-Cavet Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> -Cui Bono- Are the Khazars a lost tribe? These Jewish historians of the lost ribes will tell you yes. Nicky -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ArthurNet Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, 11 January 2000 23:43 Subject: Re: Scythians- (israel) hypothesis In connection with a Scythian-linkage with King Arhur I would like to make a few observations: *King Arthur and his milieu belonged to the regions of Scotland and Wales. *The Caledonians in Scotland were part of the Pict nation who have been misrepresented by modern scholars as remnants of Neolithic groups whereas most of them were not. *Pict art and symbolism were Middle Eastern in style and origin. *The Picts were known as good horsemen and used a type of stirrup that had originated in the Don River area of Southern Russia - incidentally there is a River named the Don River in the Pict area of Scotland. *The Picts according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and Irish sources came from Scythia. *Servius (commentary on Virgil) relates a Roman tradition that the Picts were Agathyrsi who had crossed the sea from Scythia to Scotland. *THe Agathyrsi together with the Royal Scythes and Gelones were according to Herodotous "brothers" and the ruling nations of Scythia even though they were not necessarily numerous. *The Gelones are the Alans. *Those Agathyrsi who remained in Scythia became known as the Khazars who later converted to Judaism though Jewish sources say that they had previously kept a tradition of Israelite descent and kept some books proving it. *The Khazars were confederated with the Alans who were the only allies they could rely upon and some of whom also converted to Judaism and were kinfolk of the Khazars-Agathyrsi. *On coming westward the Alans tended to "home-in" on non-Latinised Celtic areas such as Brittany in France (and Cornwall?). Perhaps they felt a kinship? *The so-called Picts of Scotland encompassed the Caledonians and others and comprised a good portion of the population of Scotland before the Scotti came over from Ireland. *The Picts in Scotland were actually a federation of different peoples one of which indeed was the Agathyrsi (see Boetius). *Over much of Scotland prior to the coming of Christianity dietary laws similar to those of the Mosaic Code were kept and continued to be kept up to a few hundred years ago. *There was a tradition of Israelite ancestry in Scotland which is consistent with a relatively recent Agathyrsi tradition. *From Scotland there were movements of peoples into Wales and from there further migrations to Brittany so what applies to Scotland is also pertinant to these Celtic areas. * A study has been made comparing the Arthurian legends to Biblical stories and to Jewish legends about Moses and King David. There is a strong similarity in details and even in the underlying "Messianic"-type ideaology. Yair Davidy Jerusalem Israel DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
