Robin is ritualistically bled to death like the ancient pagan sacrifices. Sir Robin, after wandering the forest for some time with his minstrels ("Brave Sir Robin"), encounters the Black Knight, who scares him off, but King Arthur, who happens on the scene, more or less defeats him by cutting off both his arms and legs, impaling his still-alive torso on a door, and leaving to give the Knights their shrubbery. This peace was shattered violently as the Saxons instigated their bloody onslaught in the summer of 410. On Marlborough Downs in Wiltshire there is a huge earthwork, built by a British chieftain between 2900—2500 BC and later used by the Romans and Saxons. The basic story is the same, but the names change. It is seen clearly in the fact that the ‘plays’ of old, enacted by local people and paraded through streets, have changed titles across time and location. This understanding would have come from what they had picked up from the myths which had been encoded with the wisdom of the shamanic ‘serpent people,’ otherwise known as the Shining Ones. To contact the publishers go to www.dbponline.co.uk. He who answers the five questions--. This hero was Robin Hood. King Arthur despairs of finding one, but Patsy cheers him up ("Always Look on the Bright Side of Life") and they find a shrubbery shortly after. They do good deeds for those who deserve them and dastardly deeds to those who do not. It is a secret held by all the civilizations of the globe, called many things, but essentially the same substance. Good singer. They fought well, and in all probability, aided the Britons with training in their warrior ways. “Britain was near to death until Stilicho arrived, and that with the Saxons defeated, the seas were safer and the Picts were broken, thereby making Britain secure.” So wrote the early Christian poet and historian, Claudian, in 399 AD. They are therefore and must be the ‘twins’ of Gnosticism, like Castor and Pollux – the duality and balance. Three questions. Three questions. He is the keeper of the Bridge of Death. The Romans had brought the Scythians to Britain, and these Scythians also brought with them their cultural belief systems. Vortigern’s answer to his new Norse problem was to invite yet more foreigners to settle in the country, creating for them settlements called foederati. Shop high-quality unique Lancelot T-Shirts designed and sold by artists. We must also look to the legends, for as we can see the tales of Robin Hood are not only linked to the ancient past they are also linked inextricably to the tales of Arthur and his search for the Holy Grail with instances like those of the knight Gawain decapitating the Green Giant and mysterious images of a Green Knight. Whether there is any truth in it or not, the Historia Brittonium states that it was Vortigern who invited Hengist and Horsa, the Norse warriors, to settle in Kent, only to later argue and fight against them. SIR ROBIN (30s-40s): A Knight of the Roundtable. Tammuz, Adonis and Osiris are vegetation gods of greenness. These Scythians also brought many of the serpent related traditions I had previously found associated with Arthur in The Serpent Grail — including the worship of Uther/Zeus and the plunging of the blood soaked sword into and out of the ground as an offering to the Earth Goddess. GALAHAD. Osiris becomes Horus when resurrected and we find that it is Horus who is protected by the Wadjet snake — the green snake. This probably referred to the southern regions and those parts of Britain previously held by the Romans. The memory of these cultural additions seeped into the British consciousness and became British, Celtic, and eventually ‘New Age.’ This very real struggle for power and for the defense of the realm was an ideal backdrop to the mystery that is now called the ‘Arthurian cycle.’. Robin wants to know who the hermit of Fountains Dale is and how the one named as ‘Peter the Doctor’ managed to cure people: “Oh,” said Nick with a smile, “I meant no ill-will to Peter. If traditions such as these are far from truth, I had to ask myself, why were these strange tales invented? Following the death of Honorius, Rome suffered badly at the hands of usurpers and the final remnants of the Roman army vanished from Britain. Located in Norwich, VT, the company operates its own retail bakery, Baking Education Center, Baker`s catalog and Baker`s store from its Vermont headquarters. So Britain became an autonomous state within the Empire, especially after the sacking of Rome by Alaric’s Goths in 410. This history of the fifth-century Britons is interesting, but only partially of interest in our search for the Grail. As many have previously stated there are strong links between the origins of Robin Hood and the Green Man, who is also the ancient Egyptian god Osiris and the Greek-Roman god Dionysus/Bacchus, and so we should hope to find something of interest in the many stories surrounding this enigmatic character. His tactic was again Roman: bring in other Barbarians and get them to fight each other. The fact remains that Christianity was stomping all over old pagan beliefs, rewriting tales that had existed for hundreds of years. Etymologically Robin comes from the Norman ‘Robert,’ a form of the Germanic Hrodebert and it originally meant ‘famous’ or ‘bright’ or even and more pertinently ‘to shine.’ This is and has always been an indication of one who has achieved illumination or enlightenment. With his eyes as wide and soft as a cow’s he looked as innocent as a mawkin, and asked me this and that about the cures which I had made, and ever he seemed the more to marvel and to gape at my wisdom and my power. In the popular retelling by Henry Gilbert (Robin Hood, 1912) we find mention of a pig-like serpent. Later on after reuniting with Arthur and the other knights, he is killed when he tries to answer the three questions to the old man at the bridge. Often hath his pills cured our villeins when they ate too much pork, and my mother — rest her soul — said that naught under the sun was like his lectuary of Saint Evremond.”, Peter the Doctor speaks, “I deserve well of all my patients, but,” — and his eyes flashed — “that great swinehead oaf of a hermit monk — Tuck by name, and would that I could tuck him in the deepest, darkest hole in Windleswisp marsh! By winter, the British ‘civitates’ had simply had enough of their Roman pretender, Constantine III, and the old Roman system, and so they decided to go it alone. He does Tours via www.powerplaces.com and his websites can be seen at www.gardinerosborn.com, www.serpentgrail.com, www.theshiningones.com and www.philipgardiner.net for more information. Britain wanted to stay in the Roman Empire, not as subjects but as allies aiding each other with trade and defense. As we have shown in The Serpent Grail, the Grail on the ‘first level’ or venom, is not place specific. Vortigern was defeated by Hengist in 455, the lowlands were put to the fire and the Britons fled the country, heading for Spain and Armorica. Archaeological evidence of battles from the 5th century clearly show evidence that the Saxons were being repulsed and so we have actual archaeological evidence to back the tradition and texts of the battles of Ambrosius Aurelianus. Also, The Shining Ones: The World’s Most Powerful Secret Society Revealed, and the forthcoming Gnosis: The Secret of Solomon’s Temple Revealed. It seems, however, that rather than settling warrior Barbarians on his coastlines in order to protect Britain, Vortigern opened the floodgates to the land-hungry Saxons. These peculiar and somewhat disturbing images to modern eyes are none other than the characters from the pagan past – gods and deities like Herne the ‘Horned God’ and many other images of Mother Goddesses. The deed is done by the Abbess of Kirklees, who acts as the priestess in some ancient pagan ritual. Available in a range of colours and styles for men, women, and everyone. ): The King of England who sets out on a quest to form the Knights of the Roundtable and find the Holy Grail. Exports of British copper, lead, tin, and much more were shipped across Europe and the Mediterranean. Yet because of his upbringing, Percival was one of the most gracious and innocent of the Knights of the Round Table. It is believed by many that the crescent shape of Robin’s bow recalls the crescent moon and horns of the pagan ‘Horned God,’ as does the horn Robin uses to call his people together. Sir Robin and his minstrels follow King Arthur and Patsy into a "dark and very expensive forest" where they are separated. This left Britain militarily vulnerable and weak, and by 410 the Anglo-Saxons were mounting a terrible invasion that set the countryside alight. He is a researcher, historian and propaganda expert based in the UK. Lancelot, one of the greatest knights in Arthurian romance; he was the lover of Arthur’s queen, Guinevere, and was the father of the pure knight Sir Galahad. He asks each traveller five questions--. It's a small place where King Arthur is surrounded by Brotherhood of Steel servants and men in T-51b power armor. Even in the way he dies there are links with older mysteries. King Arthur, Hiccoughing Guard, Three-Headed Knight, Screenwriter John Cleese ... Sir Robin, Concorde, Roger, Maynard, Guard, Screenwriter Terry Jones Sir Bedevere, Three-Headed Knight, Prin, Dennis's Mother, Director, Screenwriter Michael Palin Sir Galahad, King, Knight, 1st Soldier with a Keen Interest in Birds, Dennis, Screenwriter After they read the location of the Holy Grail, King Arthur and his knights had to cross the bridge. Shop high-quality unique Sir King Arthur T-Shirts designed and sold by artists. Word then reached Vortigern that the Picts and Scots were massing on the borders, and he simply did not have the power to repel them. Appeared in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975):. While traveling through the forest of Ewing with his faithful minstrels, he comes across a … Act II features Sir Robin following King Arthur around in a “dark, expensive” forest. Great Humor. Today the company is 100% employee owned with over 375 employee-owners who are passionate about baking. The second act is a long one with the entire show lasting for over two hours. This balance of power continued, and in 417 AD the units of Comes Brittaniarum partially reoccupied the Saxon forts along the south-east coast. Philip Gardiner is the author of The Serpent Grail: The Truth Behind the Holy Grail, Elixir of Life and Philosopher’s Stone. With Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam. Strange characters seen hiding in foliage, peeping out like messengers from the past. 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