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Why was Stonehenge Built?

 

There have been many different theories about the original use of Stonehenge. In the 12^th century it was believed to be a monument over King Arthur’s grave. Other theories have attributed it to the Phoenicians, Druids, Romans, Vikings and visitors from other worlds. (1) The English 12-th century poet and priest described Stonehenge in his poem “Brut”:

The stones are great

And magic power they have

Men that are sick

Fare to that stone

And they wash that stone

And bathe away their evil.

 

Some scientists think that Stonehenge was built as an observatory to study the sun, the moon, and the stars. (2) Ancient stone rings found in other places also have piles of stones that mark the position of the sunrise and sunset on the longest day of the year.

Modern scholars incline to the view that Stonehenge was a temple of the sun. The fact that it was not built by the Druids does not contradict this theory. (3)

 

 

Here is one of the legends.

Stonehenge was built by the devil in a single night. He flew backwards and forwards between Ireland and Salisbury Plain carrying the stones one by one and setting them in place. As he worked, he laughed to himself: “They will never know how the stones came here! ” But a friar was hiding in a ditch nearby. When the devil saw him, he threw a stone which hit the friar on the heel. That is why the stone which the devil threw was called the “Heelstone”.

 

 

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Today, several groups in Great Britain and Ireland practice what they believe to be ancient Druidism. They hold Druidic festivals at the beginning of spring, summer, autumn, and winter. But their chief celebrations take place at Stonehenge on Midsummer’s Day. (4)

It is probably one of the most interesting and picturesque festivals held in Britain.

 

 

The missed points:

1. Not only the Druids worshipped the Sun-god, but so did ancient tribes all over the world.

2. Some stones were put back in their original positions.

3. For some time people thought that the stones had a healing power.

4. Every year, they meet here to greet the raising sun and perform their mystic rites.

5. The stones and layout of Stonehenge were probably used to predict important astronomical events, such as eclipses.