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'''The Hill of Tara''' is an archaeological site located in County Meath Ireland. The site has several monuments and earthworks including a passage tomb, burial mounds, round enclosures, a standing stone, and a ceremonial avenue. The period of construction begins in the Neolithic Period and continues through the Iron Age.<ref name= "General">"Hill of Tara". Ancient History Encyclopedia </ref>There is also a modern church and churchyard. The Hill of Tara also features in Irish mythology and is where the old High Kings of Ireland were crowned beginning as early as the 7th century until around the 12th century. <ref name= "High Kings">Michael Roberts; et al. (1957). Early Irish history and pseudo-history. Bowes & Bowes Michigan University Press.</ref> It is perhaps the presence of the Christian High Kings of Ireland and the connection to Irish mythology that prompted ‘’’British Israelites’’’ to speculate that the Ark of the Covenant was contained within the ‘’’Mound of Hostages’’’. This belief led to the group vandalizing the site between the years 1899 and 1902.<ref name= "Vandalism"> "The Ark at the Seat of Kings". The Irish Times.</ref> | '''The Hill of Tara''' is an archaeological site located in County Meath Ireland. The site has several monuments and earthworks including a passage tomb, burial mounds, round enclosures, a standing stone, and a ceremonial avenue. The period of construction begins in the Neolithic Period and continues through the Iron Age.<ref name= "General">"Hill of Tara". Ancient History Encyclopedia </ref>There is also a modern church and churchyard. The Hill of Tara also features in Irish mythology and is where the old High Kings of Ireland were crowned beginning as early as the 7th century until around the 12th century. <ref name= "High Kings">Michael Roberts; et al. (1957). Early Irish history and pseudo-history. Bowes & Bowes Michigan University Press.</ref> It is perhaps the presence of the Christian High Kings of Ireland and the connection to Irish mythology that prompted ‘’’British Israelites’’’ to speculate that the Ark of the Covenant was contained within the ‘’’Mound of Hostages’’’. This belief led to the group vandalizing the site between the years 1899 and 1902.<ref name= "Vandalism"> "The Ark at the Seat of Kings". The Irish Times.</ref> | ||
==History of British Israelism== | |||
British Israelism by definition is the pseudoarchaeological belief that people of the British Isles (Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and England) are the genetic, racial, and linguistic direct descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. <ref name= " Israelism">Brackney, William H. (2012-05-03). Historical Dictionary of Radical Christianity. Scarecrow Press. pp. 61–62</ref> .Written documentation for this belief is seen as early as the 16th century, with the peak of the movement occurring throughout the 19th century. There are some independently organized groups of British Israelites that have been active during the 21st century in both the United Kingdom and the United States. The United States also gave birth to the Christian Identity movement. This group is racist, anti-Semitic, and white supremacist interpretation of Christianity which professes that only Germanic, Anglo-Saxon, Celtic, Nordic, Aryan people and those of other closely related groups are the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and therefore are the descendants of the ancient Israelites. <ref name= " Christian Identity"> "Christian Identity". www.adl.org. Anti-Defamation League.</ref> | |||
===Early Figures=== | |||
M. le Loyer's ‘’The Ten Lost Tribes’’, published in 1590 is the first published expression of British Israelite sentiments. Loyer was a French Huguenot magistrate, the Huegonots were a Calvinist sect of Protestants in the 16th century. In his work, Loyer asseverated the essential base that the British Israelites would expand upon in the 19th century. This base includes the typical Northern European countries being descendants of ancient Israelites.<ref name= "Loyer">Fine, Jonathan (2015). Political Violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: From Holy War to Modern Terror. Rowman & Littlefield.</ref> | |||
Another known observant of British Israelism include Sir Francis Drake was an English sea captain and explorer of the Elizabethan era. James VI and I of England and Scotland was also a supporter of British Israelite sentiments and even claimed himself as the rightful King of Israel. | |||
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The Hill of Tara is an archaeological site located in County Meath Ireland. The site has several monuments and earthworks including a passage tomb, burial mounds, round enclosures, a standing stone, and a ceremonial avenue. The period of construction begins in the Neolithic Period and continues through the Iron Age.[1]There is also a modern church and churchyard. The Hill of Tara also features in Irish mythology and is where the old High Kings of Ireland were crowned beginning as early as the 7th century until around the 12th century. [2] It is perhaps the presence of the Christian High Kings of Ireland and the connection to Irish mythology that prompted ‘’’British Israelites’’’ to speculate that the Ark of the Covenant was contained within the ‘’’Mound of Hostages’’’. This belief led to the group vandalizing the site between the years 1899 and 1902.[3]
History of British Israelism
British Israelism by definition is the pseudoarchaeological belief that people of the British Isles (Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and England) are the genetic, racial, and linguistic direct descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. [4] .Written documentation for this belief is seen as early as the 16th century, with the peak of the movement occurring throughout the 19th century. There are some independently organized groups of British Israelites that have been active during the 21st century in both the United Kingdom and the United States. The United States also gave birth to the Christian Identity movement. This group is racist, anti-Semitic, and white supremacist interpretation of Christianity which professes that only Germanic, Anglo-Saxon, Celtic, Nordic, Aryan people and those of other closely related groups are the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and therefore are the descendants of the ancient Israelites. [5]
Early Figures
M. le Loyer's ‘’The Ten Lost Tribes’’, published in 1590 is the first published expression of British Israelite sentiments. Loyer was a French Huguenot magistrate, the Huegonots were a Calvinist sect of Protestants in the 16th century. In his work, Loyer asseverated the essential base that the British Israelites would expand upon in the 19th century. This base includes the typical Northern European countries being descendants of ancient Israelites.[6]
Another known observant of British Israelism include Sir Francis Drake was an English sea captain and explorer of the Elizabethan era. James VI and I of England and Scotland was also a supporter of British Israelite sentiments and even claimed himself as the rightful King of Israel.
- ↑ "Hill of Tara". Ancient History Encyclopedia
- ↑ Michael Roberts; et al. (1957). Early Irish history and pseudo-history. Bowes & Bowes Michigan University Press.
- ↑ "The Ark at the Seat of Kings". The Irish Times.
- ↑ Brackney, William H. (2012-05-03). Historical Dictionary of Radical Christianity. Scarecrow Press. pp. 61–62
- ↑ "Christian Identity". www.adl.org. Anti-Defamation League.
- ↑ Fine, Jonathan (2015). Political Violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: From Holy War to Modern Terror. Rowman & Littlefield.