Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Ireland and the Monarchy?

According to the norman chronicler Gerald De Barri in themiddle ages the coronation ceremony in Ireland required the Irish king to publicly have sex with a white horse, kill it and then bathe in a stew made from its remains. I know the Irish are keen on horses but wasnt this going Too Far! What do Irish politician have to do to become president?!?
Ireland and the Monarchy?
Kill the queen first.
Ireland and the Monarchy?
are you confusing irish president which is an ambassadorial role with irish prime minister/ taoiseach. your question isnt really well thought out then was it?
Reply:I also don't think a Norman chronicler would've been the most reliable source for that info....
Reply:history is writen by the victors and i think it a myth too far! talk about spinning a yarn! :D
Reply:That sort of thing DID go on in ancient times, not just In Ireland, but Britain, Europe and the near east, mainly among uncivilised peoples. But they HAD died out by the middle ages!





Romans, Greeks, Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Hittites, Persians, Arameans, Phoenicians, Carthaginians etc and other advanced peoples never took part in such practices.





But this sort of thing was known among Cimmerians, Gutians etc in the near east, and among, Illyrians and variois germanic and celtic peoples in ancient and pre christian times.





However, by the time christianity had spread to those areas, these practices had died out, so i think the Norman Chronicler was engaged in a bit of cheeky propaganda!
Reply:I thought that was Charles I of England, Ireland and Scotland. Something made up by Catholics. :-)

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