑1.1K

That's why i love internet sometimes, here we've got a high quality content. Thank you for your work, it is far better than any TV documentary.

Regards, from France.

LiveLoveLife

4y↑1

wut something Unslaved.com

Martial Harpist Matthew

4y↑2

Hard to make a good documentary on the druids when there’s little to no information on them.

Sibyl S. Verné Z. El

*from Gual, that place just became France around 1864 😂😂

LiveLoveLife

Martial Harpist Matthew Irish Origins of Civilisation Michael Tsarion

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Thorkell Ágúst Óttarsson

3y↑9

Thank you so much for this amazing documentary and for treating the viewer as a grown up. I watched it like a thriller! When can be expect part 2? I can't wait.

James Bradshaw-Smith

2y↑1

Still waiting :(

Coimin De Burka

3y↑2

I always come back to this documentary! I find the Druids most interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Tramplamps

This is lovely, admittedly, to fall asleep to. Thus, watch over and over again, as there are no loud abrupt noises or any clanging weapons. And I am grateful to the long form content as well.

Roman Reis

38w

And thank you for the quality of your work 😊

Let's Go Get Them

2y↑97

Imagine if the Romans had ever encountered the Aztecs, they would have given them an aneurysm by their actual human sacrifices.

Awoken Hunter

2y↑1

what were some of the worst examples for the Aztecs im mexican and i dont even know

Cade Simon

2y↑19

@Awoken Hunter well I don’t want to sensationalize the Aztecs human sacrifice they were a very cultured people with songs and poetry and were more than just the dark ideas and lies that Europeans told by them.

But to answer your question there were a couple of gods I learned about that stood out: Tlaloc the rain God had children sacrificed to him and the sacrifices were allegedly counted as more potent if the children cried
The other is Xipe Totec our lord the flayed one. He was a God who wore a human skin and some of his priests were know to have done this in his reverence wearing the full skin off a human sacrifice not just leather face style.

If you’re interested in learning more about the Aztecs/Mexica I recommend checking out Camilla Townsend’s book Fifth sun a new history of the Aztecs.

Great Awakening

1y↑2

@Cade Simon know anything about the cult of Quetzylcoatyl? (I know it's spelled wrong).

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Cowboy Dan

4y↑29

A fascinating in-depth look at a subject shrouded in mystery. I can't wait for the next video about female Druids, keep up the great work!

Ted MacCarthy

3y↑1

I have wondered has the very early existence of the gaels as far back as early Egypt been confirmed in history also the origins of the druids go back to melchisadeck of Bible fame would love to know

Yvette Mari Robles

3y↑1

EXCELLENT documentary. Well researched and encourages critical thinking. Thank you for this great work.

Thomas Kilmer

First off, thank you so much for all the details compiled here. It's fascinating.

Lindow Man though ... his death sounds really freaking similar to how Grigori Rasputin died. You know, that rather famous not-a-ritual-human-sacrifice murder. I'm guessing the historians suggesting this was a ritual thing never thought of that.

Laura

37w↑1

Thank you.I love documentaries.

jaxtraw

3y↑56

Nobody knows who they were
Or what they were doing
But their legacy remains
Hewn into the living rock
Of STONEHENGE

jaymz1999

3y↑4

You beat me by a week.

Jay Ramsey

3y↑3

Me too!

Drummer Daddio

2y↑1

2:53

jaxtraw

2y↑1

@Drummer Daddio lol

Ruby Nibs

2y↑3

Except Stonehenge predates Druids by tens of thousands of years.

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Plague Doctor

42w

It’s cool to see you include photo credits 🙂

Ian L

4y↑261

The irony of Romans considering Druid human sacrifice "Barbaric" when their own Triumphs involved strangling POW's before the altar of Jupiter Maximus

M22

4y↑38

Also watching men fight to death and wild beasts mauling people for entertainment...

Rmp 665

3y↑30

And like um the slave revolts like what they did in ALL of them. *Cough road of 6000 crusifictions cough"

Laird Haynes

3y↑31

Cognitive dissonance has had a long run in human affairs.
Complicity through willful ignorance of the hypocrisy.
"We are all right but they are all wrong."

Kell Kenyon

3y↑7

Human sacrifice is practiced by all manner of religions including Christianity the true reality normally benefiting their religion or civilization. heretics. sex offenders, murders, traitors, thieves, prisoners of war , foreigners and some cases like the roman empire slaves and such sacrifice mean needing less building , cages food and other resources and a alternate to sacrifice may be enslaving the less violent offenders who are easier to control and a method of controlling the more violent is using more violent methods like a whipping pole and force work like mining or farming with armed slave masters.

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MrAnonymoss

2y↑1

This is incredible, and I'm only part way through when making this comment (but have to take a break so wanted to leave it so I don't forget)

One of the things I feel so far (45mins in) is that whilst there are clear contradictions in many authors, the general arc of their explanation seems not only similar but also rings true to later Germanic beliefs
Reading between the lines, where Caeser may suggest the Druids are a Gallic wide organisation that meet yearly for great meetings, it does sound reminiscent of the later Althings by the Germanic cultures slightly after this period, and so where not only are these faiths unreformed and culturally distinct, they may also make claims that Caeser chooses to believe
If I'm a particularly influential noble in Gaul I might claim to speak for all of Gaul and claim my althings represent all over Gaul, when the reality is they barely cover a county?

Roscoe.P ColdChain

3y↑4

I’ve heard about the druids and want to learn more about it, this is perfect, cheers 👍

Matthew Ratliff

You won't lern much from this because it is full of fake information

Anthony Wilson

Read Michael Tsarion 'Origins of Irish Civilisation'

SketchTheParadigm York

2y↑1

I adore these videos. No silly yourube humor or jump cuts. It’s nice to learn something on yourube without being treated like a teenager with no attention span. No fluff here, just good stuff

Jahred Harrison

3y↑84

I also heard that there once existed a druid with such an incredible appetite for one of their local dishes "Pitza" (a bread-like base with several toppings) that a messenger had to meet with him regularly to remind him of the great debts which he had accrued

Naughty Bear

3y↑21

Oh the druids will always remain a mystery to me

Meg

2y↑7

… the fact that I immediately recognized this reference the moment ‘pitza’ got mentioned…

Carli

2y↑3

I see my legend continues to grow and reach the great corners of the world

democracy & the republic

2y↑1

what is this referencing?

Elizabeth B

@democracy & the republic I would also like to know

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newguy

3y↑95

The difference in accounts of druidic human sacrifice might coincide with particularly tough periods. Often in other human sacrificing cultures you see a huge increase in killings during times of hardship such as famines or war. Even the Romans who abhorred human sacrifice resorted to it during the Punic wars, when Hannibal was poised to take rome. To me it seems unsurprising that Caesar would report a lot of sacrifice because it was at a time of war.

Slime said it

2y↑7

He very likely was lying 🤥

McFallen

1y↑18

it also helps the case of invading a land by saying "hey look these guys are doing something aborent like sacrificing humans"

TheGreatScot 45

1y↑9

@MccFallen Sure. But often it ends up being the case that such accounts are more authentic than modern historians give them credit. We know forms of human sacrifice existed in the ancient world. As mentioned, even Greeks and Romans practised it on occasions. It might be uncomfortable for us today. But that doesn't mean there's no truth to it. And frankly, it's not any more barbaric or out there than feeding condemned criminals or Christians to lions or other forms of mass execution.

The ancient world was kinda fucked up even compared to later periods.

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Mark Doyle

3y↑7

Loved this - at the end it references “next time”. Is there any idea when the next part of this will be?

Youn6J

36w↑2

The more I dive into history, material and archetypal I feel a deeper sense of connection to myself. And not in a woo woo way but an understanding of my primality and civilized and shadow self

stoopid

2y↑1

Thanks for helping me expand my knowledge! :) Nice documentary. 😊

IamSpacedad

3y↑159

🎵Halligan's life was pretty drab. Racking up debt with the pizza tab. Then his life got flipped around. When they founds the bones on the hallowed ground. It's the mystery of the druids - they all have an attitude. It's the mystery of the druids - they all have an attitude. 🎵

Duncan

3y↑26

WHERE are my scissors

River O.

3y↑25

IT'S THE MYSTERY OF THE DROODS

EverSo Strange

3y↑3

Is this a druid version of the fresh prince of Bellaire theme song? Lol

River O.

3y↑9

@EverSo Strange check out the mystery of the druids review by the mandalore gaming

Veronica Logotheti

Pizza

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Sirjamesalot

Very informative and in-depth. Pacing seemed a little better than most history documentaries, but still a tad long and stirred up impatience

Melanie Omer

4y↑17

OUTSTANDING! Great voiceover, factual as well as even-handed. Everything I look for in a documentary! Thank you!

Jonni

3y↑444

48:27 "Death is not the last thing, it is the least thing. It is but a cobweb we pass through as we journey from this life to the next." - some Druid, probably

louis

3y↑3

Chris Merck I don't belive him

Arun CV

3y↑35

Very Hindu. I think Druids were Hindus of Europe. In the vedas there is a mention of a people who went to west 20,000 years ago, called the sons of Danu. Celts believe they were the sons of a river god and called themselves Aryan. Hence Irish later on. It’s very fascinating to us Indians.

PitPat

2y↑6

@Arun CV color me fascinated

Arun CV

2y↑22

@PitPat sons of Dhanu. Later most names of rivers in Europe were called Danube or a derivative of the word dhanu. Thames derived from Sanskrit thamasa meaning black. Thames means black river. The connection is uncanny. Before Christianity most of Europe was sanathani( the eternal tradition of the cosmos).

Arun CV

2y↑6

@PitPat there was a war, battle of the ten kings, in the vedas. Many later kingdoms and civilisation are result of this war. There was a clan called the parshuva. Later they were known as the Persians. If you don’t believe me. Just check out Persian language. It’s 1:1.

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Channel Legendarium

One can start watching this documentary out of curiosity, and then wonder how two worthwhile hours passed so quickly!

🐐👽🐏 Pharaohs Magician

52w↑1

Just finished listening to a great Audio book here on YouTube I also read as a kid, BEC by Darren Shan in the Demonata Series. I highly recommend it if you want a Harry Potter style book about a Period Accurate depiction of Brition life in Fantasy. It's not hyper accurate because it's fantasy and takes alot of Liberties but really fun to listen to! It's on YouTube search up Bec Audiobook.

RufusROFLpunch

Great doc. Any chance we will ever see part two?

mad.Idahoan

2y↑1

hello, I really appreciate this video and its presentation of evidence without trying to either villify or idealize Druids. You mentioned coming videos regarding female druids and Druidism in Ireland... are either of those available?

linkns1

4y↑205

This was outstanding. You do a better job than most college professors.

DEATHPROOFBUM 01

4y↑1

That really should be changed to 'All collage professors'.

Muttley

4y↑5

DEATHPROOFBUM 01 collage?

lorddakon

4y↑3

I'm pretty sure the creator is a college professor for his day job.

LiveLoveLife

Dale Gribble You’re welcome

Mikey Rea

2 hours and 3 minutes?!? THANK YOU!!

Prince Michael Cypret

3y↑3

Thanks! I watched this to refresh my memory on the Druids. When is the follow up video about the Irish Druids due. Happy New Year 🎈🎆🎊🌞✌️😎🥂

Nathan Hill

This a is a great piece.
When will the next film on the druids come out?
I’m particularly interested in the comparison of modern Druidism to the ancient.
And also the Irish druids as promised.

L W Maynard

The DRUIDS where a secret society of priests and philosophers, today they are called the Druze, a secret society of religious priests and philosophers. ? ? The book the Celtic Reader, states the 4th century BC when they entered Briton. It is mentioned that they came from Gaul, but they originated from Caanan ? ?

Gode Tonter

2y↑1

The quest for the Holy Grail was originally the quest for the Sack of Anwh, before the RCC changed the pages of history to enhance their own agenda. It was a cauldron of immortality in the Mag Mel Land Beyond, a conquest led by Gwydion

Elicia McManus

2y↑3

This was great! Did you make a following part to it? It says ‘next time’ at the end but I can’t find anymore videos about Druids.

Geno Canabicea

2y↑2

Wild stories about them were made up out of peoples fear of them. They were mystic men who lived in the wild with a love of all nature. They could communicate with animals and call on spirits.

Auntie X

3y↑107

I read once the druids had an 'oak alphabet" which was a leaf based alphabet read by touch. Different leaves stood for different letters. They were strung on thread and hung in stone buildings where the druids would walk thru and touch the leaves, identifying them and knowing what they 'said'.
This may be one reason for the lack of written accounts - the leaves would obviously crumble over time and leave only dust eventually if left behind after retreat and no conquerer would know what they meant.

Jess Shaver

3y↑11

Gaelic alphabet was each "letter" was a tree. It's hidden knowledge passed down as they were genocided over it bc the invaders couldn't make the same connection which made them so jealous they offed them

Creighton

2y↑14

Look into the ogham alphabet. Also the Druids used to tie series of knots in lines of string that corresponded with letters and words.

ben egmond

1y↑3

This makes no sense, as you still had to visualize it by touch to see the shape.
Thus you would be able to read it by vision.
But let the druids do whatever they like.

superscatboy

51w↑1

@ben egmond Not to mention that all oak leaves are basically the same.

"Look at that, a druid message - what does it say?"
"Leaf leaf leaf leaf leaf."
"Woah, how did you read that without even touching it?!"

Pillbo Baggins

50w↑2

@Creighton that sounds similar to how the Inca kept records

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Digital_Aum

@histocrat are you planning on following this episode up with a second part? I would love to hear about the supposed persisting of druids in Ireland for 4 centuries more..

Lori Sutherland

2y↑1

Marion Zimmer Bradley uses a great deal of this historic fact in her novels, and while I loved reading them, I’m impressed by her use of facts in the story.
Boudicca is a great example of early feminist views and success.

Dan McBride

World class presentation. Top marks!

NRG

2y↑2

Only two minutes in and I realized that Wicker Men from Berserk were inspired by the wooden effigies made by Celtic Druids and were also made up of human sacrifices. So cool.

Terry Quarton

2y↑2

Not if you were the sacrifice on the inside of the wicker man

Luna M

watch the movie..."wicker man"....good luck

Jaakko Ilkka

I think you are one of the greatest scholars making high quality videos on youtube. I would love if you'd look into the "spartan myth" or is there even such thing? Is the ball still too much in the air? There is some great videos about them with sources, but haven't got clear picture what is the consensus within historians

Gregory

4y↑162

You have outdone yourself good Sir. This is just as compelling as Dan Carlin's hardcore history on the Celtic Genocide.

tyj

4y↑9

aye celtic holocaust and thor's angels.

YurManDavid

4y↑6

Must find Carlin’s work on this also.

Miami Vice

3y↑1

I was still curious about celtic/gahl/druid related subjects after watching Dan Carlin's The Celtic Holocaust.

Lavish ‎ليلة نور

3y↑1

It breaks my heart to read of Celtic holocaust 😭

Hurline Rose

3y↑1

Is it just me or does anyone else watch historical documentaries to lull them to sleep

Bob Dilly

3y↑4

AWEEE MAN !!!! when this ended it was like the end of a fantastic movie! I feel my favorite part was just about to come up! and then left me begging for more! When will you make one on the CELTIC DRUIDS? :D. Thats the one I so wish to hear!

E S

AWESOME CHANNEL!
SUPERB EDITING AND CREATIVE ORIGINALITY.
🙏💜

K C

2y↑191

I remember when YouTube first came out. It was such a novelty thing, and seemed like just another avenue for content.

Fast forward to today, and we are getting what would amount to a 3 part documentary series on a syndicated network for free and in high quality.

AtlasTanker

2y↑5

I couldn't agree more!

SparkySlow

You need to pay your ISP.

SparkySlow

1y↑1

Oh.. and the creators you like oh and YouTube premium for not getting sick 🤢 from ads

Greazy

@SparkySlow lmao imagine paying to not see ads

Whitney Dahlin

1y↑3

@Greazy WORTH IT. I haven't watched a single commercial in literal years

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Johnny Small

3y↑2

IIRC the “Burning Man” music/ art/ culture festival was inspired by the burning of the wicker man tradition. I’m probably missing a few degrees of separation here, but I’m pretty sure i remember someone mentioning that it was definitely inspired by Druidic (more likely just general pagan) practices of burning the wicker man to usher in the changing of seasons. Pretty cool stuff if true!