Title:
John Toland's (30 November 1670 – 11 March 1722) Druid's
In the Druid Path (Reading Room of "How to be a Druid Grove -group on Facebook).
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We will be dissecting John Toland's seminal work on 'The Druid's' using:
A NEW EDITION of TOLAND'S HISTORY OF THE DRUIDS:
WITH AN ABSTRACT OF HIS LIFE AND WRITINGS
and Copious apprentie Containing Notes Critical, Philological and Explanatory
by H. HUDDLESTON, Schoolmaster, Lunan, (published in 1814)
Using Google Books scanned source:
https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DPmljAAAAcAAJ%26printsec%3Dfrontcover%26dq%3DToland%27s%2520history%2520of%2520the%2520Druids%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26ved%3D0ahUKEwi4utGyk5XNAhWH5IMKHWmkA34Q6AEIHTAA%23v%3Donepage%26q%3DToland%27s%2520history%2520of%2520the%2520Druids%26f%3Dfalse&h=HAQEwmXhF
I believe you will be amazed at how much of current detailed Neo-Druidic writing and though can be traced back to his works on what the ancient Druid's did or did not do.
I will be adding all my own notes embedded, to this living blog and it will also serve both as a reference and example of how try to dissect and book and boil it down to knowledge factoids.
This blog will also serve in our Yggdrasil (pagan research) Library on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/YggdrasilLibrary/
Bio:
John Toland (30 November 1670 – 11 March 1722) was a rationalist philosopher and freethinker, and occasional satirist, who wrote numerous books and pamphlets on political philosophy and philosophy of religion, which are early expressions of the philosophy of the Age of Enlightenment. Born in Ireland, he was educated at the universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leiden and Oxford and was influenced by the philosophy of John Locke.
Ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Toland#Literary_hoax_.22The_Treatise_of_the_Three_Imposters.22
Study notes:
(If all goes right p#x will refer to the scanned book'spage number, not the PDF's page number.)
Please attach your own comments to either this blog or the file of it in our reading room.
TDK
My NOTES::
Toland's history of the Druids starts on page 51.
Working p51
Druid Practices and Beliefs::
Druid Schools:
P52
* This peninsula is Inis-Eogain, vulgarly Enis. Owen, in whose
isthmus stands the city of Londonderry, itself a peninsula, and,
if the tradition be true, originally a famous grave and school of
the Druids. Hence comes the very name Doire, corruptly pro
nounced Derry, which in Irish signifies a grove, particularly of
oaks. The great Columba changed it into a college for Monks
(who in his time were retir’d Laymen, that lived by the labour
of their hands) as most commonly the sacred places of the hea
thens, if pleasant or commodious, were converted to the like use
by the christians after their own manner. This Derry is the Ro
bereturn or Campus roborum *, mentioned by Bede in his Eccle.
Druidic Gods / Goddesses::
Glossary / Dictionary general terms help::
Specific Druidic Terms::
======================
Specific Language Terms::
A:
Armagnac >, which, far
from Campus roborum, signifies the height or mount of Macha,
(surnamed Mongruadh or redhair’d) a queen of Ireland, and the
only woman that ever sway’d the sovereign sceptre of that king
dom. P52
C:
Celtic dialects, which are now principally six;
namely Welsh or the insular British, Cornish al
most extinct, Armorican or French British, Irish
the least corrupted, Manks or the language of the
Isle of Man; and Earse or Highland Irish, spoken
also in all the western ilands of Scotland. P54
D:Derry, which in Irish signifies a grove p52
M:
Mongruadh >
Armagnac, which, far
from Campus roborum, signifies the height or mount of Macha,
(surnamed Mongruadh or redhair’d) a queen of Ireland, and the
only woman that ever sway’d the sovereign sceptre of that king
dom. p52
General Terms::
C::
chimera - chi·me·ra kīˈmirə,kəˈmirə/
noun 1.
(in Greek mythology) a fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
2.
a thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve.
"the economic sovereignty you claim to defend is a chimera"
synonyms: illusion, fantasy, delusion, dream, daydream, pipe dream, figment of the/one's imagination, castle in the air, mirage
"is this great love of hers merely a chimera?"
D:
desideratum / de·sid·er·a·tum
diˌsidəˈrätəm,-ˈrātəm,-ˌzidə-/Submit
noun - something that is needed or wanted.
"integrity was a desideratum"
synonyms: requirement, prerequisite, need, indispensable thing, sine qua non, essential, requisite, necessary
Doric
Doric or Dorian was a Ancient Greek dialect. Its variants were spoken in the southern and eastern Peloponnese, as well as in Sicily, Epirus, Macedonia
G:
Goth·ic
ˈɡäTHik/
adjective
1.
of or relating to the Goths or their extinct East Germanic language, which provides the earliest manuscript evidence of any Germanic language (4th–6th centuries AD).
L::
Levitical priesthood (compairing the Druids to this)
Levitical priesthood began with Aaron, the older brother of Moses (Exodus 28:1–3). Aaron’s descendants served as the priests in Israel, ministering in the tabernacle and, later, the temple, primarily as mediators between man and God. The Levitical priests bore the responsibility of offering the sacrifices required by the Mosaic Law. Some of the Levitical priests in the Bible are Ezra; Eli; and Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist.
The term Levitical is derived from the Israelite tribe of Levi. Levi was the third son of Leah and Jacob (Genesis 29:34) and the father of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of Moses and Aaron. Originally, it was the firstborn son of every family who was consecrated to God and inherited the birthright, leadership, authority, etc. (Exodus 13:2). We see this institution of “first” things being what God requires as far back as Genesis 4:4 when God was pleased with the firstborn of Abel’s flock that he offered to God (see Proverbs 3:9 and Romans 11:16). Later, when God made Israel into a nation, He called them His firstborn son (Exodus 4:22–23), and each individual Israelite was called to be holy, priestly, and royal (Exodus 19:5–6). And then out of the nation of Israel God chose the tribe of Levi to serve Him and the sons of Aaron to be the priests. Thus, all priests were Levites, but not every Levite was a priest.
lingua rustica Romana
Romance language (Lingua Romana) was one of the two major colloquial languages in the Roman empire
Romance languages
... Latin and Teutonic) was thence called lingua Romana, and from being the language of the rural population, lingua rus- tica Romana, or simply lingua rustica
Londonderry >
Derry (/ˈdɛrɪ/[2]), officially Londonderry (/ˈlʌndənˌdɛrɪ/[2]), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland[3][4] and the fourth-largest city on the island of Ireland.[5] The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Daire or Doire meaning "oak grove".[6][7] In 1613, the city was granted a Royal Charter by King James I and gained the "London" prefix to reflect the funding of its construction by the London guilds. While the city is more usually known colloquially as Derry,[8][9] Londonderry is also commonly used and remains the legal name.
Ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derry
Lombardy > (/ˈlɒmbərdi/ lom-bər-dee; Italian: Lombardia [lombarˈdiːa]; Lombard: Lombardia, pronounced: (Western Lombard) [lumbarˈdiːa], (Eastern Lombard) [lombarˈdeːa]) is one of the twenty administrative regions of Italy, in the northwest of the country, with an area of 23,844 square kilometres (9,206 sq mi).
M::
N::
ne plus ultra (of Celtic migration)
noun - the perfect or most extreme example of its kind; the ultimate.
"he became the ne plus ultra of bebop trombonists"
synonyms: last word, ultimate, perfect example, height, acme, zenith, epitome, quintessence
O::
P::
Popish
Of or pertaining to the Pope or the Roman Catholic Church: used in opprobrium: as, popish doctrines or practices; popish forms and ceremonies.
===========================
Antiquary Authors on the Druids::
Toland's References::
Bede:
Bede (/ˈbiːd/ beed; Old English: Bǣda or Bēda; 672/673 – 26 May 735), also referred to as Saint Bede or the Venerable Bede (Latin: Bēda Venerābilis), was an English monk at the monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth and its companion monastery, Saint Paul's, in modern Jarrow (see Monkwearmouth-Jarrow), Tyne and Wear, both of which were then in the Kingdom of Northumbria. He is well known as an author and scholar, and his most famous work, Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History of the English People) gained him the title "The Father of English History".
Ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bede
The Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum, or An Ecclesiastical History of the English People[1] is Bede's best-known work, completed in about 731. The first of the five books begins with some geographical background and then sketches the history of England, beginning with Caesar's invasion in 55 BC
Ref.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecclesiastical_History_of_the_English_People
English Version in PDF:
http://www.ccel.org/ccel/bede/history.pdf
C:
Saint Columba (Irish: Colm Cille, 'church dove';[a][1][2] 7 December 521 – 9 June 597) was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of theHiberno-Scottish mission. He founded the important abbey on Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institution in the region for centuries. He is the Patron Saint of Derry. He was highly regarded by both the Gaels of Dál Riata and the Picts, and is remembered today as a Christian saint and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.[3]
Ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columba
John Toland's (30 November 1670 – 11 March 1722) Druid's
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John Toland (November 30, 1670 - March 11, 1722), Irish philosopher, Artist unknown. |
In the Druid Path (Reading Room of "How to be a Druid Grove -group on Facebook).
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheDruidPath/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/howtobeadruid/
We will be dissecting John Toland's seminal work on 'The Druid's' using:
A NEW EDITION of TOLAND'S HISTORY OF THE DRUIDS:
WITH AN ABSTRACT OF HIS LIFE AND WRITINGS
and Copious apprentie Containing Notes Critical, Philological and Explanatory
by H. HUDDLESTON, Schoolmaster, Lunan, (published in 1814)
Using Google Books scanned source:
https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DPmljAAAAcAAJ%26printsec%3Dfrontcover%26dq%3DToland%27s%2520history%2520of%2520the%2520Druids%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26ved%3D0ahUKEwi4utGyk5XNAhWH5IMKHWmkA34Q6AEIHTAA%23v%3Donepage%26q%3DToland%27s%2520history%2520of%2520the%2520Druids%26f%3Dfalse&h=HAQEwmXhF
I believe you will be amazed at how much of current detailed Neo-Druidic writing and though can be traced back to his works on what the ancient Druid's did or did not do.
I will be adding all my own notes embedded, to this living blog and it will also serve both as a reference and example of how try to dissect and book and boil it down to knowledge factoids.
This blog will also serve in our Yggdrasil (pagan research) Library on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/YggdrasilLibrary/
Bio:
John Toland (30 November 1670 – 11 March 1722) was a rationalist philosopher and freethinker, and occasional satirist, who wrote numerous books and pamphlets on political philosophy and philosophy of religion, which are early expressions of the philosophy of the Age of Enlightenment. Born in Ireland, he was educated at the universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leiden and Oxford and was influenced by the philosophy of John Locke.
Ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Toland#Literary_hoax_.22The_Treatise_of_the_Three_Imposters.22
Study notes:
(If all goes right p#x will refer to the scanned book'spage number, not the PDF's page number.)
Please attach your own comments to either this blog or the file of it in our reading room.
TDK
My NOTES::
Toland's history of the Druids starts on page 51.
Working p51
Druid Practices and Beliefs::
Druid Schools:
P52
* This peninsula is Inis-Eogain, vulgarly Enis. Owen, in whose
isthmus stands the city of Londonderry, itself a peninsula, and,
if the tradition be true, originally a famous grave and school of
the Druids. Hence comes the very name Doire, corruptly pro
nounced Derry, which in Irish signifies a grove, particularly of
oaks. The great Columba changed it into a college for Monks
(who in his time were retir’d Laymen, that lived by the labour
of their hands) as most commonly the sacred places of the hea
thens, if pleasant or commodious, were converted to the like use
by the christians after their own manner. This Derry is the Ro
bereturn or Campus roborum *, mentioned by Bede in his Eccle.
Druidic Gods / Goddesses::
Glossary / Dictionary general terms help::
Specific Druidic Terms::
======================
Specific Language Terms::
A:
Armagnac >, which, far
from Campus roborum, signifies the height or mount of Macha,
(surnamed Mongruadh or redhair’d) a queen of Ireland, and the
only woman that ever sway’d the sovereign sceptre of that king
dom. P52
C:
Celtic dialects, which are now principally six;
namely Welsh or the insular British, Cornish al
most extinct, Armorican or French British, Irish
the least corrupted, Manks or the language of the
Isle of Man; and Earse or Highland Irish, spoken
also in all the western ilands of Scotland. P54
D:Derry, which in Irish signifies a grove p52
M:
Mongruadh >
Armagnac, which, far
from Campus roborum, signifies the height or mount of Macha,
(surnamed Mongruadh or redhair’d) a queen of Ireland, and the
only woman that ever sway’d the sovereign sceptre of that king
dom. p52
General Terms::
C::
chimera - chi·me·ra kīˈmirə,kəˈmirə/
noun 1.
(in Greek mythology) a fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
2.
a thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve.
"the economic sovereignty you claim to defend is a chimera"
synonyms: illusion, fantasy, delusion, dream, daydream, pipe dream, figment of the/one's imagination, castle in the air, mirage
"is this great love of hers merely a chimera?"
D:
desideratum / de·sid·er·a·tum
diˌsidəˈrätəm,-ˈrātəm,-ˌzidə-/Submit
noun - something that is needed or wanted.
"integrity was a desideratum"
synonyms: requirement, prerequisite, need, indispensable thing, sine qua non, essential, requisite, necessary
Doric
Doric or Dorian was a Ancient Greek dialect. Its variants were spoken in the southern and eastern Peloponnese, as well as in Sicily, Epirus, Macedonia
G:
Goth·ic
ˈɡäTHik/
adjective
1.
of or relating to the Goths or their extinct East Germanic language, which provides the earliest manuscript evidence of any Germanic language (4th–6th centuries AD).
L::
Levitical priesthood (compairing the Druids to this)
Levitical priesthood began with Aaron, the older brother of Moses (Exodus 28:1–3). Aaron’s descendants served as the priests in Israel, ministering in the tabernacle and, later, the temple, primarily as mediators between man and God. The Levitical priests bore the responsibility of offering the sacrifices required by the Mosaic Law. Some of the Levitical priests in the Bible are Ezra; Eli; and Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist.
The term Levitical is derived from the Israelite tribe of Levi. Levi was the third son of Leah and Jacob (Genesis 29:34) and the father of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of Moses and Aaron. Originally, it was the firstborn son of every family who was consecrated to God and inherited the birthright, leadership, authority, etc. (Exodus 13:2). We see this institution of “first” things being what God requires as far back as Genesis 4:4 when God was pleased with the firstborn of Abel’s flock that he offered to God (see Proverbs 3:9 and Romans 11:16). Later, when God made Israel into a nation, He called them His firstborn son (Exodus 4:22–23), and each individual Israelite was called to be holy, priestly, and royal (Exodus 19:5–6). And then out of the nation of Israel God chose the tribe of Levi to serve Him and the sons of Aaron to be the priests. Thus, all priests were Levites, but not every Levite was a priest.
lingua rustica Romana
Romance language (Lingua Romana) was one of the two major colloquial languages in the Roman empire
Romance languages
... Latin and Teutonic) was thence called lingua Romana, and from being the language of the rural population, lingua rus- tica Romana, or simply lingua rustica
Londonderry >
Derry (/ˈdɛrɪ/[2]), officially Londonderry (/ˈlʌndənˌdɛrɪ/[2]), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland[3][4] and the fourth-largest city on the island of Ireland.[5] The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Daire or Doire meaning "oak grove".[6][7] In 1613, the city was granted a Royal Charter by King James I and gained the "London" prefix to reflect the funding of its construction by the London guilds. While the city is more usually known colloquially as Derry,[8][9] Londonderry is also commonly used and remains the legal name.
Ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derry
Lombardy > (/ˈlɒmbərdi/ lom-bər-dee; Italian: Lombardia [lombarˈdiːa]; Lombard: Lombardia, pronounced: (Western Lombard) [lumbarˈdiːa], (Eastern Lombard) [lombarˈdeːa]) is one of the twenty administrative regions of Italy, in the northwest of the country, with an area of 23,844 square kilometres (9,206 sq mi).
M::
N::
ne plus ultra (of Celtic migration)
noun - the perfect or most extreme example of its kind; the ultimate.
"he became the ne plus ultra of bebop trombonists"
synonyms: last word, ultimate, perfect example, height, acme, zenith, epitome, quintessence
O::
P::
Popish
Of or pertaining to the Pope or the Roman Catholic Church: used in opprobrium: as, popish doctrines or practices; popish forms and ceremonies.
===========================
Antiquary Authors on the Druids::
Toland's References::
Bede:
Bede (/ˈbiːd/ beed; Old English: Bǣda or Bēda; 672/673 – 26 May 735), also referred to as Saint Bede or the Venerable Bede (Latin: Bēda Venerābilis), was an English monk at the monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth and its companion monastery, Saint Paul's, in modern Jarrow (see Monkwearmouth-Jarrow), Tyne and Wear, both of which were then in the Kingdom of Northumbria. He is well known as an author and scholar, and his most famous work, Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History of the English People) gained him the title "The Father of English History".
Ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bede
The Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum, or An Ecclesiastical History of the English People[1] is Bede's best-known work, completed in about 731. The first of the five books begins with some geographical background and then sketches the history of England, beginning with Caesar's invasion in 55 BC
Ref.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecclesiastical_History_of_the_English_People
English Version in PDF:
http://www.ccel.org/ccel/bede/history.pdf
C:
Saint Columba (Irish: Colm Cille, 'church dove';[a][1][2] 7 December 521 – 9 June 597) was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of theHiberno-Scottish mission. He founded the important abbey on Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institution in the region for centuries. He is the Patron Saint of Derry. He was highly regarded by both the Gaels of Dál Riata and the Picts, and is remembered today as a Christian saint and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.[3]
Ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columba
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