At the Centre of the World: Polar Symbolism Discovered in Celtic, Norse and Other Ritualized Landscapes by John Michell
At the Centre of the World: Polar Symbolism Discovered in Celtic, Norse and Other Ritualized Landscapes

John Michell

At the Centre of the World: Polar Symbolism Discovered in Celtic, Norse and Other Ritualized Landscapes

John Michell

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The powers of ancient rulers emanated from the ritual center of the tribal territory. This center was also regarded as the birthplace of the tribe and belonged to the people as a whole. Installed upon this sacred rock (the omphalos or "navel of th...

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