Lucas Deheere 1573-75
I myself have drawn them on the spot British Library Add MS 28330, fol 36
1440? Corpus Christi College MS 194, fol 57
"That year Merlin, not by force but by art, brought and erected the giants' round from Ireland, at Stonehenge near Amesbury". 1440 Douai manuscript Scala Mundi
Folio 30r of British Library, Egerton 3028, a manuscript of English chronicles including an abreviated version the
Brut by Wace. This illustration shows the construction of
Stonehenge with the assistance of Merlin and is the oldest known illustration of Stonehenge. 1338 -40
British Archaeology
The foundation myth appears in the 12th century. Stonehenge, or Stanenges, is first briefly mentioned c1130 in Historia Anglorum,
written by the archdeacon of Lincoln, Henry of Huntingdon, at the
command of his bishop Alexander of Blois. "Noone can work out", says
Henry, "how the stones were so skilfully lifted up to such a
height or why they were erected".
Shortly after, around 1136, Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote his Historia Regum Britanniae,
drawing on a vast range of material, from the Venerable Bede to British
and continental legends, to build a history of the British kings from
the Trojan Brutus up to the 7th century. The immense success of his much
copied text shows the deep interest it rapidly inspired.
The passage concerning Stonehenge has often been described, and is
well elaborated in Chippindale's Stonehenge Complete (Thames &
Hudson, 3rd ed 2004). The legitimate British king, Aurelius Ambrosius,
is in exile in Brittany while his usurper Vortigern allies himself with
the invading Saxon king Hengist. Vortigern and Hengist arrange a peace
meeting at the "cloister of Ambrius" (Amesbury), but the Saxons
treacherously slay 460 British lords. Aurelius returns, defeats both
Vortigern and Hengist, and seeks a memorial to the dead. Merlin
recommends the chorea gigantum, a stone
monument on the Irish Mount Killaraus. Only his magic, however, can
bring the stones to Amesbury, and he reconstructs them exactly as they
were in Ireland. The text shows Aurelius's coronation in c480 and the
erection of Stonehenge c485. Later Aurelius and his brother Uther
Pendragon (father of Arthur) are buried at Stonehenge.
Historians have spent years debating whether Stonehenge was once a complete circle. Despite numerous tests and excavations, the mystery remained unsolved for almost 5,000 years. But staff at the neolithic site believe the question has finally been answered - all because a hosepipe was too short.
6 September 2014
Last updated at 04:05
Barack Obama in Stonehenge visit on return from Nato summitThe White House said the presidential helicopter Marine One stopped at
Boscombe Down Airbase, Wiltshire, before his motorcade drove to the
ancient monument.
Mr Obama described seeing the monument as "cool" and said it was something he could tick off his "bucket list".
10 September 2014
Last updated at 01:40
Archaeologists have unveiled the most detailed map ever produced of the earth beneath Stonehenge and its surrounds. They combined different instruments to scan the area to a depth of three metres, with unprecedented resolution. Early results suggest that the iconic monument did not stand alone, but was accompanied by 17 neighbouring shrines. Future, detailed analysis of this vast collection of data
will produce a brand new account of how Stonehenge's landscape evolved
over time.
Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon, has a message to Earth: it's
time to go to Mars. He's been broadcasting it loud and clear for years,
but now has made his mission even more majestic by posting this picture
of himself taken at Stonehenge.
| Plaatje van Stonehenge (GMG 432 88) |
| Date |
vanaf 1645 |
| Source |
Biblioteca Nacional Espana |
| Author |
Blaeu,J | | | |
We promptly sat down with our backs to the sight we had come to see,
& began to eat sandwiches: half an hour afterwards we were ready to
make our inspection.
enid blyton / christmas book
http://www.silentearth.org/silent-earth-and-pete-glastonbury-film-project/
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