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    Author: * Walensis Volcae - 2 Posts on this thread out of 64 Posts sitewide.
    Date: May 23, 2004 - 10:55

    Yes I am familiar with the lindow man, i saw a documentary on TV years ago, it was most likely BBC, and in that i recall them stating that he was more like 5'2" and small for a celt, and because of his clean cut hair which was black and the manicured nature of his fingernails i immediately came to the conclusion that he was a roman POW of respectable rank, simply because the celts of England fitting that discription would have been in the lower numbers of the population, seeing as it was mentioned by one of the (i think it was) Greek classical writers of the time that the english celts were big and blonde like their Gaulish cousins, unlike the welsh who were smaller and darker more like the celts of spain. It could always have been a romanized celt executing a Welsh POW. But either way, I'm sure it wasnt in any celt of titles best interest to worry about their appearence during a time of war, even if at other times they would have been far more maticulous. But unlike the romans who were given everything they needed to survive while they were at war, on top of being payed, the celtic people had to do the every day chores of life just to subsist as well as defend themselves in battle. I still dont see any proof of habitual sacrifice. Regardless of what the forensic scientists say, i dont even see concrete evidence to suggest he was sacrificed.

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    I have read severals works of Anne Ross, and i chose not to listen to much of what she has to say. Alot of her work is based on conjecture surrounding written works from the classical writers of rome, and she seems very pro-roman, and i dont take any more notice of anything written by the romans either. Most of what the romans wrote was shear propaganda to install fear and hatered in their peoples hearts towards a race they couldnt control, much like what is happening today throughout the middle east and beyond. It was pure hypocracy anyway. The romans were partaking in sacrifice themselves, and probably did so well into the advent of Christianity.


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