- After centuries of speculation, the origins of the Cerne Abbas Giant may finally have been determined, according to a recent study.
- Hello and welcome to the channel. In this video, the channel host and Viking Egil Thorsson is telling an old English folktale called the Cerne Abbas giant.
- cerne abbas The Cerne Abbas Giant with sheep and shepherd over left shoulder. Upon a hill rising from the small Dorset village of Cerne Abbas, the...
- There are many theories about the identity of the Cerne Abbas Giant. One common interpretation is that he is a prehistoric or Celtic fertility god or symbol.
- The Cerne Abbas Giant is also known as the “Rude Man”, for obvious reasons. It is the largest hill drawing in Britain and one of only two human representations.
- The Cerne Abbas Giant, in Dorset, is so imposing that he is best viewed from the opposite crest of the valley, or from the air.Illustration by Bill Bragg.
- Whoever the Cerne Abbas Giant is supposed to be, he is depicted with his right arm raised with a club, and his left arm projecting out to the side.
- The Cerne Abbas Giant was formed by cutting trenches two feet deep into the steep hillside and then filling them with crushed chalk.
- The exact age of the Cerne Abbas Giant is not known, as there are no records or historical accounts of its creation.
- The Cerne Abbas Giant is one of the most intriguing chalk figures and is found in the sleepy backwaters of Dorset, in the heart of Thomas Hardy’s Wessex.