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Related: About this forumDiscovery About Naked Giant Carved Into English Hillside Arouses Scientists
(HuffPost) Unraveling the mystery behind a very erect giant carved into a hillside has been hard, but a recent discovery is hopefully leading scientists closer to the naked truth.
The cartoonish ancient figure, known as the Cerne Abbas Giant, is sculpted into the chalk hillside above Cerne Abbas in Dorset, England. Basically, its big, its holding a club and its got a phenomenal phallus.
For centuries, people have speculated about the age and meaning of the giant hewn into the hillside.
Many theories have surrounded the giants identity and origins, including ancient symbol of spirituality, likeness of the Greco-Roman hero Hercules, mockery of Oliver Cromwell and fertility aid, the National Trust writes about the figure.
Theres even a theory that the figure was carved around the body of an actual giant who was slain by local townspeople. ............(more)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cerne-abbas-giant-england_n_60a2c478e4b014bd0caf5449
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Discovery About Naked Giant Carved Into English Hillside Arouses Scientists (Original Post)
marmar
May 2021
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dhol82
(9,352 posts)1. Must have died happy.
Chainfire
(17,530 posts)2. It looks like someone out to fuck the world. A warning to potential invaders?
Must have been a Republican leader, exaggerating his size, carrying a club and exposing himself in public.
captain queeg
(10,171 posts)3. I'd go with medieval smart ass teenagers