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His god, Crom, is even a Fomorian god.
>The Chief of the Mound - "Crom Cruaich"
>A Circle of Ancient Standing Stone
>The meaning for the name Crom is "a circle," while cromleac means "an ancient standing stone." On Magh Slecht there were twelve such cromleacs, three groups of four, arranged in a circle, with the central thirteenth cromleac representing Crom himself. The meaning of Magh Slecht is also interesting. Magh is a plain. Slecht comes from the Old Irish sléchtaim, meaning to prostrate, to go on your knees. Hence it is referred to as the Plain of Adoration
>The idol is referred to in the Book of Leinster as crin, or withered: He was their god, the withered Crom with many mists. Crin refers to the withering and decay of vegetation at the beginning of winter, and also possibly to the powers of blight, which were greatly feared. It is recorded that tributes were paid to the Fomorians to avert blight on the crops. The idea of bent, or stooping, also conveys the image of old age, something ancient, something with great knowledge or wisdom perhaps? It is interesting that crin (Old Irish) is very close to crinda, meaning wise or prudent
>Ceann Cruaich
>Yet Crom also has another name - Ceann Cruaich, meaning the Head or Chief of the mound. Its equivalent in Welsh is Pen Crug (or Penn Cruc, the earlier version). The 'head' would seem to be a title denoting authority and leadership and is probably connected with the cult of mounds and hills as sacred places, associated with the ancestors and with the sidhe
>>509192021
>>509192071
His god, Crom, is even a Fomorian god.
>The Chief of the Mound - "Crom Cruaich"
>A Circle of Ancient Standing Stone
>The meaning for the name Crom is "a circle," while cromleac means "an ancient standing stone." On Magh Slecht there were twelve such cromleacs, three groups of four, arranged in a circle, with the central thirteenth cromleac representing Crom himself. The meaning of Magh Slecht is also interesting. Magh is a plain. Slecht comes from the Old Irish sléchtaim, meaning to prostrate, to go on your knees. Hence it is referred to as the Plain of Adoration
>The idol is referred to in the Book of Leinster as crin, or withered: He was their god, the withered Crom with many mists. Crin refers to the withering and decay of vegetation at the beginning of winter, and also possibly to the powers of blight, which were greatly feared. It is recorded that tributes were paid to the Fomorians to avert blight on the crops. The idea of bent, or stooping, also conveys the image of old age, something ancient, something with great knowledge or wisdom perhaps? It is interesting that crin (Old Irish) is very close to crinda, meaning wise or prudent
>Ceann Cruaich
>Yet Crom also has another name - Ceann Cruaich, meaning the Head or Chief of the mound. Its equivalent in Welsh is Pen Crug (or Penn Cruc, the earlier version). The 'head' would seem to be a title denoting authority and leadership and is probably connected with the cult of mounds and hills as sacred places, associated with the ancestors and with the sidhe
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