Hidden People
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Why are Cumbrians
called the
Hidden People?
Because mainstream history
claims their ancient Celtic
heritage was largely erased by
Roman, Viking, Anglo-Saxon
and Norman invasions.
Cumbrians possess an ancient Celtic culture that developed continuously from the prehistoric era to the present day. Cumbria’s stone monuments, distinctive dialect, unique cooperative farming practices and thriving communal traditions that have survived thousands of years show this.
But Cumbria’s culture has been disparaged and sidelined by centuries of Roman, Norman and English dominance, suppression and belittlement. Some academics today even claim the Cumbrian Celts never existed. Others deny Cumbria was ever a separate Celtic kingdom. Many mock the Cumbrian dialect as “uncouth”. They don’t realise it preserves Cumbria’s deep Celtic roots. This book invites you to ignore the Celtosceptics and discover Cumbria’s astounding Celtic past.
Insights include Carlisle’s grisly severed head cult, the Cumbrian Witch Craze, anti-Roman dragon brooch protests, hallucinogenic stone circle rituals, King Arthur’s life and death in Cumbria, the Viking lord who fought the English for the Cumbrians, the dastardly Norman trick that made Cumbria English and more...
