Druid Collection

Longest Day at Stonehenge, Wiltshire
People gathering at Stonehenge, Wiltshire on the longest day of the year, on or near 21 June 1912. This photograph shows a daybreak pilgrimage by members of The Universal Bond of the Sons of Men

Druids lunar ceremony

William Price as Druid
WILLIAM PRICE Welsh eccentric and druid

Druids (ancient Priests) collect mistletoe
The Druids were highly respected by the Britons because of their wisdom and used to collect mistletoe to give to people on feast days

Druids cut mistletoe
A druid cuts a bunch of mistletoe from the branch of a tree with a golden sickle, the mistletoe dropping into a sheet held below

Warriors and Druid
Warriors of ancient Gaul seek the approval of the gods for an expedition from a druid priest

Julius Caesars invasion of Britain
This picture shows the British forces trying to prevent Roman soldiers from landing on the shores of Kent. The Romans, following the standard bearer, wade from their ship toward the shore. Date: 54 BC

A pagan belief, that holly was a symbol of fertility and eternal life, this took place on the Twelfth Night, burning holly tree branch was carried through the village, followed by a brass band

Castle and Druidical Circle, Aberystwyth, Wales - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

St Patrick defeats druids and converts king
SAINT PATRICK The Saint defeats the Druids and converts the King. 390? - 461?

Double dart, pale shoulder, four-spotted moth and druid moth
Double dart or soothsayer, Graphiphora augur 1, pale shoulder, Acontia lucida 2, 3, four-spotted moth, Tyta luctuosa 4, 5, and druid moth, Aedia funesta 6

Passenger moth, dun-bar and soothsayer
Passenger moth, Dysgonia algira 1, dun-bar, Cosmia trapezina 2-3, double dart or soothsayer, Graphiphora augur 4, larvae 5-6

Arch-Druid and Druids

Welsh Eisteddfod 1906
Opening of Gorsedd, Ceremony in which druids are in a circle, the Gorsedd (meaning chief) sit on a throne, where the Eisteddfod is proclaimed. 1906

Welsh Eisteddfod Regalia 1906
Welsh Eisteddfod Regalia and Offices. Ceremony in the Royal National Eisteddfod takes place every summer in the first week of August, been happening for a couple of centuries since 1568

A Druid in Ancient Britain sacrificing an Ox
A Druid from Ancient Britain sacrificing an Ox to please the Gods whilst three worshippers watch. Date: circa 400BC

Druids build a wicker man for sacrifice
The Wicker Man In which people were burnt as sacrifices to their deities

EISTEDDFOD, WALES 1955
The Bardic Procession at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, at Ystradgynlas, Breconshire. The Eisteddfodau were established to encourage Welsh music, customs, languages etc. Date: 1955

ENGLISH ARCH-DRUID
A British Arch-Druid, wearing full judicial costume including the Breastplate of Judgment, pronounces sentence on an offender Date: BC

Cornish Bard at his suburban home in Birmingham
A Cornish bard reads and reheases poetry in the garden of his suburban home in Birmingham, England. First published The Independent newspaper Date: 1987

Membership certificate, Ancient Order of Druids, illustrated with a Druid playing a harp, with Stonehenge in the background

Raymond Duncan
RAYMOND DUNCAN Eccentric older brother of dancer Isadora Duncan. Date: 1874 - 1966

DRUIDESS
A Druid priestess wears the traditional white robe, held by buckle and sash : on her head she wears a wreath of the sacred mistletoe

Druids Sacrifice Child
A child is sacrificed to the Druid deity

Cornish Gorsedd procession, St Just, Cornwall
The Cornish Gorsedd, a community of modern-day bards, taking part in the Sword of Arthur ceremony and procession at St Just in Cornwall

Two ladies on an early 1900s AJS motorcycle & sidecar
Two ladies posing for photograph on an AJS motorcycle & sidecar combination on the beach at the seaside circa 1914/18

Ancient Order of Druids, Druid with harp, and Stonehenge in the background. early 20th century

Druid, Boadicea and British chieftainess

Arch Druids planting Coronation Oak, Crystal Palace
To commemorate the coronation of King George V, the Arch Druid of England planted a Coronation Oak sapling at the Crystal Palace, London. The ceremony was attended by many foreign delegates

Irish Druid and Ollamh
An Irish Ollamh, a high- ranking bard, talks with a Filidhe, or herald bard, who holds a traditional Irish harp. Both had functions within the Druidic order. Date: BCE

Trees in Superstition and Legend by Pauline Baynes
Illustration by Pauline Baynes depicting the various trees of legends and superstition

Mount Druid Cromlech, Ballintoy - a Dolmen. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Ballintoy). Date: circa early 1900s

Fantastic Adventures - Onslaught of the druid girls
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, June 1941, featuring the story Onslaught of the druid girls by Ray Cummings. A young beautiful woman rides a hippogriff. Date: 1941

Cornish Gorsedd, Sword of Arthur, St Just, Cornwall
The Cornish Gorsedd, a community of modern-day bards, taking part in the Sword of Arthur ceremony at St Just in Cornwall. The Gorseth Kernow (Gorsedd of Cornwall)

Cornish Gorsedd, Sword of Arthur, Cornwall
The Cornish Gorsedd, a community of modern-day bards, taking part in the Sword of Arthur ceremony at St Just in Cornwall. The Gorseth Kernow (Gorsedd of Cornwall)

Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Lawn Tennis Grounds and Conservatory, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Date: circa 1908

Greetings from Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Greetings card from Baltimore, Maryland, USA, with various scenes: Mount Royal Station, New Custom House, Watson Monument, Druid Hill Park, Teakle Wallis Monument, Cathedral, City Hall

Entrance to Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Entrance (from Madison Avenue) to Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Date: circa 1905

Druidical Design Curtains
Black and white lantern slide of a curtain design inspired by the modern spiritiuality, Druidism. There is a female figure, mistletoe foliage, musical instruments and stone arrangements

Roman massacre of Druids
Roman forces led by Suetonius Paulinus massacre the druids on the island of Mona (Anglesey) Date: 61 A.D

Belgium - WWI - Remains of The Druid tank on the St Julien Poelcapelle Road Date: circa 1917

Arch Druid (Smith)
The Arch Druid in his judicial habit holds the peithynin, or elucidator, on which maxims are inscribed : the snake beside the altar-stone is a sacred beast. Date: BCE

Druids (Smith)
Two priests of the Druidical order : the one on the left holds an emblem of the Moon, the other is an Arch-Druid, holding a sceptre and wearing a garland of oak leaves. Date: BCE

Bardic Scholars Ca 600
Bardic scholars, one carrying a dove, the other a piglet Date: 1st century BC ?

Scandinavian Pagans
Druid priest (drotte) and priestess (fola), of Denmark or Sweden equivalent to the Druids in Britain

Music cover for Godfreys Chilperic Quadrille
Music cover for Charles Godfreys Chilperic Quadrille, based on airs from Herves popular opera buffa (or operetta) Chilperic

Ancient British Druids pick Mistletoe
Ancient British Druid picks mistletoe with his Golden Sickle and makes an incantation toward the sky

Roman Fleet approaches Britain
British scouts spot the Roman fleet approaching the coast during Julius Caesars attempted invasion in 55 BC

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