Stonehenge, According to 15th Century Text.

Posted by Alex in Paranormal, Pictures on November 28, 2006 at 5:30 pm


Art historian Christian Heck discovered a drawing of Stonehenge in 15th century text, which gave credit to Merlin for building the mysterious stone structure:

In the Scala Mundi, the Chronicle of the World, Merlin is given credit for building Stonehenge between 480 and 486, when the Latin text says he "not by force, but by art, brought and erected the giant’s ring from Ireland". Modern science suggests that the stones went up from 2,500 BC, with the bluestone outer circle somehow transported from west Wales, and the double decker bus-size sarsen stones dragged 30 miles across Salisbury plain.

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7 comments to "Stonehenge, According to 15th Century Text."

  1. Moon
    November 28th, 2006 at 8:08 pm

    Well, that explains EVERYTHING! It was Merlin!

    /Merlin obviously was the Intelligent Design of early England.

  2. The Liberal Avenger
    November 28th, 2006 at 10:29 pm

    Stonehenge: The World’s Most Disappointing Place of Interest

    We were in London on business. We rented a car JUST to go see Stonehenge. We drove out to Salisbury. What a letdown! Continued on to Bath - much, much better place to visit.

  3. Alex
    November 28th, 2006 at 11:32 pm

    Stonehenge would be a lot better if they let you inside the ring (even if they have to rope-off the stones).

    The tour lied about “they’ll let you in up close” - they don’t. Not anymore anyways. Still, I was glad I got to see it, albeit from a distance.

    I agree that Bath is a lot more fun! Try the Sally Lund Bun when you’re there!

  4. flameboylanza
    November 29th, 2006 at 9:38 am

    The part that interests me most is the manuscript appears to be on lined paper! I wasn’t aware that it was widely available in 1440!!! Perhaps someone scribbled it in a school jotter? Are there holes punched on the side to fit in a ring binder????

  5. Moon
    November 29th, 2006 at 12:52 pm

    It’s a steno pad, flameboylanza. Geez. :D

  6. Alex
    November 29th, 2006 at 2:03 pm

    Not a moleskin, Moon? C’mon anyone who outs Merlin as the maker of Stonehenge can at least afford a Moleskin…

  7. Robert
    November 29th, 2006 at 9:36 pm

    The mystical rock moving power sounds like the claims of Coral Castle (Florida) builder Edward Leedskalnin…

    “Since it is documented that no one ever witnessed Ed’s labor in building his rock gate park, some say he had supernatural powers. Ed would only say that he knew the secrets used to build the ancient pyramids and if he could learn them, you could too! ”

    http://www.coralcastle.com/home.asp


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