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Thread #21131   Message #225783
Posted By: The_one_and_only_Dai
10-May-00 - 10:27 AM
Thread Name: Help: Pendragon/Druidic Snake patterns
Subject: RE: Help: Pendragon/Druidic Snake patterns
Funny, I thought 'wledig' means 'mighty'. Or at least my geiriadur says so. Oh, and I've never seen any 'Celtic' (Greek nomenclature for western barbarians) knotwork in my life, that normally attributed as being 'Celtic' is in fact Norse/Danish/Anglish/Saxon knotwork involving elaborate animal designs. Iron Age Western European (read: Celtic) artwork typically involved abstract swirls, spirals, and curvilinear designs, most pointedly never crossing themselves.