Very little is known about the ancient druids. They left no written accounts of themselves, and the only evidence is a few descriptions left by Greek, Roman, and various scattered authors and artists, as well as stories created later by medieval Irish writers.
The word “Druid” derives from the Latin “druidae” and from from Gaulish “druides”. It is also thought to stem from a Celtic compound of “dru-wid” – “dru” (tree) and “wid” (to know). The Old Irish form was “drui”, and in Modern Irish and Gaelic the word is “draoi” or “druadh” (magician or sorcerer). click to read more
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