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The '''Giant's Dance''' or '''Giants' Dance''' is a mythological stone circle documented by [[Geoffrey of Monmouth]] in his work [[History of the Kings of England]] ({{lang-la|De Gesta Regum Anglorum||On the Deeds of the Kings of the English}}). Monmouth described it as a [[megalithic]] [[stone circle]], whose stones were used to build the [[ |
The '''Giant's Dance''' or '''Giants' Dance''' is a mythological stone circle documented by [[Geoffrey of Monmouth]] in his work [[History of the Kings of England]] ({{lang-la|De Gesta Regum Anglorum||On the Deeds of the Kings of the English}}). Monmouth described it as a [[megalithic]] [[stone circle]], whose stones were used to build the [[neolithic]] [[Stonehenge]] on the Salisbury Plain in [[England]]. That description was based on the legends that still existed at the time. Archaealogists have identified the [[mesolithic]] [[Waun Mawn]] in [[Wales]], as being this older [[Stone Age]] stone circle, which is where [[bluestones]] of Stonehenge were taken from. According to Monmouth, the wizard [[Merlin]] disassembled a circle at [[Mount Killaraus]] in [[Ireland]] and had men drag the stones to Wiltshire, and had giants assemble Stonehenge. At the time of Monmouth, this region of Wales was considered Irish territory.<ref name="10.15184/aqy.2020.239"> {{cite journal |last1=Pearson |first1=Mike Parker |author-link1=Mike Parker Pearson |last2=Pollard |first2=Josh |last3=Richards |first3=Colin |last4=Welham |first4=Kate |last5=Kinnaird |first5=Timothy |last6=Shaw |first6=Dave |last7=Simmons |first7=Ellen |last8=Stanford |first8=Adam |last9=Bevins |first9=Richard |last10=Ixer |first10=Rob |last11=Ruggles |first11=Clive |last12=Rylatt |first12=Jim |last13=Edinborough |first13=Kevan |title=The original Stonehenge? A dismantled stone circle in the Preseli Hills of west Wales |journal=Antiquity |date=February 2021 |volume=95 |issue=379 |pages=85–103 |doi=10.15184/aqy.2020.239 |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/original-stonehenge-a-dismantled-stone-circle-in-the-preseli-hills-of-west-wales/B7DAA4A7792B4DAB57DDE0E3136FBC33 }} </ref><ref> |
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The Giant's Dance or Giants' Dance is a mythological stone circle documented by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his work History of the Kings of England (Template:Lang-la). Monmouth described it as a megalithic stone circle, whose stones were used to build the neolithic Stonehenge on the Salisbury Plain in England. That description was based on the legends that still existed at the time. Archaealogists have identified the mesolithic Waun Mawn in Wales, as being this older Stone Age stone circle, which is where bluestones of Stonehenge were taken from. According to Monmouth, the wizard Merlin disassembled a circle at Mount Killaraus in Ireland and had men drag the stones to Wiltshire, and had giants assemble Stonehenge. At the time of Monmouth, this region of Wales was considered Irish territory.[1][2]
In modern usage, Giants Dance has been used to refer to:
- Stonehenge, England, UK; the megalithic stone circle [3]
- Waun Mawn, Wales, UK; the destroyed megalithic stone circle [4]
References
- ^ Pearson, Mike Parker; Pollard, Josh; Richards, Colin; Welham, Kate; Kinnaird, Timothy; Shaw, Dave; Simmons, Ellen; Stanford, Adam; Bevins, Richard; Ixer, Rob; Ruggles, Clive; Rylatt, Jim; Edinborough, Kevan (February 2021). "The original Stonehenge? A dismantled stone circle in the Preseli Hills of west Wales". Antiquity. 95 (379): 85–103. doi:10.15184/aqy.2020.239.
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Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 12th century). The History of the Kings of England De Gesta Regum Anglorum [On the Deeds of the Kings of the English] (in Latin).
{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Invalid|script-title=: missing prefix (help) - ^ Sue Kendrick (2005). "Stonehenge: The Giants' Dance". Time Travel Britain.
- ^ Dalya Alberge (12 February 2021). "Dramatic discovery links Stonehenge to its original site – in Wales". The Guardian.
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