 | 1844 - 878 pages
...around.' Criminals were tried under an oak tree ; the judge, with the jury, being seated under its shade, and the culprit placed in a circle made by the chief...of the former, was held under the oaks of Dartmoor. Tlie Mixtktoe, particularly that which grows on the oak, was held in great veneration by the Britons.... | |
 | 1844 - 858 pages
...around.' Criminals were tried under an oak tree ; the judge, with the jury, being seated under its shade, and the culprit placed in a circle made by the chief...national meetings under an oak; and the celebrated conférence between the Saxons and the Britons, after the invasion of the former, was held under the... | |
 | John Young (M.A.) - Fruit in the Bible - 1848 - 150 pages
...Celts and ancient Britons. The religious rites of the Druids were generally performed near the oak. The Saxons also held their national meetings under...the Britons, after the invasion of the former, was under the oak at Dartmoor. In the annals of the Agricultural Society of Eochelle, there is the following... | |
 | Freemasonry - 1890 - 140 pages
...to this gentleman, was a druidic chant, signifying, literally, " In a circle the oaks move round." Criminals were tried under an oak tree ; the judge...table was made of it, as was the cradle of Edward TIL, who was born at Carnarvon Castle ; this sacred wood being chosen in the hope of conciliating the... | |
 | Charles Alexander Johns - 1892 - 458 pages
...judges being seated under the tree, and the culprit placed withm a circle made by the chief Drnid's wand. The Saxons also held their national meetings...table was made of it, as was the cradle of Edward II. at Caernarvon Castle, where he was born; this sacred wood being chosen in the hope of conciliating... | |
 | Charles Alexander Johns - Forests and forestry - 1899 - 458 pages
...were tried under an Oak-tree, the judges being seated under the tree, and the culprit placed within a circle made by the chief Druid's wand. The Saxons...table was made of it, as was the cradle of Edward II. at Caernarvon Castle, where he was born ; this sacred wood being chosen in the hope of conciliating... | |
 | Mary Grace Fickett - Trees in literature - 1902 - 208 pages
...around." Criminals were tried under an oak tree; the judge, with the jury, was seated under its shade, and the culprit placed in a circle made by the chief...of the former, was held under the oaks of Dartmoor. From Loudon's The Trees and Shrubs of Great Britain. THE OAK JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL [Near the Beaver... | |
 | Natural history - 1918 - 426 pages
...oak. "Criminals were tried under an oak tree; the judge with the jury, was seated under its shade, and the culprit placed in a circle made by the chief...former, was held under the oaks of Dartmoor." "The Briton has but one native oak on which to spend his loyalty and devotion. We have fifty kinds — All... | |
 | Natural history - 1918 - 472 pages
...of Yule) was kept at Christmas, was also worshipped under the oak. The yule log was always of oak. their national meetings under an oak; and the celebrated...former, was held under the oaks of Dartmoor." "The Briton has but one native oak on which to spend his loyalty and devotion. We have fifty kinds — All... | |
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Criminals were tried under an Oak tree, the judges being seated under the tree, and the culprit placed within a circle made by the chief Druid's wand. The Saxons also held their national meetings under an Oak ; and the celebrated conference between the... 