Ash & Aether - Pagan Priesthoods: The Druids

The first installment in our *Pagan Priesthoods* series, this episode explores the Druids of the ancient Celtic world through classical sources, archaeological evidence, and comparative scholarship. Join us as we examine their origins, roles, beliefs, and enduring legacy while separating historical evidence from later legend and popular misconception. Find Salty: https://volklink.com/%40nks Source Appendix: The Druids and Ancient Celtic Europe Julius Caesar — Commentarii de Bello Gallico (c. 50 BC) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10657 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/218 Diodorus Siculus — Bibliotheca Historica (Book V excerpts on Gaul) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/108 Strabo — Geography (c. 7 BC–AD 23) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/718) Pliny the Elder — Naturalis Historia (c. AD 77) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57493 Tacitus — Annals (Book XIV, Mona/Anglesey episode) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7524 Cicero — De Divinatione (mentions Diviciacus) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14988 Herodotus — Histories (Book II–IV references to northern peoples) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2707 John Kemble (19th c.) — The Saxons in England (background on early European tribal structures) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29618