Re: Celtic and Afro-Asiatic? (some folklore)

Hallo!

makeenan wrote:

> The folowing information is folkloric rather than linguistic:
>
> Every time I read about the supposed conection between insular Celtic and
> Semitic, I remember the Fomorians.
>
> Ireland has a large, preliterate history which is almost *never* taken
> seriously as history. Today it is thought of as mythology.
>
> Curiously, in this history, three previous peoples are mentioned as having
> lived in Ireland before the Milesians (Celtic speakers) arrived. The Tuatha de
> Danaan, the Firbolg and the Fomorians. The Fomorians are also called the "Sea
> People" and are said to have come from North Africa. ;)
>
> More grist for the mill!!!!
Actually, in my concultural construction, the Tuatha de Danaan and
the Fir Bolg figure as "British Elves" and "British Dwarves",
respectively.  I don't know what to say about the monstrous Fomorians,
though.

Greetings,

Jörg.

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