The Giants of Stonehenge and Ancient Britain
Did giants really exist in the British Isles? Do the legends of them building Stonehenge hold any reality? Why does the establishment deny they ever existed? Hugh Newman and Jim Vieira, best selling authors of Giants On Record: America’s Hidden History, Secrets in the Mounds and the Smithsonian Files (2015), and stars of History Channel’s Search for the Lost Giants, investigate these claims and take a deep dive into obscure newspaper accounts, antiquarian diaries, archaeological reports, local history records, newly-translated ancient texts, academic papers, new scientific reports and written evidence from hundreds of sources going back over a 4,000-year period to uncover the truth. Over 250 accounts of the remains of giant human skeletons ranging from 7 feet to 21 feet have been found in the archaeological and historical record, often measured and commented on by famous scientists, scholars and writers at the time. A wealth of folklore from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland talks about sophisticated cultures of giants with supernatural powers and advanced technology who had control over thunder and lightning, as witnessed when their tombs were disturbed by later generations. They were often high kings and queens who were master geomancers, surveyors, architects and astronomers who ruled from their mountaintop fortresses—whilst others were cannibals with violent tendencies who enjoyed throwing gigantic rocks across the landscape! The authors take a close look at these age-old stories and the remarkable skeletal discoveries to reveal for the first time an important lost chapter of British history. Includes an 8-page color section.
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The Giants of Stonehenge and Ancient Britain
Did giants really exist in the British Isles? Do the legends of them building Stonehenge hold any reality? Why does the establishment deny they ever existed? Hugh Newman and Jim Vieira, best selling authors of Giants On Record: America’s Hidden History, Secrets in the Mounds and the Smithsonian Files (2015), and stars of History Channel’s Search for the Lost Giants, investigate these claims and take a deep dive into obscure newspaper accounts, antiquarian diaries, archaeological reports, local history records, newly-translated ancient texts, academic papers, new scientific reports and written evidence from hundreds of sources going back over a 4,000-year period to uncover the truth. Over 250 accounts of the remains of giant human skeletons ranging from 7 feet to 21 feet have been found in the archaeological and historical record, often measured and commented on by famous scientists, scholars and writers at the time. A wealth of folklore from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland talks about sophisticated cultures of giants with supernatural powers and advanced technology who had control over thunder and lightning, as witnessed when their tombs were disturbed by later generations. They were often high kings and queens who were master geomancers, surveyors, architects and astronomers who ruled from their mountaintop fortresses—whilst others were cannibals with violent tendencies who enjoyed throwing gigantic rocks across the landscape! The authors take a close look at these age-old stories and the remarkable skeletal discoveries to reveal for the first time an important lost chapter of British history. Includes an 8-page color section.
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The Giants of Stonehenge and Ancient Britain

The Giants of Stonehenge and Ancient Britain

by Hugh Newman, Jim Vieira
The Giants of Stonehenge and Ancient Britain

The Giants of Stonehenge and Ancient Britain

by Hugh Newman, Jim Vieira

Overview

Did giants really exist in the British Isles? Do the legends of them building Stonehenge hold any reality? Why does the establishment deny they ever existed? Hugh Newman and Jim Vieira, best selling authors of Giants On Record: America’s Hidden History, Secrets in the Mounds and the Smithsonian Files (2015), and stars of History Channel’s Search for the Lost Giants, investigate these claims and take a deep dive into obscure newspaper accounts, antiquarian diaries, archaeological reports, local history records, newly-translated ancient texts, academic papers, new scientific reports and written evidence from hundreds of sources going back over a 4,000-year period to uncover the truth. Over 250 accounts of the remains of giant human skeletons ranging from 7 feet to 21 feet have been found in the archaeological and historical record, often measured and commented on by famous scientists, scholars and writers at the time. A wealth of folklore from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland talks about sophisticated cultures of giants with supernatural powers and advanced technology who had control over thunder and lightning, as witnessed when their tombs were disturbed by later generations. They were often high kings and queens who were master geomancers, surveyors, architects and astronomers who ruled from their mountaintop fortresses—whilst others were cannibals with violent tendencies who enjoyed throwing gigantic rocks across the landscape! The authors take a close look at these age-old stories and the remarkable skeletal discoveries to reveal for the first time an important lost chapter of British history. Includes an 8-page color section.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781948803540
Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press
Publication date: 10/26/2022
Pages: 412
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Hugh Newman is an explorer, megalithomaniac and co-author of Giants on Record. He is a regular guest on History Channel's Ancient Aliens and Search for the Lost Giants. He has articles published in Atlantis Rising and World Explorer (US), New Dawn (Australia) and numerous other publications. As well as organizing the Megalithomania conferences and tours, he has spoken at events in the UK, Malta, France, Peru, Egypt, Bosnia and North America. He lives in Glastonbury, England.

Jim Vieira is a stonemason, writer and star of History Channel’s Search for the Lost Giants with his brother Bill. He lives in Ashfield, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

i Introduction 1

1 The Giants of Albion 6

2 Stonehenge and Ancient Wessex 18

3 Devon and Cornwall 62

4 London and the Southeast 94

5 Middle England and the Centre of Britain 124

6 The Northern Giants 152

7 Giant Lore of Wales 174

8 Cewri Cymru - The Giants of Wales 198

9 Caledonia - Ancient Scotland 216

10 Gods and Giants of Ancient Ireland 262

11 Sowers of Thunder 302

12 Giant Geomancers 325

13 Genesis of the Giants 347

Notes & References 381

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