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

From:Jörg Rhiemeier <joerg_rhiemeier@...>
Date:Thursday, September 15, 2005, 20:06
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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