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Lost gods of Albion: the chalk hill-figures of Britain, Paul Newman

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-213) and index

Lost gods of Albion: the chalk hill-figures of Britain

Paul Newman

As a uniquely British phenomenon, the thirty or so figures cut into the turf of southern England have excited antiquarians, archaeologists and the general public for generations. However, their origins are enigmatic. Paul Newman shows how hill-figures reveal Britain's darkest past: Druid massacres, conjectured human sacrifice and strange phallic and pagan rites that in milder form survive even todayScholarly and comprehensive account of the 30 or so figures cut into the turf in Southern England

Ch. 1. The Uffington Horse -- Ch. 2. The Westbury Horse -- Ch. 3. The Red Horse of Tysoe -- Ch. 4. Mighty Queens and Sacred Stallions -- Ch. 5. The Cerne Giant -- Ch. 6. Trojans of Albion -- Ch. 7. The Wandlebury Enigma -- Ch. 8. The Long Man of Wilmington -- Ch. 9. Fallen Idols -- Ch. 10. The Chiltern Crosses -- Ch. 11. The Wilder Shores -- App. A. The Cerne Giant -- App. B. Hill-Figures After 1700