Real Druids Were Priests, Judges, and Sorcerers (But Not Shapeshifters)

The notion of druids as wise and sagely keepers of woodlands is commonplace today and is based upon ancient accounts of holy men of the tribes that populated Europe thousands of years ago. Virtually everything we know about druids comes from biased sources -- or outright fiction -- and in this video I'll explore both the "facts" and the fantasy to help you learn more about this mysterious order of forest-dwelling priests of old.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:02 If These Trees Could Talk
2:51 Role-ing a Druid
9:39 Myth-Conceptions

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Limited list of sources:
Gaius Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/...

Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History
https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/...

Strabo's Geography
https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/...

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