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Jan 2021
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The Wicker Men

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In 58 BCE, Julius Caesar marched on northern Europe to conquer the Celtic tribes. Between battles, he wrote of the druids’ horrific human sacrifices: entrapping victims in giant wooden structures and setting them ablaze. Were his accounts an accurate depiction of ritual murders? Or are the wicker men little more than anti-Pagan propaganda? Learn more about y ... Show More
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