HERE THERE BE DRAGONS
Ophiuchus=Enki SNAKE CHARMER dancing into the Zodiac
he constellation, Ophiuchus, has been known since ancient times, and is better known as Serpentarius, the Serpent Holder. It is included in the list of 48 constellations described by Ptolemy. Ophiuchus is depicted as a man handling a serpent; his body dividing the large snake into two parts, giving way to the symbol used today as an Asclepius - the medical staff.
LIST OF KEY WORDS DESCRIBING THE SIGN OF OPHIUCHUS
The constellation of Ophiuchus is the only sign of the Zodiac which is linked to a real man. This man lived in ancient Egypt around the 27th century BCE, and his name was Imhotep [again patterned after Enki]. Many of the same attributes of Imhotep can also be found in the Biblical Hebrew man Joseph, son of Jacob - [see comparison chart for these two men in separate article]. Imhotep is credited with many accomplishments including the knowledge and use of medicine. It is said of Imhotep that he brought the art of healing to mankind. The symbol of a serpent [or snake], which is still widely used today to represent the medical profession, was used to represent Imhotep. Imhotep was also known as 'Aesclepius' to the ancient Greeks, but by any name the attributes are still all the same. The attributes listed below describe the Serpent Holder, Imhotep, i.e. the Hebrew Joseph, and Aesclepius. The keyword descriptions seen below, originated with Betty Rhodes, and are the attributes for the 13th sign of the Zodiac - Ophiuchus:
The Caduceus [left] depicts two entwined snakes set upon a rod, and was the ancient symbol of Hermes, the Greek god of merchants. Today, it is a common and popular symbol of the medical and allied professions. Asclepius (an ancient greek physician who was deified as the god of medicine) is traditionally depicted as a bearded man wearing a robe that leaves his chest uncovered and holding a staff with his sacred single serpent coiled around it symbolizing renewal of youth as the serpent casts off its skin. The single serpent staff also appears on a Sumerian vase of c. 2000 B.C. representing the healing god Ningishita, the prototype of the Greek Asklepios.
The probable medical origin of the single serpent around a rod: In ancient times infection by parasitic worms was common. The filarial worm Dracunculus medinensis aka "the fiery serpent", aka "the dragon of Medina" aka "the guinea worm" crawled around the victim's body, just under the skin. Physicians treated this infection by cutting a slit in the patient's skin, just in front of the worm's path. As the worm crawled out the cut, the physician carefully wound the pest around a stick until the entire animal had been removed. It is believed that because this type of infection was so common, physicians advertised their services by displaying a sign with the worm on a stick.
Every year between November 22, and December 25, the Sun passes through the constellation of Ophiuchus, from our perspective here on the Earth.
Ophiuchus is that it is the only constellation in human form that resides in the direction of the center of our Milky Way Galaxy. In galactic astrology, the center of the Galaxy is analogous to the Higher Self or the Jungian Self. It is only by transcending the "wheel of twelve" and allowing energy to spiral, resonant with the number thirteen, that we as humans, access and maintain a conscious connection to our Higher Self.
The last Age of Ophiuchus was from about 4500 BC to 2500 BC. Now that the Serpent Holder has returned, we have the opportunity to "remember" and once again access ancient wisdom from that time and specifically wisdom related to "serpent energy".
Note: The dates shown with each sign are the days that the Sun happens to be in a certain star constellation and is what determines what sign you are to be linked. The most common Zodiac in use, the Tropical Zodiac, which for the most part is the one that is used by newspapers and other such establishments, was created about 2000 years ago, problem is that nothing in the cosmos is stationary and the stars and planets are constantly in a state of movement. About 2000 years ago, the Sun would travel from the star constellations Scorpius and then directly into Sagittarius, but due to the constant motion of the cosmos, the Sun now spends a few days in the star constellation Ophiuchus before entering Sagittarius from Scorpius, hence the birth of the 13th sign of the Zodiac, Ophiuchus the Serpent Holder.
Nostradamus and Ophiuchus
13=4=time and closure - the 4 rotating fan blade effect - the swastika, etc. Nostradamus worked with all 13 constellations when making astrological predictions which takes us to Ophiuchus (pronounced off-ee-YOO-cuss) - the 'Serpent Holder' - who is represented as a man with a snake coiled around his waist. He holds the head of the snake in his left hand and its tail in his right hand. This again takes us to the universal archetype of snake/serpent/reptilian signifying DNA and the human biogenetic experiment out of the Middle East, replete with extraterrestrial references.
Ophiuchus is one of the 88 known constellations and was also one of the 48 listed by Ptolemy. It is a large constellation located around the celestial equator between Aquila, Serpens and Hercules, northwest of the center of the Milky Way. The southern part lies between Scorpius to the west and Sagittarius to the east. Of the 13 zodiacal constellations (constellations that contain the Sun during the course of the year), Ophiuchus is the only one not counted as an astrological sign.
In connecting the astrological 'dots', remember all that you've read here about the Eye of the Milky Way Galaxy, 2012 and the Ouroboros. Ouroboros is an ancient alchemy symbol depicting a snake or dragon [DNA] swallowing its own tail, constantly creating itself and forming a circle. It is the Wheel of Time - The Alchemy Wheel - 12 Around 1 to manifest grid programs that give the illusion of linear time allowing souls to experience emotions. http://www.crystalinks.com/lostbookofnostradamus.html
Lost Books of Nostradamus 2012 and Ophiuchus 1
Lost Books of Nostradamus 2012 and Ophiuchus 2
Lost Books of Nostradamus 2012 and Ophiuchus 3
he constellation, Ophiuchus, has been known since ancient times, and is better known as Serpentarius, the Serpent Holder. It is included in the list of 48 constellations described by Ptolemy. Ophiuchus is depicted as a man handling a serpent; his body dividing the large snake into two parts, giving way to the symbol used today as an Asclepius - the medical staff.
LIST OF KEY WORDS DESCRIBING THE SIGN OF OPHIUCHUS
- interpreter of dreams, vivid premonitions,
- attracts good luck and fruitful blessings,
- serpent holder, lofty ideals,
- a seeker of peace and harmony,
- doctor of medicine or science, natural-pathic,
- adds, increases, joins, or gathers together
- poetical, inventive nature, expanding qualities,
- seeks higher education and wisdom,
- overseer, supervisor of work,
- fame - either grand, or completely misunderstood,
- longevity, aspirations of healing the ills of man,
- architect, builder, reaches for the stars, figuratively and literally,
- tax assessor, or levys taxes,
- astrological talents, intuitive,
- large family indicated, but apt to be separated from them when young,
- the number twelve holds great significance,
- foresight and good fortune to benefit from hard times,
- has secret enemies in family or close associations,
- many jealous of this subject,
- notable father, apple of father's eye when young,
- high position in life expected [depending on aspects] highest fame and legend comes after death
- feelings of granular, wise, genius mentality,
- likes to wear clothing of vibrant colors, and plaids in particular,
- receives the favor of those in authority.
The constellation of Ophiuchus is the only sign of the Zodiac which is linked to a real man. This man lived in ancient Egypt around the 27th century BCE, and his name was Imhotep [again patterned after Enki]. Many of the same attributes of Imhotep can also be found in the Biblical Hebrew man Joseph, son of Jacob - [see comparison chart for these two men in separate article]. Imhotep is credited with many accomplishments including the knowledge and use of medicine. It is said of Imhotep that he brought the art of healing to mankind. The symbol of a serpent [or snake], which is still widely used today to represent the medical profession, was used to represent Imhotep. Imhotep was also known as 'Aesclepius' to the ancient Greeks, but by any name the attributes are still all the same. The attributes listed below describe the Serpent Holder, Imhotep, i.e. the Hebrew Joseph, and Aesclepius. The keyword descriptions seen below, originated with Betty Rhodes, and are the attributes for the 13th sign of the Zodiac - Ophiuchus:
The Caduceus [left] depicts two entwined snakes set upon a rod, and was the ancient symbol of Hermes, the Greek god of merchants. Today, it is a common and popular symbol of the medical and allied professions. Asclepius (an ancient greek physician who was deified as the god of medicine) is traditionally depicted as a bearded man wearing a robe that leaves his chest uncovered and holding a staff with his sacred single serpent coiled around it symbolizing renewal of youth as the serpent casts off its skin. The single serpent staff also appears on a Sumerian vase of c. 2000 B.C. representing the healing god Ningishita, the prototype of the Greek Asklepios.
The probable medical origin of the single serpent around a rod: In ancient times infection by parasitic worms was common. The filarial worm Dracunculus medinensis aka "the fiery serpent", aka "the dragon of Medina" aka "the guinea worm" crawled around the victim's body, just under the skin. Physicians treated this infection by cutting a slit in the patient's skin, just in front of the worm's path. As the worm crawled out the cut, the physician carefully wound the pest around a stick until the entire animal had been removed. It is believed that because this type of infection was so common, physicians advertised their services by displaying a sign with the worm on a stick.
Every year between November 22, and December 25, the Sun passes through the constellation of Ophiuchus, from our perspective here on the Earth.
Ophiuchus is that it is the only constellation in human form that resides in the direction of the center of our Milky Way Galaxy. In galactic astrology, the center of the Galaxy is analogous to the Higher Self or the Jungian Self. It is only by transcending the "wheel of twelve" and allowing energy to spiral, resonant with the number thirteen, that we as humans, access and maintain a conscious connection to our Higher Self.
The last Age of Ophiuchus was from about 4500 BC to 2500 BC. Now that the Serpent Holder has returned, we have the opportunity to "remember" and once again access ancient wisdom from that time and specifically wisdom related to "serpent energy".
Note: The dates shown with each sign are the days that the Sun happens to be in a certain star constellation and is what determines what sign you are to be linked. The most common Zodiac in use, the Tropical Zodiac, which for the most part is the one that is used by newspapers and other such establishments, was created about 2000 years ago, problem is that nothing in the cosmos is stationary and the stars and planets are constantly in a state of movement. About 2000 years ago, the Sun would travel from the star constellations Scorpius and then directly into Sagittarius, but due to the constant motion of the cosmos, the Sun now spends a few days in the star constellation Ophiuchus before entering Sagittarius from Scorpius, hence the birth of the 13th sign of the Zodiac, Ophiuchus the Serpent Holder.
Nostradamus and Ophiuchus
13=4=time and closure - the 4 rotating fan blade effect - the swastika, etc. Nostradamus worked with all 13 constellations when making astrological predictions which takes us to Ophiuchus (pronounced off-ee-YOO-cuss) - the 'Serpent Holder' - who is represented as a man with a snake coiled around his waist. He holds the head of the snake in his left hand and its tail in his right hand. This again takes us to the universal archetype of snake/serpent/reptilian signifying DNA and the human biogenetic experiment out of the Middle East, replete with extraterrestrial references.
Ophiuchus is one of the 88 known constellations and was also one of the 48 listed by Ptolemy. It is a large constellation located around the celestial equator between Aquila, Serpens and Hercules, northwest of the center of the Milky Way. The southern part lies between Scorpius to the west and Sagittarius to the east. Of the 13 zodiacal constellations (constellations that contain the Sun during the course of the year), Ophiuchus is the only one not counted as an astrological sign.
In connecting the astrological 'dots', remember all that you've read here about the Eye of the Milky Way Galaxy, 2012 and the Ouroboros. Ouroboros is an ancient alchemy symbol depicting a snake or dragon [DNA] swallowing its own tail, constantly creating itself and forming a circle. It is the Wheel of Time - The Alchemy Wheel - 12 Around 1 to manifest grid programs that give the illusion of linear time allowing souls to experience emotions. http://www.crystalinks.com/lostbookofnostradamus.html
Lost Books of Nostradamus 2012 and Ophiuchus 1
Lost Books of Nostradamus 2012 and Ophiuchus 2
Lost Books of Nostradamus 2012 and Ophiuchus 3
Archetypal Gods or Historical "Dragon/Kings"?
Called The Annunaki in Sumeria, the Greek term Ennead, denoted a group of nine, was coined by Greeks exploring Egypt, its culture and religion, especially after the conquest by Alexander the Great and during the subsequent rule of the Ptolemaic Dynasty. Greek and Roman gods were correlated with Egyptian deities, as can be done with Sumerian and Babylonian hierarchies.
Sumerian name vs Babylonian Name:
An Anu
Ki/Ninhursag Aruru, Mammi
Enlil Ellil
Enki Ea
Nanna Sin
Inanna Ishtar
Utu Shamash
Ninlil Mullitu, Mylitta
The Dragon Legacy claims the ENNEAD, the Annunaki, and the Tree of Life represent their real ancestors from the dawn of human history as we have known it in the past. Yet that history is much older. Nicholas de Vere claims the archetypal Nine originated north of the Black Sea before the inundation that enlarged and turned the vast sea into saltwater.
Ningishzidda (aka Thoth, Djedi, Hermes Trismegistus) is the son of Enki and Ereshkigal (the Sumerian Queen of the Underworld). Despite the Enki and Enlil rivalry, however, Herm was highly regarded by all the factions in the sibling arch rivalry. In his Egyptian role as Thoth, Herm was “the falcon among the gods”, the “god of the cord who measures the Earth”, the Anunnaki who was appointed to be guardian of the secrets of The Great Pyramids of Giza, as well as the god who replaced Horus (son of Isis and Osiris) on the throne of very, very ancient Egypt. Hermes Trismegistus was often revered as the founder of alchemy and geometry, the keeper of the otherwise lost knowledge of the prediluvian Lamech, and in all cases was associated with wisdom, alchemy and intellectual pursuits. “A Gnostic document, found at Chenoboskion in Egypt and known as the Treatise of Hermes Trismegistus, states: ‘It is thus by degrees that the adepts will enter into the way of immortality, and will attain to a conception of the Ogdoad, which in turn reveals the Ennead.’ The Ogdoad (eightfold) corresponds to the heaven of the stars, outside the individual heavens of the planets, and the Ennead (ninefold) refers to the great outer heaven of the universe. The separate heaven on Earth itself was called the Hebdomad (sevenfold).”
"The Platonic Atlantis theory is preceded by a much older tradition relating to the Ogdoad. The Ogdoad, sacred to Jesus himself, were the eight great Gods who raked the Sacred Mountain -- Atlantis - after the original Flood. This Flood occurred in the BlackSea and the Sacred Mountain, so inundated, was believed to be the Pontus Euxine. Apparently the Ogdoad failed in their attempt to bring fertility back to the Holy Place and abandoned it for a life wandering the planet. This is probably why the legend of the Flood spread and can be found in most cultures. The Ogdoad turn up in Chinese myth, in early Egyptian religious texts, and even in much later Viking legend, where the gods of the Aesir were said to have abandoned the Sacred Mountain after the Flood. From the Ogdoad, who were the first Dragon god-kings of ancient proto-Scythia, we obtain the gods of the Anunnaki, and those later pantheons that derived from them. It is not to be doubted that after the Flood the children of the Anunnaki had established incredible civilisations in their time, so I suppose you could say that the cultures of the Sumerians (whose language, termed proto-Sumerian, originated in Transylvania), the Egyptians and even the early settlers in northern Europe stemmed from and reflect an antediluvian prototype, a much older pre-Flood Golden Age presided over by the ancient Dragon god-kings and goddess-queens. The mistake would be to put the Atlantean period too far back in time and to locate Atlantis where Plato did. Scientists have proved the Biblical Flood to be in the cook Sea and this region is where most of the Titanic and Olympian sagas, associated with the Dawn of the Gods, unfold." -de Vere
Written by Peter Moon and Radu Cinamar, a highly placed Romanian intelligence operative, this book heralds the most remarkable archaeological find in the annals of Mankind. Unbeknownst to most, there is an ancient sphinx located in the Bucegi Mountains of Romania. In 2003, the Pentagon discovered, through the use of satellite technology, an anomaly beneath this ancient sphinx. Through the highest levels of Freemasonry, the Pentagon was able to secure an alliance with the most secret department of the Romanian Intelligence Service which is known as Department Zero. Together, the Romanians and the Americans utilised the Pentagon's secret technology to penetrate a hidden chamber beneath the sphinx which was otherwise inaccessible to humans. What was discovered eventually was a holographic Hall of Records left by an advanced civilisation near three mysterious tunnels leading into the Inner Earth. The book chronicles the discovery of these modern day artefacts which represent the dawn of a new era for Mankind. Peter Moon is brought into the fold through his friend, Dr David Anderson, the mysterious scientist who founded the Time Travel Research Center on Long Island and also maintains a similar facility in Romania. Recognising that such satellite technology would had to have utilised Dr Anderson's proprietary space-time technology for maintaining satellites in orbit, Peter Moon pursues these matters further and accepts Dr Anderson's invitation to Romania where he visits the Romanian Sphinx and learns of a mysterious association between the mysterious time travel scientist and Radu Cinamar.
Enter the Dragon
The name Weir, like many lowland Scottish names, is of Norman origin from one or several of the places named Vere around the Calvados region of France. The word was introduced into Normandy by the Norsemen from their own word "ver" meaning a station. It appears that Ralph or Radulphus de Ver is the first of the name recorded in Scotland. He was taken prisoner along with Richard the Lion in 1174; he later witnessed a charter by King William I sometime between 1174 and 1184. During the same period he gifted a bovate of land in Sprouston, Roxburgh to the Abbey of Kelso; his brother, Robert de Ver, was a witness to this charter. The Weirs of Blackwood, Lanarkshire, claim their descent from this Ralph de Ver, although this cannot be proven as their name does not appear on record until 1400 when they acquired their lands. Other Weirs were vassals of the Abbots of Kelso and as such held extensive lands in Lesmahagow. Some of the MacNairs in Cowal anglisized their name to Weir or Veir, the Gaelic original being Mac Amhaoir; the "mh" is pronounced "v". MacAmhaoir has been extinct as a name for about two hundred years and the Anglicization into Weir may well have contributed to its disappearance. William Weir was created 1st Viscount Weir in 1938; he had been Secretary of State and Chairman of the Air Council in 1918 and industrial adviser to the Ottawa Conference in 1932. The best remembered of the Weirs is Major Thomas Weir of Kirktown c.1600-1670, the "Bowheaded Saint". [Actually, he was called the "Bowhead Saint," because he lived in the bowhead (the west bow) of Edinburgh and was a zealous Covenanter or Presbyterian. Major Weir was the son of Thomas Weir of Kirkton and his wife Jean Somerville, also reputed to be a witch. Thomas Weir of Kirkton was the son of William Weir de Vere of Stonebyres and his wife Elizabeth Hamilton.] Born in Lanarkshire, he was a lieutenant in the army sent by the Covenanters to protect the Ulster colonies in 1641. Later he was a major in Lanark's Regiment and was appointed to command the City Guard of Edinburgh. Outwardly he portrayed himself as a religious man, but was secretly addicted to various crimes and deviations. He confessed at the age of 70 and along with his sister was burned alive for witchcraft in 1670.
Thanks to Ray Isbell for the following information
Ralph de Vere was the first of the name on record in Scotland when he was captured with William the Lion at Alnwick 1174, though some accounts state that he went to Scotland as early as 1165. He is also called Ralfredus de Vere and Baltredus de Vere in various references, but is not to be confused with his grandson Radulphus de Vere, also called Ralph.
Several sources mistakenly refer to Ralf (Ralfredus) de Vere and Baltredus de Vere as two different immigrants to Scotland, one a Dane and one an Englishman of Danish extraction. He is called "Ralph de Vyer" in THE WIER-BRITT GENEALOGY (1910) and in TEN TRIBES OF WIER IN AMERICA (1933) by William S. Wier, who described Ralph de Vyer as "a Dane of great wealth" and an "ancestor of the Wiers", while referring to Baltredus de Vere as a different immigrant and an ancestor of "the Weirs of Blackwood," as though two distinct and different families. But that is typical of the confusion found in so much of the published information on the Weirs.
Alberic de Vere (also called "Aubrey"), a descendant Charlemagne's sister, came from Normandy to England in 1066; his son:
Aubrey de Vere II (1062-1141) of Hedingham Castle, Great Lord Chamberlain of England,
married Adeliza (Alice) de Clare; their son:
Aubrey de Vere III, 1st Earl of Oxford (1110-d 1194) m. Alice of Essex;
He was succeeded by his eldest son,
Aubrey de Vere IV, 2nd Earl of Oxford (succeeded 1192, d 1214), who was
succeeded in 1214 by his brother:
Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford (d. 1221)
Aubrey de Vere III, first earl of Oxford, was also the father of the Ralf de Vere who is identified by a number of sources as the Ralfredus de Vere of Scotland. Some accounts show him as a younger son, while otherssay he was the second son and in line to become the third earl of Oxford upon the death of his brother Aubrey IV, second earl of Oxford, had he not been an enemy of Henry II of England and disinherited so that the earldom passed to his younger brother, Robert. Whether correct or not, it is known that his brother Robert de Vere of England witnessed a charter for Ralph de Vere in Scotland.
Ralph de Vere was an adherent to Conan IV, Duke of Brittany, who laid claim to the throne of England as a great-grandson of King Henry I. So when Henry II gained control of Brittany, Conan and his followers fled to Scotland. Conan married the sister of William I, King of Scotland from 1165-1214. Ralph de Vere was awarded vast tracts of land in Lanarkshire. He was captured along with King William at Alnwick in Northumbria in 1174. As Radulphus de Weir, he witnessed a Charter of King William (c1174-84), and as Radulph de Veir he gave land in Roxburgh to Kelso Abbey. As Radalphus de Vere he witnessed another Charter by King William to the Abbey of Lindores.
The estate of Blackwood was confirmed by charter to Rothald Weir in 1400, but had been held by the family for some time previous to that charter. The Weir succession from Ralph de Vere down to Rothald Weir of Blackwood can be followed through each generation's continued patronage to Kelso Abbey and is explained in the following references: Burke's THE COMMONERS OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND, vol. III, pp. 319-22; Burke's EXTINCT & DORMANT BARONETCIES; PEERAGE & BARONETAGE (1970); and Burke's LANDED GENTRY OF IRELAND (1899), pp 475-6 and (1958) pp 474-5, and in particular detail in THE UPPER WARD OF LANARKSHIRE (Glastow, 1864) by George Vere Irving, as well as other sources.
1 Ralph de Vere (Ralf, Ralfredus, Radulphus, Baltredus) came to Scotland from England (1165-1174); had 2 sons and 1 daughter; his heir:
2 Walter de Vere, was the father of Robert and Ralph:
3 Radulph (Radulphus) (Ralph) de Vere who lived in Lanarkshire in 1296 (grandson of the Ralph de Vere on record in 1174); father of
4 THOMAS de Vere, father of
5 RICHARD de Vere/Were, father of
6 THOMAS de Vere/Wer/Were (apparently the Thomas de Vere who was the laird of Stonebyres Castle in 1300, according to TALES AND LEGENDS OF THE UPPER WARD OF LANARKSHIRE, published in 1860); he was the father of:
7 BUAN de Vere, father of
8 ROTHALD (Rothaldus) de Vere/WEIR OF BLACKWOOD, on record in 1398; Bailie of Lesmahagow; had a charter confirming his father's ownership of Blackwood, 1400; usually styled "first laird of Blackwood"; father of George and Thomas:
9 THOMAS WERE/WEIR second laird of Blackwood (c1432), father of Robert and Ralph (who m. Marie Sommerville in 1647);
10 ROBERT VERE/WEIR of Blackwood born about 1430, father of
11 THOMAS WEIR of Blackwood, born about 1460 who married 1483 Aegidia Somerville, daughter
of the third Lord Somerville; had son
12 JAMES WEIR OF BLACKWOOD (1495-1595) married Euphemia Hamilton.
The Weirs/Veres of Stonebyres and Mossminion were offshoots of the Weirs of Blackwood, and the Weirs of Auchtyfardle and Kirkton descended from the Weirs of Stonebyres. In 1592 a century-old feud between the Weirs of Blackwood and the Veres of Stonebyres was ended when the Veres swore allegiance to James Weir of Blackwood and acknowledged him their chief. Numerous branches of the same family existed in Lanark, and at one time or another a Weir or Vere owned nearly all of the major estates there. Most all of these, and the Weirs of Ayreshire, are believed to be of the same blood.
http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/stoz/weir2.html
At any rate, the VER blood line is one of the largest and most widespread family line to ever come out of the English or European Noble Dynasty class. This lineage produced the Earls of Oxford (for 20 straight generations), Lord Chamberlains, Marquesses of Dublin, and Dukes of Ireland, and includes reformers, leaders, Prime Ministers, Presidents, and many other characters of historical interest.
We will start in the year 719 when Charles Martel defeated Rainfroi de VER, Duke of Anjou and Mayor of the Palace of Neustrie.
This victory brought back together key houses of the Franks under one rule and is considered an important date in European history. Rainfroi de VER (also known as Raymond) was married to another legendary character, Melusine. Melusine de VER has also been known as Melusina, Melouziana de Scythes, Maelasanu, and The Dragon Princess. She entered literary history in the book Roman de Melusine written in 1393 by Jean d'Arras. The story is a mix of fiction and fact, commissioned by the Duke de Berry, a French noble who was brother to King Charles V, and uncle of King Charles VI. It was meant to be a family history and to uphold the proprietary claims to Lusignan and Anjou. In this story Melusine's mother was a Presine fairy who charmed Elinas, the king of Scotland. The result was their daughter Melusine. Half fairy and half princess, Melusine wandered over to the Continent and eventually met up with Rainfroi/Raymond in the forests Anjou. They met while he was out boar hunting. Overcome with her beauty, he took her hand in marriage, and many adventures ensued. As a result of this book, Melusine was subsequently featured in medieval tales across Europe, variously depicted as a mermaid, a water sprite, a fairy queen, a fairy princess, a dragon princess, and a forest nymph. She came to represent any magial creature who marries a mortal man. Most royal houses in Europe have claimed lineage to the real Melusine, so she has been the subject of great speculation. Legends about Melusine and Rainfroi (or Raymond) also often have a connection to boars and boar hunting.
Charles Martel went on to become Duke of all the Franks and founder of Carolinian line of Kings. Thirteen years later in 732 he defeated the Saracen Army at Poitiers in France, and saved Western Europe from complete invasion by the Moslems. As a result of this, his son Pepin III, became 1st King of the Franks. Pepin in turn was the father of Charlemagne and Berta. Charlemagne, 2nd King of the Franks, is the ancestor of every existing and former ruling house or dynasty in Europe. His sister Berta was joined in marriage to the son of Rainfroi de VER, Milo de VER in 800 AD, the same year her brother was crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
Milo de Ver was the Duke of Anjou, Count of Angleria, and Duke Leader of Charlemagne's house. Milo and Berta had two sons, one being Roland (legendary Paladin for whom "Song of Roland" was written) and Milo de VER II. The de Ver line passed from Milo II through a succesion of Earls of Genney: Milo II 's son Nicasius de VER was father to Otho de VER, father to Amelius de VER, father to Gallus de VER, father to Mansses de VER, father to Alphonso de VERE (Alphonsus) . Alphonsus de VERE, Earl of Genney, was "Councilor to Edward the Confessor" King Edward III of England, who had both Norman and Flemish advisors. Alphonsus de VERE had a son Alberic de VERE, also known as Aubrey I. NOTE: Aubrey comes from the Teutonic name Alberic, or "elf-ruler."
Born sometime before 1040, Alberic de VERE (Aubrey I) came to England with William the Conqueror from Normandy in 1066, was one of King William's most favoured knights, and after the battle of Hastings, Alberic held land and lordships in many counties, including Middlesex where he owned Kensington and Earls Court. His wife was Beatrix, daughter of Henry Castellan, of Baurbough (some accounts say she was William the Conqueror's sister) by whom he had a daughter and five sons, Alberci (Aubrey de VERE II), Geffery, Roger, Robert an William. He used the motto,"Albri Comes" which which has been interpreted "Albery of truth cometh." He was alternately known as Alberic (Latin), Aubrey, Aberica Senior, Albri, Albertic, Albery, Aubri, Albury, and Alphonsus (in Greek). This Aubrey I, took the habit of a monk; and was buried in the church of Colne priory, which he had founded.
Alberic de VERE the Second (Aubrey II), born in 1062 and also known as "Ablecricus, Junior," was successor to his father and became so much in favor with King Henry I. that he was not only made great "Chamberlain of England" but also "Justiciar of England" or Justice of All England. Aubrey II built a huge castle at Hedingham c.1140 using the Archbishop of Canterbury as his architect. On May 15 in 1141, he was killed in London in a riot and buried in Colne Priory.
Alberic de VERE the Third (Aubrey III), born circa 1110, succeeded his father. During this time there was much turmoil in England, including a conflict between the Empress Maud, daughter of Henry I and King Stephen. It was really a fight between Normans and Flemings for the English throne. Since Stephen's wife was the Flemish Matilda, Countess of Boulogne, those Flemings already in England naturally flocked to her side. Aubrey III with ties to both the Flemings and the Normans, seemed to have played both sides. Empress Matilda (Maude) frequently came to Hedingham Castle as a visitor and guest of de Vere, and it was here that she was cornered by King Stephen, escaping out of the castle by a rope. The other Matilda, Queen and wife of King Stephen, and Flemish, was another regular visitor to Hedingham, and she died there on the 3rd May 1152, and was later buriedat Faversham Abbey, Kent.
Eventually Aubrey III sided with the Norman Matilda/Maude and her son Henry II. Once Maude took control of the throne and became Empress, "in order to engage him to her interest" confirmed to Aubrey the office of great Chamberlain, all of his father's estates, along with other inheritances such as the earldom of Cambridge, Oxford, Berkshire, Wiltshire, and Doreseshire, which Maud's son, Henry II, confirmed this, constituting him Aubrey 1st Earl of Oxford.
Here is where our story takes a twist.
Not everyone in the de VERE family supported the Normans. Aubrey 1st Earl of Oxford had a son named Ralph de VERE (Ralph/Radulphus/Ralf/Baltredus) who defected to the Flemish side over succession in England and control of Brittany. He fled to Scotland in approximately 1165 and declared his allegiance to the Scottish Crown. Having opposed his father in these struggles, Ralph/Radulphus was disinherited. But he was subsequently rewarded with lands in Scotland.
Back in England, upon the death of Aubrey de VERE 1st Earl of Oxford in 1194, the title of 2nd Earl of Oxford passed to Ralph's older brother Aubrey IV. Having died childless, the title passed to Ralph's younger brother Robert de VERE, who now became the 3rd Earl of Oxford. As Ralph de VERE was the second son, the title of 3rd Earl of Oxford should have passed to him, but because of the disinheritance, the title passed to Robert, the 3rd son.
When Ralph fled to Scotland in approximately 1165, he went with his liege, Conan IV Duke of Brittany. Conan IV besides being Duke of Brittany, laid claim to the throne of England as a great-grandson of King Henry I and grandson of Empress Maude. Henry II of England gained control of Brittany, which resulted in Conan fleeing to Scotland. Conan IV married the sister of the King William I, The Lion of Scotland, and Ralph de Vere in return for his allegiance, was given lands in Lanarkshire. In the 12th century, a number of land grants in the lowlands were awarded to Flemish noble families by the Scottish throne.
Some confusion has arisen over the centuries about Ralph de VERE. His given name has been recorded as Ralph, Ralf, Radulph, Ralfredus, Radelphus, and Baltredus. His surname has been recorded as de Vere, de Veir, and de Weir.
Ralph was a witness to a charter of King William (born in 1143 and died 1214, reigned from 1165 to 1214.) Ralph was captured along with King William after beseiging the Castle of Alnwick in Northumbria in 1174. As Radulphus de Weir, he witnessed a Charter of King William, somewhere between 1174 and 1184, and as Radulph de Veir he gave a bovate of land in Sprowston, Roxburgh, to Kelso Abbey. As Radalphus de Vere he witnessed another Charter by King William to the Abbey of Lindores.
The Weirs of Blackwood in Lanarkshire, the principal WEIR family, claim descent from Ralph de Vere. http://www.halcyon.com/weir/weir.html
Roger married around Christmas 1181 to Ida de Tosny and they had the following children:
http://www.robertsewell.ca/bigod.html
http://www.scribd.com/doc/35561058/The-Dragon-Legacy-the-Secret-History-of-an-Ancient-Bloodline-de-Vere
Variations on the Merovingian Vere name include: VERE / WEIR: Vere, de Ver, Ver, de Ver, Veer, Vear(e), Veir, Veyre, Vare, Veary, Very, Vary, Vire, Revere, Sver(e), Svar, Shpere, Spear(e), Spere, Svear, Fere, Fear, Fairy; Ware, Wayer, Waer, Weyir, Weyr, Weir(e), Weier, Wear(e), Weary, Wehre, Werre, Weer, Werr, Wyre See: All in the Dragon Family*
Thanks to Ray Isbell for the following information
Ralph de Vere was the first of the name on record in Scotland when he was captured with William the Lion at Alnwick 1174, though some accounts state that he went to Scotland as early as 1165. He is also called Ralfredus de Vere and Baltredus de Vere in various references, but is not to be confused with his grandson Radulphus de Vere, also called Ralph.
Several sources mistakenly refer to Ralf (Ralfredus) de Vere and Baltredus de Vere as two different immigrants to Scotland, one a Dane and one an Englishman of Danish extraction. He is called "Ralph de Vyer" in THE WIER-BRITT GENEALOGY (1910) and in TEN TRIBES OF WIER IN AMERICA (1933) by William S. Wier, who described Ralph de Vyer as "a Dane of great wealth" and an "ancestor of the Wiers", while referring to Baltredus de Vere as a different immigrant and an ancestor of "the Weirs of Blackwood," as though two distinct and different families. But that is typical of the confusion found in so much of the published information on the Weirs.
Alberic de Vere (also called "Aubrey"), a descendant Charlemagne's sister, came from Normandy to England in 1066; his son:
Aubrey de Vere II (1062-1141) of Hedingham Castle, Great Lord Chamberlain of England,
married Adeliza (Alice) de Clare; their son:
Aubrey de Vere III, 1st Earl of Oxford (1110-d 1194) m. Alice of Essex;
He was succeeded by his eldest son,
Aubrey de Vere IV, 2nd Earl of Oxford (succeeded 1192, d 1214), who was
succeeded in 1214 by his brother:
Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford (d. 1221)
Aubrey de Vere III, first earl of Oxford, was also the father of the Ralf de Vere who is identified by a number of sources as the Ralfredus de Vere of Scotland. Some accounts show him as a younger son, while otherssay he was the second son and in line to become the third earl of Oxford upon the death of his brother Aubrey IV, second earl of Oxford, had he not been an enemy of Henry II of England and disinherited so that the earldom passed to his younger brother, Robert. Whether correct or not, it is known that his brother Robert de Vere of England witnessed a charter for Ralph de Vere in Scotland.
Ralph de Vere was an adherent to Conan IV, Duke of Brittany, who laid claim to the throne of England as a great-grandson of King Henry I. So when Henry II gained control of Brittany, Conan and his followers fled to Scotland. Conan married the sister of William I, King of Scotland from 1165-1214. Ralph de Vere was awarded vast tracts of land in Lanarkshire. He was captured along with King William at Alnwick in Northumbria in 1174. As Radulphus de Weir, he witnessed a Charter of King William (c1174-84), and as Radulph de Veir he gave land in Roxburgh to Kelso Abbey. As Radalphus de Vere he witnessed another Charter by King William to the Abbey of Lindores.
The estate of Blackwood was confirmed by charter to Rothald Weir in 1400, but had been held by the family for some time previous to that charter. The Weir succession from Ralph de Vere down to Rothald Weir of Blackwood can be followed through each generation's continued patronage to Kelso Abbey and is explained in the following references: Burke's THE COMMONERS OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND, vol. III, pp. 319-22; Burke's EXTINCT & DORMANT BARONETCIES; PEERAGE & BARONETAGE (1970); and Burke's LANDED GENTRY OF IRELAND (1899), pp 475-6 and (1958) pp 474-5, and in particular detail in THE UPPER WARD OF LANARKSHIRE (Glastow, 1864) by George Vere Irving, as well as other sources.
1 Ralph de Vere (Ralf, Ralfredus, Radulphus, Baltredus) came to Scotland from England (1165-1174); had 2 sons and 1 daughter; his heir:
2 Walter de Vere, was the father of Robert and Ralph:
3 Radulph (Radulphus) (Ralph) de Vere who lived in Lanarkshire in 1296 (grandson of the Ralph de Vere on record in 1174); father of
4 THOMAS de Vere, father of
5 RICHARD de Vere/Were, father of
6 THOMAS de Vere/Wer/Were (apparently the Thomas de Vere who was the laird of Stonebyres Castle in 1300, according to TALES AND LEGENDS OF THE UPPER WARD OF LANARKSHIRE, published in 1860); he was the father of:
7 BUAN de Vere, father of
8 ROTHALD (Rothaldus) de Vere/WEIR OF BLACKWOOD, on record in 1398; Bailie of Lesmahagow; had a charter confirming his father's ownership of Blackwood, 1400; usually styled "first laird of Blackwood"; father of George and Thomas:
9 THOMAS WERE/WEIR second laird of Blackwood (c1432), father of Robert and Ralph (who m. Marie Sommerville in 1647);
10 ROBERT VERE/WEIR of Blackwood born about 1430, father of
11 THOMAS WEIR of Blackwood, born about 1460 who married 1483 Aegidia Somerville, daughter
of the third Lord Somerville; had son
12 JAMES WEIR OF BLACKWOOD (1495-1595) married Euphemia Hamilton.
The Weirs/Veres of Stonebyres and Mossminion were offshoots of the Weirs of Blackwood, and the Weirs of Auchtyfardle and Kirkton descended from the Weirs of Stonebyres. In 1592 a century-old feud between the Weirs of Blackwood and the Veres of Stonebyres was ended when the Veres swore allegiance to James Weir of Blackwood and acknowledged him their chief. Numerous branches of the same family existed in Lanark, and at one time or another a Weir or Vere owned nearly all of the major estates there. Most all of these, and the Weirs of Ayreshire, are believed to be of the same blood.
http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/stoz/weir2.html
At any rate, the VER blood line is one of the largest and most widespread family line to ever come out of the English or European Noble Dynasty class. This lineage produced the Earls of Oxford (for 20 straight generations), Lord Chamberlains, Marquesses of Dublin, and Dukes of Ireland, and includes reformers, leaders, Prime Ministers, Presidents, and many other characters of historical interest.
We will start in the year 719 when Charles Martel defeated Rainfroi de VER, Duke of Anjou and Mayor of the Palace of Neustrie.
This victory brought back together key houses of the Franks under one rule and is considered an important date in European history. Rainfroi de VER (also known as Raymond) was married to another legendary character, Melusine. Melusine de VER has also been known as Melusina, Melouziana de Scythes, Maelasanu, and The Dragon Princess. She entered literary history in the book Roman de Melusine written in 1393 by Jean d'Arras. The story is a mix of fiction and fact, commissioned by the Duke de Berry, a French noble who was brother to King Charles V, and uncle of King Charles VI. It was meant to be a family history and to uphold the proprietary claims to Lusignan and Anjou. In this story Melusine's mother was a Presine fairy who charmed Elinas, the king of Scotland. The result was their daughter Melusine. Half fairy and half princess, Melusine wandered over to the Continent and eventually met up with Rainfroi/Raymond in the forests Anjou. They met while he was out boar hunting. Overcome with her beauty, he took her hand in marriage, and many adventures ensued. As a result of this book, Melusine was subsequently featured in medieval tales across Europe, variously depicted as a mermaid, a water sprite, a fairy queen, a fairy princess, a dragon princess, and a forest nymph. She came to represent any magial creature who marries a mortal man. Most royal houses in Europe have claimed lineage to the real Melusine, so she has been the subject of great speculation. Legends about Melusine and Rainfroi (or Raymond) also often have a connection to boars and boar hunting.
Charles Martel went on to become Duke of all the Franks and founder of Carolinian line of Kings. Thirteen years later in 732 he defeated the Saracen Army at Poitiers in France, and saved Western Europe from complete invasion by the Moslems. As a result of this, his son Pepin III, became 1st King of the Franks. Pepin in turn was the father of Charlemagne and Berta. Charlemagne, 2nd King of the Franks, is the ancestor of every existing and former ruling house or dynasty in Europe. His sister Berta was joined in marriage to the son of Rainfroi de VER, Milo de VER in 800 AD, the same year her brother was crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
Milo de Ver was the Duke of Anjou, Count of Angleria, and Duke Leader of Charlemagne's house. Milo and Berta had two sons, one being Roland (legendary Paladin for whom "Song of Roland" was written) and Milo de VER II. The de Ver line passed from Milo II through a succesion of Earls of Genney: Milo II 's son Nicasius de VER was father to Otho de VER, father to Amelius de VER, father to Gallus de VER, father to Mansses de VER, father to Alphonso de VERE (Alphonsus) . Alphonsus de VERE, Earl of Genney, was "Councilor to Edward the Confessor" King Edward III of England, who had both Norman and Flemish advisors. Alphonsus de VERE had a son Alberic de VERE, also known as Aubrey I. NOTE: Aubrey comes from the Teutonic name Alberic, or "elf-ruler."
Born sometime before 1040, Alberic de VERE (Aubrey I) came to England with William the Conqueror from Normandy in 1066, was one of King William's most favoured knights, and after the battle of Hastings, Alberic held land and lordships in many counties, including Middlesex where he owned Kensington and Earls Court. His wife was Beatrix, daughter of Henry Castellan, of Baurbough (some accounts say she was William the Conqueror's sister) by whom he had a daughter and five sons, Alberci (Aubrey de VERE II), Geffery, Roger, Robert an William. He used the motto,"Albri Comes" which which has been interpreted "Albery of truth cometh." He was alternately known as Alberic (Latin), Aubrey, Aberica Senior, Albri, Albertic, Albery, Aubri, Albury, and Alphonsus (in Greek). This Aubrey I, took the habit of a monk; and was buried in the church of Colne priory, which he had founded.
Alberic de VERE the Second (Aubrey II), born in 1062 and also known as "Ablecricus, Junior," was successor to his father and became so much in favor with King Henry I. that he was not only made great "Chamberlain of England" but also "Justiciar of England" or Justice of All England. Aubrey II built a huge castle at Hedingham c.1140 using the Archbishop of Canterbury as his architect. On May 15 in 1141, he was killed in London in a riot and buried in Colne Priory.
Alberic de VERE the Third (Aubrey III), born circa 1110, succeeded his father. During this time there was much turmoil in England, including a conflict between the Empress Maud, daughter of Henry I and King Stephen. It was really a fight between Normans and Flemings for the English throne. Since Stephen's wife was the Flemish Matilda, Countess of Boulogne, those Flemings already in England naturally flocked to her side. Aubrey III with ties to both the Flemings and the Normans, seemed to have played both sides. Empress Matilda (Maude) frequently came to Hedingham Castle as a visitor and guest of de Vere, and it was here that she was cornered by King Stephen, escaping out of the castle by a rope. The other Matilda, Queen and wife of King Stephen, and Flemish, was another regular visitor to Hedingham, and she died there on the 3rd May 1152, and was later buriedat Faversham Abbey, Kent.
Eventually Aubrey III sided with the Norman Matilda/Maude and her son Henry II. Once Maude took control of the throne and became Empress, "in order to engage him to her interest" confirmed to Aubrey the office of great Chamberlain, all of his father's estates, along with other inheritances such as the earldom of Cambridge, Oxford, Berkshire, Wiltshire, and Doreseshire, which Maud's son, Henry II, confirmed this, constituting him Aubrey 1st Earl of Oxford.
Here is where our story takes a twist.
Not everyone in the de VERE family supported the Normans. Aubrey 1st Earl of Oxford had a son named Ralph de VERE (Ralph/Radulphus/Ralf/Baltredus) who defected to the Flemish side over succession in England and control of Brittany. He fled to Scotland in approximately 1165 and declared his allegiance to the Scottish Crown. Having opposed his father in these struggles, Ralph/Radulphus was disinherited. But he was subsequently rewarded with lands in Scotland.
Back in England, upon the death of Aubrey de VERE 1st Earl of Oxford in 1194, the title of 2nd Earl of Oxford passed to Ralph's older brother Aubrey IV. Having died childless, the title passed to Ralph's younger brother Robert de VERE, who now became the 3rd Earl of Oxford. As Ralph de VERE was the second son, the title of 3rd Earl of Oxford should have passed to him, but because of the disinheritance, the title passed to Robert, the 3rd son.
When Ralph fled to Scotland in approximately 1165, he went with his liege, Conan IV Duke of Brittany. Conan IV besides being Duke of Brittany, laid claim to the throne of England as a great-grandson of King Henry I and grandson of Empress Maude. Henry II of England gained control of Brittany, which resulted in Conan fleeing to Scotland. Conan IV married the sister of the King William I, The Lion of Scotland, and Ralph de Vere in return for his allegiance, was given lands in Lanarkshire. In the 12th century, a number of land grants in the lowlands were awarded to Flemish noble families by the Scottish throne.
Some confusion has arisen over the centuries about Ralph de VERE. His given name has been recorded as Ralph, Ralf, Radulph, Ralfredus, Radelphus, and Baltredus. His surname has been recorded as de Vere, de Veir, and de Weir.
Ralph was a witness to a charter of King William (born in 1143 and died 1214, reigned from 1165 to 1214.) Ralph was captured along with King William after beseiging the Castle of Alnwick in Northumbria in 1174. As Radulphus de Weir, he witnessed a Charter of King William, somewhere between 1174 and 1184, and as Radulph de Veir he gave a bovate of land in Sprowston, Roxburgh, to Kelso Abbey. As Radalphus de Vere he witnessed another Charter by King William to the Abbey of Lindores.
The Weirs of Blackwood in Lanarkshire, the principal WEIR family, claim descent from Ralph de Vere. http://www.halcyon.com/weir/weir.html
Roger married around Christmas 1181 to Ida de Tosny and they had the following children:
http://www.robertsewell.ca/bigod.html
- Hugh Bigod
- Mary Bigod who married the Yorkshire baron Ranulf fitz Robert.
- Margaret Bigod who married the royal steward William de Hastings.
- Alice Bigod who married Aubrey IV de Vere, 2nd Earl of Oxford (1163 - 1214, d.s.p.)
- Roger Bigod
- Ralph Bigod
- William Bigod
- John Bigod
http://www.scribd.com/doc/35561058/The-Dragon-Legacy-the-Secret-History-of-an-Ancient-Bloodline-de-Vere
Variations on the Merovingian Vere name include: VERE / WEIR: Vere, de Ver, Ver, de Ver, Veer, Vear(e), Veir, Veyre, Vare, Veary, Very, Vary, Vire, Revere, Sver(e), Svar, Shpere, Spear(e), Spere, Svear, Fere, Fear, Fairy; Ware, Wayer, Waer, Weyir, Weyr, Weir(e), Weier, Wear(e), Weary, Wehre, Werre, Weer, Werr, Wyre See: All in the Dragon Family*
- Vere means 'Truth' which is the code name for the occult's secret doctrine.
- vere also means vampire and Over-Lord from which the term Aryan derives. "If spelt literally vampire would be uavber, uauber, or uaupir , which is the central European oupire or oupere. These variants stem from the Sanskrit upari (Up-Ari or Up-Arya, meaning Over-Lord)... Over (ME-ouere) began a graphic variant of uuere which translates into the dynastic name Vere with the Latin V being interchangeable with the double U for hard Germanic W which became V-- rendering Ver or Were." - 353:4
"Etymologically, according to Max Muller, the word Arya was derived from ar- (ar-), 'plough, to cultivate'. Therefore, Arya means - 'cultivator' agriculturer (civilized sedentary, as opposed to nomads and hunter-gatherers), landlord;
"V.S. Apte's Sanskrit-English dictionary relates the word Arya to the root r- (r-) to which a prefix a (a) has been appended to give a negating meaning. And therefore the meaning of Arya is given as 'excellent, best', followed by 'respectable' and as a noun, 'master, lord, worthy, honorable, excellent', upholder of Arya values, and further: teacher, employer, master, father-in-law, friend, Buddha." - 360 - The DeVere bloodline, which began with Godfroi de Vere de Bouillon, constitutes the Dragon Court. "The Plantagenets were themselves a junior branch of the House of Anjou, whose senior branch was the House of Vere [whose] ancestry was jointly Pictish and Merovingian descending from the ancient Grail House of Scythia." - 248:8
"The Dragon Court exists as an organization solely for the bloodline descendants of the ancient Vere family -- the senior bloodline successors as a Scythian-Merovin, Elven House of Princess Maelasanu -- and for those whose bloodlines are extracted from this descent and its ancient Dragon Court." - 342:8
"...The Holy Grail itself was Elven as was Jesus himself, complete with his Crown of Fairy Thorns, depicted as the headgear of Godfroi de Vere de Bouillon in the 12th century." - 342:5
"One of the interesting items from the archives of the Dragon Court was the origin of the word 'kingship'. It derives from the very earliest of Sumerian culture wherein 'kingship' was identical with 'kinship' - and 'kin' means 'blood relative'. In its original form, 'kinship' was 'Kainship'. And the first King of the Messianic Dragon succession was the biblical 'C(Kain)', head of the Sumerian House of Kish. "On recognizing this, one can immediately see the first anomaly in the tradition of the Genesis story, for the historical line from David to Jesus was not from Adam and Eve's son, Seth, at all. It was from Eve's son Cain, whose recorded successors (although given little space in the Old Testament) were the first great Kings (or Kains) of Mesopotamia and Egypt...
"According to the Dragon tradition, the importance of Cain was that he was directly produced by Enki [Satan] and Ava [Eve], so his blood was three quarters Anunnaki. His half brothers Hevel and Satanael (better known as Abel and Seth) were less than half Anunnaki, being the offspring of Ateba and Ava (Adam and Eve)...
"We can now progress our story by considering the oldest Grant of Arms in sovereign history - the Grant of Arms which denoted the Messianic Dragon Bloodline for all time. The Sumerians referred to this insignia as the Gra-al... From biblical history, we know it better as the 'Mark of Cain'." (Laurence Gardner) - 612 (Part I)
"In times of battle, when the armies of different kingdoms were conjoined, an overall leader was chosen and he was called the 'Great Dragon' (the 'King of Kings') - or, as we better know the name in its old Celtic form, the 'Pendragon'...
"In pictorial representation, the Messianic Dragon was, in essence, a large-jawed serpent with four legs, very much like a crocodile or a monitor. This was the Sacred Messeh whose name was 'Draco.' Draco was a divine emblem of the Egyptian pharaohs, a symbol of the Egyptian Therapeutate, of the Essenes of Qumran, and was the Bistea Neptunis (the sea serpent) of the descendant Merovingian Fisher-Kings in Europe." (Laurence Gardner) - 612 (Part I)
"The concept of the dragon in Celtic mythology emerged directly from the holy crocodile (the Messeh) of the ancient Egyptians. The Pharaohs were anointed with crocodile fat, and thereby attained the fortitude of the Messeh (Thus Messiah -- Anointed One). The image of the intrepid Messeh evolved to become the Dragon, which in turn became emblematic of mighty kingship.
"The Celtic Kings in Britain were called 'dragons' in the ancient Messeh tradition as intrepid guardians. But there were many separate kingdoms in those days before England gained an overall monarch in Saxon times. It was therefore necessary to appoint a King-of-Kings -- a High King to preside overall, and to lead combined armies from different tribal areas. The first Pendragon (Head Dragon/High King) was Cymbeline." - 29:183
"...Columba...in 574, had crowned and anointed King Aedan mac Gabran of Dalriada (Celtic Pendragon and father of King Arthur) - the first British monarch to be installed by priestly ordination - and this greatly upset the Church of Rome." - 92:30
"In 666, probably still in Ireland, Dagobert married Mathilde, a Celtic princess." - 31:247
"The Merovingian kings were noted sorcerers in the manner of the Samaritan Magi..." - 29:171
"There was a very great 'Jewish' component among the Sicambrian Franks/Merovingians and, because they practiced polygamy (another Merovingian peculiarity) they left a great number of offspring. These aristocratic Merovingian children married into almost all of the noble families of Europe during the 5th, 6th, and 7th centuries. This has prompted more than one historian to suggest that the foundation of European nobility is Jewish!" - 261:180
"There are at least a dozen families in Britain and Europe today -- with numerous collateral branches -- who are of Merovingian lineage. These include the House of Hapsburg-Lorraine... Plantard, Luxembourg, Montpezat, Montesque, and various others. According to the 'Prieuré documents' the Sinclair family in Britain is also allied to the bloodline, as are various branches of the Stuarts... In many of its documents the Sion asserts that the new king, in accordance with Merovingian tradition, would 'rule but not govern'. In other words he would be a priest-king who functions primarily in a ritual and symbolic capacity; and the actual business of governing would be handled by someone else -- conceivably by the Prieuré de Sion." - 31:409-10
Gardner - http://www.karenlyster.com/genesis.html
http://www.dragontemplars.com/
http://www.gnostictemplars.org/whower.html
"In 1307...Under the auspices of Robert the Bruce and the excommunicated clergy, the Order was restructured into a Church, with a hierarchy quite independent of Rome. The Templar Church had abbots, priests, and even bishops... The Knights began to train the army of Robert the Bruce in the hit-and-run tactics of warfare established in the Crusades... The Roman Church may have betrayed the Templars, but in Scotland they found something far more trustworthy and tangible: a sacred royal house and a Priest-King of the Celtic Church succession...
"...The King of Scots was installed as the hereditary Sovereign Grand Master, and from that time, whichever descending King held that office, he was to be known as 'Saint Germain.' A new Order was then formed, called the Elder Brothers of the Rosy Cross, and several of the Rosy Cross Knights then sailed to France for a meeting with Pope John XXII at Avignon...
"Many historians have presumed therefore that the Knights Templars must have disbanded in Scotland, but this was not the case; it was simply that Bruce had contrived the secret Order to become even more secretive. Indeed, the Order of the Knights of the Rosy Cross had been established by Bruce for Templars who had been valiant at Bannockburn, and this was a very successful cover." (Prince Michael Stewart, The Forgotten Monarchy of Scotland, pp. 60-1, 63-65)
“Through the work of Sir Laurence Gardener we discover that Sumaire in the old Irish language means Dragon. He writes: ‘It is also reckoned that the subsequent culture of the region, phonetically called Sumerian (pronounced ‘Shumerian’) was actually Sidhemurian (Shee-murian). This case is now considerable since the early Ring Lords of Scythia (the Tuatha De Danaan king tribe) were actually called the ‘Sumaire’.’
“During the days of the Biblical Great Exodus, a group separated from Moses and went to the North. This group was the Tribe of Dann. Millions went and settled in the European and Scandinavian areas. From there they spread out to other parts of the world...conquering the countries, spreading their Anunnaki seed and replacing the conquered people’s traditions with their own serpent culture.” (“The Tribe of Dann and the Lost Tribe of Israel”)
The term “Merovingian” is said to derive from Merovee who was King of the Franks from 447-458 A.D. According to the legend, as explained in Bloodline of the Holy Grail, Merovee had two fathers, King Clodion and a strange “beast of the sea.”
“Despite the carefully listed genealogies of his time, the heritage of Meroveus was strangely obscured in the monastic annals. Although the rightful son of Clodion, he was nonetheless said by the historian Priscus to have been sired by an arcane sea creature, theBistea Neptunis...
“The Sicambrian Franks, from whose female line the Merovingians emerged were associated with Grecian Arcadia before migrating to the Rhineland. As we have seen, they called themselves the Newmage —‘People of the New Covenant’, just as the Essenes of Qumran had once been known. It was the Arcadian legacy that was responsible for the mysterioussea beast — the Bistea Neptunis — as symbolically defined in the Merovingian ancestry. The relevant sea-lord was King Pallas, a god of old Arcadia... The immortal sea-lord was said to be ‘'ever-incarnate in a dynasty of ancient kings’ whose symbol was a fish - as was the traditional symbol of Jesus.” (Laurence Gardner, Bloodline of the Holy Grail, pp. 166, 175)
Despite recent false claims that the Merovingian race was sired by Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene, and is therefore “divine,” the legend of King Merovee conceals the TRUE origins of the Merovingian race in remote antiquity. “Meroveus” derives from the French words “mer” meaning “sea” and “vere” meaning “werewolf” or “dragon.” The book of Revelation informs us that the dragon is “the Devil, and Satan,” hence the esoteric allusion to the Merovingians’ progenitor, King Merovee, a king of France sired by a mysterious “beast of the sea,” is a claim that the Merovingian dynasty has literal Satanic descent:
The Canaanite territory of northern Israel was later occupied by the tribe of Dan, whose worship of Baal/Pan involved such fertility rites at Mount Hermon, also called Mount Sion. Merovingians are the offspring of the tribe of Dan which intermarried with the Canaanite Tuatha De Danann, also known as the Dragon Lords of Anu because they were said to be the offspring of the fallen angels (Anunnaki).When God dispersed the northern tribes for their wickedness, the tribe of Dan migrated to Greece, and later to France and the British Isles where they established pagan priesthoods and royal dynasties of the demonic bloodline:
“The Tuatha De Danann (or Dragon Lords of Anu)...[before settling in Ireland (from about 800 B.C.)]...were the...Black Sea princes of Scythia (now Ukrane). Like the original dynastic Pharaohs, they traced their descent from the great Pendragons of Mesopotamia; from them sprang the kingly lines of the Irish Bruithnigh and the Picts of Scotland’s Caledonia. In Wales they founded the Royal House of Gwynedd, while in Cornwall in the southwest of England, they were the sacred gentry known as Pict-Sidhe.
“So, from a single caste of the original Blood Royal - whether known as the Sangréal, the Albi-gens or the Ring Lords - we discover many of the descriptive terms which sit at the very heart of popular folklore. For here, in this one noble race, we have the ‘elves’, ‘fairies’ and ‘pixies’ - not beguiling little folk, but distinguished Kings and Queens of the Dragon succession.” (Gardner, In the Realm of the Ring Lords, Pt. 1)
In ‘The Psalter of Cashel’ it states that: ‘The Tuatha de Danaan’ ruled in Ireland for about two centuries, and were highly skilled in architecture and other arts from their long residence in Greece.’ The Tuatha de Danaan were the descendants of Danaus, the son of Belus, who went with his fifty daughters to Argos, the home of his ancestrous Io. In Irish legends the Tuatha de Danaan, who were considered to be demi-gods,...were said to have possessed a... Grail-like vessel... These teachers of wisdom...were the founders of the Druidic priesthood.” (Van Buren, The Sign of the Dove, pp. 141-2)
In Europe and the British Isles, the Dragon lineage intermarried with the royal families and became sovereigns.
“Through the work of Sir Laurence Gardener we discover that Sumaire in the old Irish language means Dragon. He writes: ‘It is also reckoned that the subsequent culture of the region, phonetically called Sumerian (pronounced ‘Shumerian’) was actually Sidhemurian (Shee-murian). This case is now considerable since the early Ring Lords of Scythia (the Tuatha De Danaan king tribe) were actually called the ‘Sumaire’.’
“During the days of the Biblical Great Exodus, a group separated from Moses and went to the North. This group was the Tribe of Dann. Millions went and settled in the European and Scandinavian areas. From there they spread out to other parts of the world...conquering the countries, spreading their Anunnaki seed and replacing the conquered people’s traditions with their own serpent culture.” (“The Tribe of Dann and the Lost Tribe of Israel”)
After the Merovingian dynasty was deposed by the Roman Church in 800 AD, their demonic bloodline was preserved by the “Imperial and Royal Dragon Court” which conspired to regain control of the Holy Roman Empire through infiltration of Church and State. Their insignia was the dragon in the form of a circle and a red cross—the Rosy Cross of the Prieuré de Sion, the Knights Templar and the Rosicrucians.
“When the Imperial and Royal Dragon Court was reconstituted by King Sigismund in 1408 as the Societas Draconis, it was based upon an ancient bloodline tradition which Sigismund assumed that he had inherited from his presumed Egyptian and Scythian ancestors through the Pictish, Dragon Princess Maelasanu of Northumbria and the Ancient and Original Angevin Royal House of Vere of Anjou, the Imperial Dukes of Angiers. This line had descended through the Tuatha de Danaan (the Dragon Kings of Anu) on the one hand, and the Egyptian Dragon Dynasty of Sobek on the other. The latter strain included the bloodline of the Davidic House of Judah who married into the descent of the Merovingian Kings of the Franks...
“In 1408 (when Britain was in her Plantagenet era), the Dragon Court was formally reconstituted as a sovereign body at a time of wars and general political turmoil... The founding document...stated that members of the Court might wear the insignia of a dragon incurved into a circle, with a red cross—the very emblem of the original Rosicrucis which had identified the Grail succession from before 3000 B.C.” (Genesis of the Grail Kings)
The Merovingian dynasty still maintains its legitimacy and will one day openly assert the divine right of their nobility to rule the world as an angelic race of demi-gods, whose ancestors were the fallen angels.
“The all-important element of the Divine Right is that it comes from God, or ‘the gods’, alternately. And who were these gods? Authors such as Zecharia Sitchin, Sir Laurence Gardner and Nicholas de Vere are authoritatively convinced that kingship was created by an advanced race of beings called the Annunaki, also called the Nephilim in the Old Testament. These were the ones who created the human race and interbred with a portion of it to create the kingly caste which until this day has still maintained control over the Earth. These celestial creatures have been variously identified with Dragons, Elves, Fairies, Gnomes, Leprechauns, Sprites, Nymphs, Pixies, Angels, Demons, Devils, Witches, Giants, Vampires, Werewolves, and just about every mythical being you can imagine. Some, like Gardner and Sitchin, claim that they come from another planet. Others, like de Vere, say that they're multi-dimensional, or that they’re from the Hollow Earth.” (“The Biological Basis of Elitism and Divine Right Rule”)
"According to the Dragon tradition, the importance of Cain was that he was directly produced by Enki [Satan] and Ava [Eve], so his blood was three quarters Anunnaki. His half brothers Hevel and Satanael (better known as Abel and Seth) were less than half Anunnaki, being the offspring of Ateba and Ava (Adam and Eve)...
"We can now progress our story by considering the oldest Grant of Arms in sovereign history - the Grant of Arms which denoted the Messianic Dragon Bloodline for all time. The Sumerians referred to this insignia as the Gra-al... From biblical history, we know it better as the 'Mark of Cain'." (Laurence Gardner) - 612 (Part I)
- The Dragon King was known as the King of Kings and his symbol, Draco, represented his succession through the Egyptian pharaohs, the Egyptian Therapeutae, the Qumran Essenes to the Merovingian kings of Europe.
"In times of battle, when the armies of different kingdoms were conjoined, an overall leader was chosen and he was called the 'Great Dragon' (the 'King of Kings') - or, as we better know the name in its old Celtic form, the 'Pendragon'...
"In pictorial representation, the Messianic Dragon was, in essence, a large-jawed serpent with four legs, very much like a crocodile or a monitor. This was the Sacred Messeh whose name was 'Draco.' Draco was a divine emblem of the Egyptian pharaohs, a symbol of the Egyptian Therapeutate, of the Essenes of Qumran, and was the Bistea Neptunis (the sea serpent) of the descendant Merovingian Fisher-Kings in Europe." (Laurence Gardner) - 612 (Part I)
- The Druidic Dragon King or Pendragon, also called the King of Kings, was chosen by a Council of Elders to rule over all the kingdoms.
"The concept of the dragon in Celtic mythology emerged directly from the holy crocodile (the Messeh) of the ancient Egyptians. The Pharaohs were anointed with crocodile fat, and thereby attained the fortitude of the Messeh (Thus Messiah -- Anointed One). The image of the intrepid Messeh evolved to become the Dragon, which in turn became emblematic of mighty kingship.
"The Celtic Kings in Britain were called 'dragons' in the ancient Messeh tradition as intrepid guardians. But there were many separate kingdoms in those days before England gained an overall monarch in Saxon times. It was therefore necessary to appoint a King-of-Kings -- a High King to preside overall, and to lead combined armies from different tribal areas. The first Pendragon (Head Dragon/High King) was Cymbeline." - 29:183
"...Columba...in 574, had crowned and anointed King Aedan mac Gabran of Dalriada (Celtic Pendragon and father of King Arthur) - the first British monarch to be installed by priestly ordination - and this greatly upset the Church of Rome." - 92:30
- The Druidic Pendragon was passed on to the Merovingian kings in 666 A.D.
"In 666, probably still in Ireland, Dagobert married Mathilde, a Celtic princess." - 31:247
"The Merovingian kings were noted sorcerers in the manner of the Samaritan Magi..." - 29:171
"There was a very great 'Jewish' component among the Sicambrian Franks/Merovingians and, because they practiced polygamy (another Merovingian peculiarity) they left a great number of offspring. These aristocratic Merovingian children married into almost all of the noble families of Europe during the 5th, 6th, and 7th centuries. This has prompted more than one historian to suggest that the foundation of European nobility is Jewish!" - 261:180
"There are at least a dozen families in Britain and Europe today -- with numerous collateral branches -- who are of Merovingian lineage. These include the House of Hapsburg-Lorraine... Plantard, Luxembourg, Montpezat, Montesque, and various others. According to the 'Prieuré documents' the Sinclair family in Britain is also allied to the bloodline, as are various branches of the Stuarts... In many of its documents the Sion asserts that the new king, in accordance with Merovingian tradition, would 'rule but not govern'. In other words he would be a priest-king who functions primarily in a ritual and symbolic capacity; and the actual business of governing would be handled by someone else -- conceivably by the Prieuré de Sion." - 31:409-10
Gardner - http://www.karenlyster.com/genesis.html
http://www.dragontemplars.com/
http://www.gnostictemplars.org/whower.html
- Robert the Bruce was far more than an "early Scottish King." He was a high born Merovingian:
- Priest-King of the Celtic Church
- liberator of Scotland from England
- Sovereign Grand Master of the Order of the Knights Templar
- founder of the Order of the Rosy Cross
"In 1307...Under the auspices of Robert the Bruce and the excommunicated clergy, the Order was restructured into a Church, with a hierarchy quite independent of Rome. The Templar Church had abbots, priests, and even bishops... The Knights began to train the army of Robert the Bruce in the hit-and-run tactics of warfare established in the Crusades... The Roman Church may have betrayed the Templars, but in Scotland they found something far more trustworthy and tangible: a sacred royal house and a Priest-King of the Celtic Church succession...
"...The King of Scots was installed as the hereditary Sovereign Grand Master, and from that time, whichever descending King held that office, he was to be known as 'Saint Germain.' A new Order was then formed, called the Elder Brothers of the Rosy Cross, and several of the Rosy Cross Knights then sailed to France for a meeting with Pope John XXII at Avignon...
"Many historians have presumed therefore that the Knights Templars must have disbanded in Scotland, but this was not the case; it was simply that Bruce had contrived the secret Order to become even more secretive. Indeed, the Order of the Knights of the Rosy Cross had been established by Bruce for Templars who had been valiant at Bannockburn, and this was a very successful cover." (Prince Michael Stewart, The Forgotten Monarchy of Scotland, pp. 60-1, 63-65)
“Through the work of Sir Laurence Gardener we discover that Sumaire in the old Irish language means Dragon. He writes: ‘It is also reckoned that the subsequent culture of the region, phonetically called Sumerian (pronounced ‘Shumerian’) was actually Sidhemurian (Shee-murian). This case is now considerable since the early Ring Lords of Scythia (the Tuatha De Danaan king tribe) were actually called the ‘Sumaire’.’
“During the days of the Biblical Great Exodus, a group separated from Moses and went to the North. This group was the Tribe of Dann. Millions went and settled in the European and Scandinavian areas. From there they spread out to other parts of the world...conquering the countries, spreading their Anunnaki seed and replacing the conquered people’s traditions with their own serpent culture.” (“The Tribe of Dann and the Lost Tribe of Israel”)
The term “Merovingian” is said to derive from Merovee who was King of the Franks from 447-458 A.D. According to the legend, as explained in Bloodline of the Holy Grail, Merovee had two fathers, King Clodion and a strange “beast of the sea.”
“Despite the carefully listed genealogies of his time, the heritage of Meroveus was strangely obscured in the monastic annals. Although the rightful son of Clodion, he was nonetheless said by the historian Priscus to have been sired by an arcane sea creature, theBistea Neptunis...
“The Sicambrian Franks, from whose female line the Merovingians emerged were associated with Grecian Arcadia before migrating to the Rhineland. As we have seen, they called themselves the Newmage —‘People of the New Covenant’, just as the Essenes of Qumran had once been known. It was the Arcadian legacy that was responsible for the mysterioussea beast — the Bistea Neptunis — as symbolically defined in the Merovingian ancestry. The relevant sea-lord was King Pallas, a god of old Arcadia... The immortal sea-lord was said to be ‘'ever-incarnate in a dynasty of ancient kings’ whose symbol was a fish - as was the traditional symbol of Jesus.” (Laurence Gardner, Bloodline of the Holy Grail, pp. 166, 175)
Despite recent false claims that the Merovingian race was sired by Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene, and is therefore “divine,” the legend of King Merovee conceals the TRUE origins of the Merovingian race in remote antiquity. “Meroveus” derives from the French words “mer” meaning “sea” and “vere” meaning “werewolf” or “dragon.” The book of Revelation informs us that the dragon is “the Devil, and Satan,” hence the esoteric allusion to the Merovingians’ progenitor, King Merovee, a king of France sired by a mysterious “beast of the sea,” is a claim that the Merovingian dynasty has literal Satanic descent:
The Canaanite territory of northern Israel was later occupied by the tribe of Dan, whose worship of Baal/Pan involved such fertility rites at Mount Hermon, also called Mount Sion. Merovingians are the offspring of the tribe of Dan which intermarried with the Canaanite Tuatha De Danann, also known as the Dragon Lords of Anu because they were said to be the offspring of the fallen angels (Anunnaki).When God dispersed the northern tribes for their wickedness, the tribe of Dan migrated to Greece, and later to France and the British Isles where they established pagan priesthoods and royal dynasties of the demonic bloodline:
“The Tuatha De Danann (or Dragon Lords of Anu)...[before settling in Ireland (from about 800 B.C.)]...were the...Black Sea princes of Scythia (now Ukrane). Like the original dynastic Pharaohs, they traced their descent from the great Pendragons of Mesopotamia; from them sprang the kingly lines of the Irish Bruithnigh and the Picts of Scotland’s Caledonia. In Wales they founded the Royal House of Gwynedd, while in Cornwall in the southwest of England, they were the sacred gentry known as Pict-Sidhe.
“So, from a single caste of the original Blood Royal - whether known as the Sangréal, the Albi-gens or the Ring Lords - we discover many of the descriptive terms which sit at the very heart of popular folklore. For here, in this one noble race, we have the ‘elves’, ‘fairies’ and ‘pixies’ - not beguiling little folk, but distinguished Kings and Queens of the Dragon succession.” (Gardner, In the Realm of the Ring Lords, Pt. 1)
In ‘The Psalter of Cashel’ it states that: ‘The Tuatha de Danaan’ ruled in Ireland for about two centuries, and were highly skilled in architecture and other arts from their long residence in Greece.’ The Tuatha de Danaan were the descendants of Danaus, the son of Belus, who went with his fifty daughters to Argos, the home of his ancestrous Io. In Irish legends the Tuatha de Danaan, who were considered to be demi-gods,...were said to have possessed a... Grail-like vessel... These teachers of wisdom...were the founders of the Druidic priesthood.” (Van Buren, The Sign of the Dove, pp. 141-2)
In Europe and the British Isles, the Dragon lineage intermarried with the royal families and became sovereigns.
“Through the work of Sir Laurence Gardener we discover that Sumaire in the old Irish language means Dragon. He writes: ‘It is also reckoned that the subsequent culture of the region, phonetically called Sumerian (pronounced ‘Shumerian’) was actually Sidhemurian (Shee-murian). This case is now considerable since the early Ring Lords of Scythia (the Tuatha De Danaan king tribe) were actually called the ‘Sumaire’.’
“During the days of the Biblical Great Exodus, a group separated from Moses and went to the North. This group was the Tribe of Dann. Millions went and settled in the European and Scandinavian areas. From there they spread out to other parts of the world...conquering the countries, spreading their Anunnaki seed and replacing the conquered people’s traditions with their own serpent culture.” (“The Tribe of Dann and the Lost Tribe of Israel”)
After the Merovingian dynasty was deposed by the Roman Church in 800 AD, their demonic bloodline was preserved by the “Imperial and Royal Dragon Court” which conspired to regain control of the Holy Roman Empire through infiltration of Church and State. Their insignia was the dragon in the form of a circle and a red cross—the Rosy Cross of the Prieuré de Sion, the Knights Templar and the Rosicrucians.
“When the Imperial and Royal Dragon Court was reconstituted by King Sigismund in 1408 as the Societas Draconis, it was based upon an ancient bloodline tradition which Sigismund assumed that he had inherited from his presumed Egyptian and Scythian ancestors through the Pictish, Dragon Princess Maelasanu of Northumbria and the Ancient and Original Angevin Royal House of Vere of Anjou, the Imperial Dukes of Angiers. This line had descended through the Tuatha de Danaan (the Dragon Kings of Anu) on the one hand, and the Egyptian Dragon Dynasty of Sobek on the other. The latter strain included the bloodline of the Davidic House of Judah who married into the descent of the Merovingian Kings of the Franks...
“In 1408 (when Britain was in her Plantagenet era), the Dragon Court was formally reconstituted as a sovereign body at a time of wars and general political turmoil... The founding document...stated that members of the Court might wear the insignia of a dragon incurved into a circle, with a red cross—the very emblem of the original Rosicrucis which had identified the Grail succession from before 3000 B.C.” (Genesis of the Grail Kings)
The Merovingian dynasty still maintains its legitimacy and will one day openly assert the divine right of their nobility to rule the world as an angelic race of demi-gods, whose ancestors were the fallen angels.
“The all-important element of the Divine Right is that it comes from God, or ‘the gods’, alternately. And who were these gods? Authors such as Zecharia Sitchin, Sir Laurence Gardner and Nicholas de Vere are authoritatively convinced that kingship was created by an advanced race of beings called the Annunaki, also called the Nephilim in the Old Testament. These were the ones who created the human race and interbred with a portion of it to create the kingly caste which until this day has still maintained control over the Earth. These celestial creatures have been variously identified with Dragons, Elves, Fairies, Gnomes, Leprechauns, Sprites, Nymphs, Pixies, Angels, Demons, Devils, Witches, Giants, Vampires, Werewolves, and just about every mythical being you can imagine. Some, like Gardner and Sitchin, claim that they come from another planet. Others, like de Vere, say that they're multi-dimensional, or that they’re from the Hollow Earth.” (“The Biological Basis of Elitism and Divine Right Rule”)
As Pierre is a near perfect DNA match to the De Veres of Normandy and Brittany:
There are a few competing stories of the De Vere lineages: The most authoritative ones seem to show this: Raymond de Vere c.730 AD Loire, Anjou: (aka Raymond de Verrieres: aka Ver en Forez Lord of Pictavia and Ajou (Pictavia being the Picts of Scotland: there were Picts living in the Loire Valley, regions of Poitou as well)
He carried the Druid Blue Boar on his shield and was 100% Celt. His lineage came from the Ver Kings of the Danann tribe that invaded Ireland supposedly around 2300 or so BCE.........said to have arrived from Sythia by ship: (we would now call this Kazakstan) The House of Vere is the first royal house of Anjou and said to be of pure Elvin Royal Dragon Blood.....who came into conflict with early Christian church officials (dont even get me started on all this stuff: it is tied up in a lot of mythology : I am only reporting what I find: those of you who wish to read more can do so in:
The Dragon Legacy: The Secret of an Ancient Bloodline by Nicholas de Vere..........whereby the De Veres are considered the Grail bloodline.........supposedly a super human red haired and green eyed race of men (gosh my family has a ton of green eyes: lol) In any event: the DNA hits of Pierre do support an earlier origin in Brittany via name links...........and it is consistent with Acadian history and it does mesh well with all the darn Irish and Scottish DNA hits Pierre links to It is a well known fact that Celts had settled in Brittany and conducted a lot of back and forth migration to Ireland and the British Isles including Scotland.......
We would call them Brythonic Celts.........and Pierre definitely has the markers consistent with these Celts: 10@ 391.........
(bear in mind that the Celts indeed are believed to have arisen independently from the areas of Kazakstand and Belarus: Sire being a word for Magical in this region) I am not going to bother chasing the DNA back into Ireland and Scotland from 700AD Brittany: as our goal is to find a family for him........ it is safe to day that Raymond de Vere c. 700 AD did in fact exist....it is quite well supported....... Now whether he belonged to any secret Dragon Bloodlines or not........it does place this DNA profile in Brittany......and lower Normandy .and from what I know about Pict DNA profiles: he would not be a Pict: but a conqueror..........
It is worth noting he married Meuseline: the first of the Lusignans....and she was from Scotland: but said to be of the same De Vere lineage anyway...a cousin or something...where you so often punch in Sire and get Sire of Lusignan..
What is not proveable is whether or not these Celt De Veres were or were not of Viking stock........the Vikings had been raiding a long time in the Loire; mostly recorded after 800AD.........but who really knows. Certainly the whole back story of Ireland and Scotland is possible: ..........but for now I am content to place him as a Celt in Brittany of uncertain origin around 700AD.. One would wonder why such a magical race would simply allow the Franks to roll over them and take control of much of the Loire if any of this back story is true....... Because from about 800 AD or so onwards: that was the case. along with raiding Viking settlements.
What is probable and likely true is the Robin Hood story: That Robin Hood was Robin De Vere who inherited Hoode.....but lost his land and became somewhat of an outlaw........ There is some factual basis to the Robin Hood stories and those who wish to pursue it can have some fun with this: bloodline of Robin Hood........sound familiar to any Cyrs out there.........lol What this does though for our search is fairly reduces any search in eastern northern France like Picardy........and focuses it more in the are of Rouen over to Nantes and in the Loire regions. and even without DNA samples makes it fairly impossible he is a LeSueur or LeSier........ There were a few Sirre spelling families living in St. Malo and Nantes...........I wrote to them but they did not respond..........I have no idea how the name arose........
but Nantes was an international port with a large exposure to Anglo culture and thus the spelling is consistent with the region....... I did review this before:........but all the DNA came back to Rouen;........and it still does.......but this opens the door very strongly to looking in Brittany as well.
There has long been thought that the Suharts were Breton knights........I have seen it published but without any good leads to follow....... Sirart is sounded Sirar......and we know French allows the AR to be replaced with another R.....to be Sirr or Sirre. So all of this is consistent........ I will revist the Sirre families of Nantes........where there is a a few of them still now....... Nantes and Brittany in general was not the big focus of the Huguenot movement ..........it is likely then that Pierre would be Catholic.....and records must exist.
There are a few competing stories of the De Vere lineages: The most authoritative ones seem to show this: Raymond de Vere c.730 AD Loire, Anjou: (aka Raymond de Verrieres: aka Ver en Forez Lord of Pictavia and Ajou (Pictavia being the Picts of Scotland: there were Picts living in the Loire Valley, regions of Poitou as well)
He carried the Druid Blue Boar on his shield and was 100% Celt. His lineage came from the Ver Kings of the Danann tribe that invaded Ireland supposedly around 2300 or so BCE.........said to have arrived from Sythia by ship: (we would now call this Kazakstan) The House of Vere is the first royal house of Anjou and said to be of pure Elvin Royal Dragon Blood.....who came into conflict with early Christian church officials (dont even get me started on all this stuff: it is tied up in a lot of mythology : I am only reporting what I find: those of you who wish to read more can do so in:
The Dragon Legacy: The Secret of an Ancient Bloodline by Nicholas de Vere..........whereby the De Veres are considered the Grail bloodline.........supposedly a super human red haired and green eyed race of men (gosh my family has a ton of green eyes: lol) In any event: the DNA hits of Pierre do support an earlier origin in Brittany via name links...........and it is consistent with Acadian history and it does mesh well with all the darn Irish and Scottish DNA hits Pierre links to It is a well known fact that Celts had settled in Brittany and conducted a lot of back and forth migration to Ireland and the British Isles including Scotland.......
We would call them Brythonic Celts.........and Pierre definitely has the markers consistent with these Celts: 10@ 391.........
(bear in mind that the Celts indeed are believed to have arisen independently from the areas of Kazakstand and Belarus: Sire being a word for Magical in this region) I am not going to bother chasing the DNA back into Ireland and Scotland from 700AD Brittany: as our goal is to find a family for him........ it is safe to day that Raymond de Vere c. 700 AD did in fact exist....it is quite well supported....... Now whether he belonged to any secret Dragon Bloodlines or not........it does place this DNA profile in Brittany......and lower Normandy .and from what I know about Pict DNA profiles: he would not be a Pict: but a conqueror..........
It is worth noting he married Meuseline: the first of the Lusignans....and she was from Scotland: but said to be of the same De Vere lineage anyway...a cousin or something...where you so often punch in Sire and get Sire of Lusignan..
What is not proveable is whether or not these Celt De Veres were or were not of Viking stock........the Vikings had been raiding a long time in the Loire; mostly recorded after 800AD.........but who really knows. Certainly the whole back story of Ireland and Scotland is possible: ..........but for now I am content to place him as a Celt in Brittany of uncertain origin around 700AD.. One would wonder why such a magical race would simply allow the Franks to roll over them and take control of much of the Loire if any of this back story is true....... Because from about 800 AD or so onwards: that was the case. along with raiding Viking settlements.
What is probable and likely true is the Robin Hood story: That Robin Hood was Robin De Vere who inherited Hoode.....but lost his land and became somewhat of an outlaw........ There is some factual basis to the Robin Hood stories and those who wish to pursue it can have some fun with this: bloodline of Robin Hood........sound familiar to any Cyrs out there.........lol What this does though for our search is fairly reduces any search in eastern northern France like Picardy........and focuses it more in the are of Rouen over to Nantes and in the Loire regions. and even without DNA samples makes it fairly impossible he is a LeSueur or LeSier........ There were a few Sirre spelling families living in St. Malo and Nantes...........I wrote to them but they did not respond..........I have no idea how the name arose........
but Nantes was an international port with a large exposure to Anglo culture and thus the spelling is consistent with the region....... I did review this before:........but all the DNA came back to Rouen;........and it still does.......but this opens the door very strongly to looking in Brittany as well.
There has long been thought that the Suharts were Breton knights........I have seen it published but without any good leads to follow....... Sirart is sounded Sirar......and we know French allows the AR to be replaced with another R.....to be Sirr or Sirre. So all of this is consistent........ I will revist the Sirre families of Nantes........where there is a a few of them still now....... Nantes and Brittany in general was not the big focus of the Huguenot movement ..........it is likely then that Pierre would be Catholic.....and records must exist.
http://www.libraryireland.com/Pedigr...ilyEngland.php
90. Fergus Mor Mac Earca.
"In A.D. 498, Fergus Mor Mac Earca, in the twentieth year of the reign of his father, Muredach, son of (Eugenius, or) Owen, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages, with five more of his brothers, viz., another Fergus, two more named Loarn, and two named Aongus (or Æneas), with a complete army, went into Scotland to assist his grandfather Loarn, who was king of Dalriada, and who was much oppressed by his enemies the Picts, who were in several battles and engagements vanquished and overcome by Fergus and his party. Whereupon, on the king's death, which happened about the same time, the said Fergus was unanimously elected and chosen king, as being of the Blood Royal, by his mother; and the said Fergus was the first absolute king of Scotland, of the Milesian Race: so the succession continued in his blood and lineage ever since to this day."-- Four Masters.
According to the Scottish chroniclers, it was A.D. 424, that Fergus Mor Mac Earca went from Ireland to Scotland. Before him, the Milesian kings in that country were kings only of that part of it called "Dalriada," of which Loarn, the grandfather of Fergus Mor Mac Earca (Mac Earca: Irish, son of Earca, daughter of Loarn) was the last king (see Part IX., c. iv. under "The Genealogy of the Kings of Dalriada").
90. Fergus Mor Mac Earca, the brother of Murchertach (or Murtogh Mor Mac Earca, the 131st Monarch of Ireland:[4] son of
89. Muredach: son of
88. Eoghan [Owen]: son of
87. Niall Mor (known as Niall of the Nine Hostages), the 126th Monarch: son of
86. Eochaidh Muigh Meadhoin (or Eochy Moyvone), the 124th Monarch: son of
85. Muredach Tireach [teeragh], 122nd Monarch: son of
84. Fiacha Srabhteine, the 120th Monarch: son of
83. Cairbre Liffechar, the 117th Monarch: son of
82. Cormac Ulfhada (commonly called "Cormac Mac Art"), the 115th Monarch: son of
81. Art-Ean-Fhear (or Art-Enear), the 112th Monarch: the ancestor[5] of O'h-Airt, anglicised O'Hart: son of
80. Conn Ceadcatha (or Conn of the Hundred Battles), the 110th Monarch: son of
79. Felim Rachtmar (or Felim the Lawgiver), the 108th Monarch: son of
78. Tuathal Teachdmar, the 106th Monarch: son of
77. Fiacha Fionn Ola (or Fiacha of the White Oxen), the 124th Monarch: son of
76. Feareadach [Feredach] Fionn Feachtnach (or Feredach the True and Sincere), the 102nd Monarch: son of
75. Crimthann Niadh-Nar (called Crimthann the Heroic), the 100th Monarch, who reigned when CHRIST was born: son of
74. Lugaidh Sriabh-n Dearg, the 98th Monarch: son of
73. Breas-Nar-Lothar: son of
72. Eochaidh Feidhlioch, the 93rd Monarch: son of
71. Fionn: son of
70. Fionnlaoch: son of
69. Roighean Ruadh: son of
68. Asaman Eamhnadh: son of
67. Enda Agneach, the 84th Monarch: son of
66. Aongus (or Æneas) Turmeach-Teamrach, the 81st Monarch (from whose younger son, Fiacha Fearmara, the kings of Dalriada, in Scotland, down to Loarn, the maternal grandfather of Fergus Mor Mac Earca, No. 90 on this stem, were descended): son of
65. Eochaidh Altleathan, the 79th Monarch: son of
64. Olioll Casfiacalach, the 77th Monarch: son of
63. Conla Caomh, the 76th Monarch: son of
62. Iarn Gleo-Fhathach, the 74th Monarch: son of
61. Melg Molbhthach, the 71st Monarch: son of
60. Cobthach Caol-bhreagh, the 69th Monarch: son of
59. Ugaine Mor, the 66th Monarch: son of
58, Eochaidh Buidh: son of
57. Duach Ladhrach, the 59th Monarch: son of
56. Fiachadh Tolgrach, the 55th Monarch: son of
55. Muirerdhach [Muredach] Bolgach, the 46th Monarch: son of
54. Simeon Breac, the 44th Monarch: son of
53. Aodh Glas: son of
52. Nuadhas Fionnfail, the 39th Monarch: son of
51. Giallchadh, the 37th Monarch: son of
50. Olioll Olchaoin: son of
49. Siorna Saoghalach, the 34th Monarch: his son; lived 250 years, and reigned 150 years.
48. Dein: son of
47. Rotheachta, the 22nd Monarch: son of
46. Maon: son of
45. Aongus Ollmuchach, the 20th Monarch: son of
44. Fiachadh Lamhraein, the 18th Monarch: son of
43. Simorgoill: son of
42. Eanbrotha, son of
41. Tighearnmas, the 13th Monarch: son of
40. Falach (or Fallain): son of
39. Eithriall, the 11th Monarch: son of
38. Irial Faidh, the 10th Monarch: son of
37. Heremon, the second Monaich of Ireland, of the Milesian line; son of Galamh [galav], otherwise called Milesius of Spain.
36. MILESIUS of Spain: son of
35. Bilé: son of
34. Breoghan (or Brigus); a quo the "Brigantes;" son of
33. Brath: son of
32. Deagh: son of
31. Arcadh: son of
30. Alladh: son of
29. Nuadhad: son of
28. Nenuall: son of
27. Febric Glas: son of
26. Agnan Fionn: son of
25. Heber Glunfionn: son of
24. Lamhfionn: son of
23. Agnan: son of
22. Tait: son of
21. Oghaman: son of
20. Beouman: son of
19. Heber Scutt [Scott]: son of
18. Sruth: son of
17. Asruth: son of
16. Gaodhal, a quo the Clann-na-Gaodhail or the GAELS: son of
15. Niul: son of
14. Phoeniusa (or Fenius) Farsaidh, the inventor of Letters: son of
13. Baoth (baoth: Irish, simple; Heb. baath, to terrify): son of
12. Magog: son of
11. Japhet: son of
10. Noah: son of 9. Lamech: son of
8. Methuselah: son of 7. Enoch: son of 6. Jared: son of 5. Mahalaleel: son of 4. Cainan: son of 3. Enos: son of 2. Seth: son of
1. ADAM, who (Genesis i.) was the first Man.
excerpt from Bloodline of the Holy Grail:
"Not only were the Grail Knights and Templars appointed Guardians of the Stewart Sangreal [Holy Grail] in Scotland, they also became protectors of the Stone of Destiny (the Stone of Scone). This most sacred of Scots treasures had been brought to Scotland from Ireland by Fergus Mor mac Erc, the first King of Dalriada, in the 5th century, having originally been carried to Ireland from Judah in about 586 BC. The venerated holy relic was said to be the Stone of the Covenant, known as 'Jacob's Pillow' (Genesis 28:18-22), on which Jacob laid his head and saw the ladder reaching up to Heaven at Beth-el. In a dream God promised Jacob that his seed would generate the line of kingship to follow -- the line which in due course became the Davidic succession.
"When the Jews were persecuted by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, Mattaniah, the son of King Josiah (and a direct descendant of David), was installed in Judah. Known as King Zedekiah, he acceded to the throne of Jerusalem in 598 BC. Twelve years later Jerusalem fell to Nebuchadnezzar, whereupon Zedekiah was taken to Babylon and blinded (Jer. 39:6-7, 52:10-11). His sons were murdered, but his daughter Tamar was removed to Ireland (via Egypt and Spain) by the prophet Jeremiah. He also brought the anointed Stone of the Covenant, which became known as Lia Fail (Stone of Destiny). In Latin it was the Saxum Fatale.
" Princess Tamar (Teamhair) gave her name to Tara, the seat of the High Kings of Ireland, and she married Ard Ri (High King) Eochaid, ancestor of Ugaine Mar (Ugaine the Great). Subsequently, over a millenium, Eochaid's successors were
crowned in the presence of the sacred Stone. The Irish heritage then progressed to Scotland, where the relic of Judah became synonymous with the Kings of Dalriada. King Kenneth ( MacAlpin (844-859) later moved the Stone to Scone Abbey when he united the Scots and the Picts. By the time of William the Lion (d. 1214), the Stone of Destiny bore witness to nearly a hundred coronations in sovereign descent from King Zedekiah."
90. Fergus Mor Mac Earca.
"In A.D. 498, Fergus Mor Mac Earca, in the twentieth year of the reign of his father, Muredach, son of (Eugenius, or) Owen, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages, with five more of his brothers, viz., another Fergus, two more named Loarn, and two named Aongus (or Æneas), with a complete army, went into Scotland to assist his grandfather Loarn, who was king of Dalriada, and who was much oppressed by his enemies the Picts, who were in several battles and engagements vanquished and overcome by Fergus and his party. Whereupon, on the king's death, which happened about the same time, the said Fergus was unanimously elected and chosen king, as being of the Blood Royal, by his mother; and the said Fergus was the first absolute king of Scotland, of the Milesian Race: so the succession continued in his blood and lineage ever since to this day."-- Four Masters.
According to the Scottish chroniclers, it was A.D. 424, that Fergus Mor Mac Earca went from Ireland to Scotland. Before him, the Milesian kings in that country were kings only of that part of it called "Dalriada," of which Loarn, the grandfather of Fergus Mor Mac Earca (Mac Earca: Irish, son of Earca, daughter of Loarn) was the last king (see Part IX., c. iv. under "The Genealogy of the Kings of Dalriada").
90. Fergus Mor Mac Earca, the brother of Murchertach (or Murtogh Mor Mac Earca, the 131st Monarch of Ireland:[4] son of
89. Muredach: son of
88. Eoghan [Owen]: son of
87. Niall Mor (known as Niall of the Nine Hostages), the 126th Monarch: son of
86. Eochaidh Muigh Meadhoin (or Eochy Moyvone), the 124th Monarch: son of
85. Muredach Tireach [teeragh], 122nd Monarch: son of
84. Fiacha Srabhteine, the 120th Monarch: son of
83. Cairbre Liffechar, the 117th Monarch: son of
82. Cormac Ulfhada (commonly called "Cormac Mac Art"), the 115th Monarch: son of
81. Art-Ean-Fhear (or Art-Enear), the 112th Monarch: the ancestor[5] of O'h-Airt, anglicised O'Hart: son of
80. Conn Ceadcatha (or Conn of the Hundred Battles), the 110th Monarch: son of
79. Felim Rachtmar (or Felim the Lawgiver), the 108th Monarch: son of
78. Tuathal Teachdmar, the 106th Monarch: son of
77. Fiacha Fionn Ola (or Fiacha of the White Oxen), the 124th Monarch: son of
76. Feareadach [Feredach] Fionn Feachtnach (or Feredach the True and Sincere), the 102nd Monarch: son of
75. Crimthann Niadh-Nar (called Crimthann the Heroic), the 100th Monarch, who reigned when CHRIST was born: son of
74. Lugaidh Sriabh-n Dearg, the 98th Monarch: son of
73. Breas-Nar-Lothar: son of
72. Eochaidh Feidhlioch, the 93rd Monarch: son of
71. Fionn: son of
70. Fionnlaoch: son of
69. Roighean Ruadh: son of
68. Asaman Eamhnadh: son of
67. Enda Agneach, the 84th Monarch: son of
66. Aongus (or Æneas) Turmeach-Teamrach, the 81st Monarch (from whose younger son, Fiacha Fearmara, the kings of Dalriada, in Scotland, down to Loarn, the maternal grandfather of Fergus Mor Mac Earca, No. 90 on this stem, were descended): son of
65. Eochaidh Altleathan, the 79th Monarch: son of
64. Olioll Casfiacalach, the 77th Monarch: son of
63. Conla Caomh, the 76th Monarch: son of
62. Iarn Gleo-Fhathach, the 74th Monarch: son of
61. Melg Molbhthach, the 71st Monarch: son of
60. Cobthach Caol-bhreagh, the 69th Monarch: son of
59. Ugaine Mor, the 66th Monarch: son of
58, Eochaidh Buidh: son of
57. Duach Ladhrach, the 59th Monarch: son of
56. Fiachadh Tolgrach, the 55th Monarch: son of
55. Muirerdhach [Muredach] Bolgach, the 46th Monarch: son of
54. Simeon Breac, the 44th Monarch: son of
53. Aodh Glas: son of
52. Nuadhas Fionnfail, the 39th Monarch: son of
51. Giallchadh, the 37th Monarch: son of
50. Olioll Olchaoin: son of
49. Siorna Saoghalach, the 34th Monarch: his son; lived 250 years, and reigned 150 years.
48. Dein: son of
47. Rotheachta, the 22nd Monarch: son of
46. Maon: son of
45. Aongus Ollmuchach, the 20th Monarch: son of
44. Fiachadh Lamhraein, the 18th Monarch: son of
43. Simorgoill: son of
42. Eanbrotha, son of
41. Tighearnmas, the 13th Monarch: son of
40. Falach (or Fallain): son of
39. Eithriall, the 11th Monarch: son of
38. Irial Faidh, the 10th Monarch: son of
37. Heremon, the second Monaich of Ireland, of the Milesian line; son of Galamh [galav], otherwise called Milesius of Spain.
36. MILESIUS of Spain: son of
35. Bilé: son of
34. Breoghan (or Brigus); a quo the "Brigantes;" son of
33. Brath: son of
32. Deagh: son of
31. Arcadh: son of
30. Alladh: son of
29. Nuadhad: son of
28. Nenuall: son of
27. Febric Glas: son of
26. Agnan Fionn: son of
25. Heber Glunfionn: son of
24. Lamhfionn: son of
23. Agnan: son of
22. Tait: son of
21. Oghaman: son of
20. Beouman: son of
19. Heber Scutt [Scott]: son of
18. Sruth: son of
17. Asruth: son of
16. Gaodhal, a quo the Clann-na-Gaodhail or the GAELS: son of
15. Niul: son of
14. Phoeniusa (or Fenius) Farsaidh, the inventor of Letters: son of
13. Baoth (baoth: Irish, simple; Heb. baath, to terrify): son of
12. Magog: son of
11. Japhet: son of
10. Noah: son of 9. Lamech: son of
8. Methuselah: son of 7. Enoch: son of 6. Jared: son of 5. Mahalaleel: son of 4. Cainan: son of 3. Enos: son of 2. Seth: son of
1. ADAM, who (Genesis i.) was the first Man.
excerpt from Bloodline of the Holy Grail:
"Not only were the Grail Knights and Templars appointed Guardians of the Stewart Sangreal [Holy Grail] in Scotland, they also became protectors of the Stone of Destiny (the Stone of Scone). This most sacred of Scots treasures had been brought to Scotland from Ireland by Fergus Mor mac Erc, the first King of Dalriada, in the 5th century, having originally been carried to Ireland from Judah in about 586 BC. The venerated holy relic was said to be the Stone of the Covenant, known as 'Jacob's Pillow' (Genesis 28:18-22), on which Jacob laid his head and saw the ladder reaching up to Heaven at Beth-el. In a dream God promised Jacob that his seed would generate the line of kingship to follow -- the line which in due course became the Davidic succession.
"When the Jews were persecuted by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, Mattaniah, the son of King Josiah (and a direct descendant of David), was installed in Judah. Known as King Zedekiah, he acceded to the throne of Jerusalem in 598 BC. Twelve years later Jerusalem fell to Nebuchadnezzar, whereupon Zedekiah was taken to Babylon and blinded (Jer. 39:6-7, 52:10-11). His sons were murdered, but his daughter Tamar was removed to Ireland (via Egypt and Spain) by the prophet Jeremiah. He also brought the anointed Stone of the Covenant, which became known as Lia Fail (Stone of Destiny). In Latin it was the Saxum Fatale.
" Princess Tamar (Teamhair) gave her name to Tara, the seat of the High Kings of Ireland, and she married Ard Ri (High King) Eochaid, ancestor of Ugaine Mar (Ugaine the Great). Subsequently, over a millenium, Eochaid's successors were
crowned in the presence of the sacred Stone. The Irish heritage then progressed to Scotland, where the relic of Judah became synonymous with the Kings of Dalriada. King Kenneth ( MacAlpin (844-859) later moved the Stone to Scone Abbey when he united the Scots and the Picts. By the time of William the Lion (d. 1214), the Stone of Destiny bore witness to nearly a hundred coronations in sovereign descent from King Zedekiah."
“Our work is therefore historically authentic; the rediscovery of the Sumerian Tradition.”- Aleister Crowley
“Lincoln’s researches have undoubtedly illumined certain phases of an ancient myth-cycle intimately associated with the Typhonian Current. They reveal a possible connection between an historic lineage - the Merovingian - and the Typhonian Tradition.”- Kenneth Grant
UPDATE: Merovingians and the Typhonian(Cthulhian , S(hAy)eTAN(ic), Grail bloodlines
From Red Ice
Kenneth Grant and the Merovingian Mythos2005 12 06
Ed Note: This article was picked up on after reading and commenting on an article by Jeff Wells over at Rigorous Intuition, entitled: Spirit of the Beehive
By Vadge Moore dragonkeypress.com
Et in Arcadia Ego, by Nicolas Poussin (1647)
“Our work is therefore historically authentic; the rediscovery of the Sumerian Tradition.”- Aleister Crowley
“Lincoln’s researches have undoubtedly illumined certain phases of an ancient myth-cycle intimately associated with the Typhonian Current. They reveal a possible connection between an historic lineage - the Merovingian - and the Typhonian Tradition.”- Kenneth Grant
What is this Typhonian Tradition and how is it linked to the Merovingian/Grail Bloodline and the Priory of Sion as described in Michael Baigent, Henry Lincoln and Richard Leigh’s book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail? According to Kenneth Grant, a leading exponent of this Typhonian Tradition,and head of the Ordo Templi Orientis (a magical organization that was once headed by the one and only Aleister Crowley) this tradition is part of a current of magical force and occult lore dating back to Sumeria and pre-Dynastic Egypt. Originally known as the Draconian Tradition it is a magical current “based on initiated knowledge or gnosis of the Fire Snake.” The Fire Snake is also known as the Kundalini or the Ophidian Current; the basis of all true initiation.
Who is Typhon? According to Mr. Grant, Typhon is “The feminine aspect of Set; sometimes typified as the Mother of Set in her role of Goddess of the Seven Stars, of which Set is the Eighth.” Set is the brother of Osiris in the Egyptian Pantheon. Set, Osiris’ dark brother, chopped Osiris up into many pieces, leaving him for dead. Set was also the prototype for Satan. Grant writes, “The word Set or Sut, means ‘black’. This indicates not only the generative nature of this god but also his association with the night-world, Amenta, for from being a god of the heavens Set fell beneath the horizon and was recognized in later mythologies as the Lord of Hell, the Hidden Land….This god is of supreme importance in Crowley’s Cult, being not only the name of the primal creative spirit but also the formula of sexual magick.”
Left: "Typhon" (A. Kircher, Oedipus aegyptiacus) from: blasderobles.com.Right: "Typhon" (Le Tarot alchimique) from: hdelboy.club.fr
Set was the “black god”. He was known as “he who is below.” He was banished to the underworld by his “twin” Horus for killing Osiris. The Nephilim were banished to the center of the earth for disobeying God by mating with the daughters of men and teaching them the “forbidden” arts. In this publication the Nephilim have been identified as the Fathers of the Merovingians. Set was generally considered to be a vile, vicious god baneful to men. But there are enough aspects of this god that link him to the ancient Sumerian myths, the basis of the Merovingian mythos published in this magazine, to show that Set is to be identified with the same gods and characters that make up these Mythos. He may have been considered baneful towards some races, but not the race of the Grail.
In E.A. Wallis Budge’s book The Gods of the Egyptians, Set is identified as a personification “of the forces of the waters which were supposed to resist light and order. A number of beasts which dwelt in the water, were regarded as symbols of him and of beings wherein he took up his habitation.” We will recall that the Merovingian race was sired by a water beast known as the Quinotaur. This Quinotaur took the form of a sea-bull. Crowley’s personal seal was of a sea goat. Grant, writing of Crowley’s Seal of the Beast, says: “The beast is the sea-goat or amphibious monster identical with Cthulhu, the Quinotaure or Bull of the Deep.” Grant writes as a footnote; “The waters under the earth; home of the ‘ancestors’ or subconscious atavisms of the race.” Is this a reference to the race of the Grail?
Grant, writing of the cross of the four corners says; “The intersection of this surface (horizontal and vertical ) represent, therefore, the gateway to another dimension, the waters beneath the earth that mirror in their uncertain depths the heights of space above the earth wherein glow the stars, the unborn or un-fleshed souls of future states of consciousness, or simply life beyond earth. The mortal world spreads east and west and the land of le invisibles lies above and below it in the vertical dimensions of height and depths, north and south, Horus and Set.” This ties in with The Book of Enoch and the Hosts above and the fallen, banished Nephilim below. This also reminds us of the twins or brother gods in Sumeria called Enki and Enlil. Enki, the infernal of the two, represents Set and Enlil represents Horus (although in this context Enlil would also be Osiris). In ancient mythologies names and stories can be switched and one god can also be an attribute of another. It’s best to keep this in mind when studying this type of material. Set kills Osiris as Enki kills Enlil. As it has been shown in another article of this publication, Enki is associated with Cain, and Cain was a very bad boy. Enki was an infernal god that has been identified, in this publication, as siring the Merovingian race.
Crowley writes, regarding his Holy Guardian Angel Aiwass, or for want of a better term, his spirit guide; “I now incline to believe that Aiwass is not only the God or Devil once held holy in Sumer, and mine own Holy Guardian Angel but also a man as I am , insofar as he uses a human body to make His Magickal link with mankind…” Aiwass is the “minister” of Hoor-Paar -Kraat who is another aspect of Set. In Crowley’s Book of the Law, Aiwass puts Crowley in touch with the gods now in charge of this planet. This is significant as Crowley describes Aiwass as also manifesting as a man not just a god. This is what we have discovered in this magazine regarding the gods of ancient Sumeria who appeared as gods, men and kings. They seemed to straddle the fence of the divine and mortal worlds. Enki has been associated with Set (in Tracy Twyman’s article The Merovingian Mythos: Its Symbolic Significance, and it’s Roots in the Ancient Kingdom of Atlantis) who is also Satan. It is significant that Crowley identified himself as “The Great Beast 666.” In one of Grant’s glossaries we read: “Vivo: A corrupt form of OVIZ or Aiwaz, the god worshipped in ancient Sumer and identical with Set or Shaitan.”
Grant, writing of the “eye of the void” of a primal African cult says: “This void was known as Elemi, a name which is said to be incommunicable. It was the equivalent of El or Al , continued in the Draconian Cults as El Shaddai or Al Shaitan, the stellar deity worshipped by the Arabs and the Jews and by the earliest settlers in Sumer (in Sumeria the god El is also known as Ia) Alemi or Alhim became the Elohim of biblical lore. These gods or cosmic powers poured through the Veil of the Ain- the all seeing eye- which has its human analogue in the ajna chakra, concentrated in the first power zone-Kether.” The Elohim are messengers from on high bringing “knowledge” down for mankind, similar to the Nephilim. They are also associated with Set, or the Chaldean form of Set, Shaitan.
Writing of the Great Old Ones or Elder Gods from Lovecraftian lore, Grant says, “The letter M, the key vibration of the plane of the Elder Gods, is represented mythologically as the sea-goat, Makaru or as the crocodile, the beast of the waters.” Couldn’t Makaru be a form of Merovee who spawned the Merovingians, and was sired himself from a sea-bull? Tracy Twyman has already written of the connections between Lovecraft’s Necronomicon Mythos and the Merovingians in her article Dead But Dreaming: The Great Old Ones of Lovecraftian Legend Reinterpreted as Sumerian/Atlantean Kings.
Let’s review: Kenneth Grant believes that he is a part of the Typhonian Tradition or Draconian Tradition which is concerned with the god Set who, like the Nephilim, was banished to live beneath the earth. The Nephilim are believed to have sired the Merovingian Race. Set is a god of the waters and the Merovingian race was sired by a god, the Quinotaur, that also was a beast of the waters. The denizens of the Tunnels of Set, which are behind the Tree of Life, or beneath have been considered “evil” and bestial and are known in the ancient Hebrew texts of the Qabalah as the Qlippoth. The Qliphoth, according to Grant, are actually of benefit to the initiated in order to take them to another level of initiation. Now here is the kicker: according to E.A. Wallis Budge, “Animals with red or reddish brown hair or skins were, and even red haired men were supposed to be especially under the influence of Set.” As is well known to anyone reading this publication, the Merovingians were notorious for their red hair and it was believed that this is where they received all of their “powers.”
Atu VII. From: Aleister Crowley Thoth TarotCrowley’s design of the Chariot card in his Tarot Deck depicts a Knight (Templar?) holding a disk that represents the Grail. Anyone having read The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail would know that the Templars were Knights pledged to defend the Merovingian/Grail Bloodline. Grant says, in a footnote; “it should be noted that the Graal-Bearer [represented on the Tarot card] is depicted in amber-coloured armor [amber or red, the color associated with the Merovingians]. Amber or Orange appears repeatedly in accounts of UFO sightings.” Crowley, in his Book of Thoth, writes; “The Charioteer is clothed in the amber-coloured armor appropriate to the sign. He is throned in the chariot rather than conducting it, because the whole system of progression is perfectly balanced. His only function is to bear the Holy Grail.” Grant writes, “The bearer of the Graal [Knight Templar?] depicted on Atu VII [the Tarot card] may therefore be identified with the bringer to earth of the Sangraal, or blood royal, the blood which flows in the veins of the Kingly Man extolled by Crowley, although not understood by him in the sense of trans-human Intelligence. Crowley’s design for the Graal resembles as closely as may be, for a pre-1947 representation, a shape frequently described in connection with particular types of UFO.” Pre-1947 because, as Grant says, that year was the modern explosion of accounts of UFO “sightings” around the world. I am not partial to the literal belief in UFO’s. I believe, as Dr. Carl Jung believed, that these UFO sightings are a product of our unconscious veiling of an ancient human experience. Enough said. This “bringing to earth” of the Sangraal by UFO’s is the modern day equivalent of the Nephilim, the Outer Ones, or the Elohim earthling “knowledge” and siring a new race of “kingly” beings for this world. Kingly i.e., the Merovingians. The Merovingian blood is the blood of kings, the kings or gods from ancient Sumeria and beyond.
The Plantard family crest is regarded as the key to the Typhonian/Draconian Current, which is the demonic lineage of the Merovingian bloodline. The Typhonian Current refers to the Dragon lineage of Satan. - Image and text from: watch.pair.com
In his book Outer Gateways Kenneth Grant writes: “In The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail, the authors reproduce the family crest of Clan Plantard, the contemporary representative of which was, until recently, the Grand Master of the Prieure de Sion, an Order which, according to Lincoln, dominated the Order of the Knights Templar and various other highly influential institutions which, at certain periods of history, included the Vatican. The crest which supplies the key to the Current represented by the Merovingian bloodline and the Order of Sion, comprises the symbols of the Typhonian line of descent: the two bears, eleven bees, and the fleur de lys. The motto incorporated in the crest reads Et in Arcadia ego (Ed Note: See top pic.). Arcadia=127, which is the number of the Egyptian Goddess Heqt who was typified by the ‘lower part of the back, or haunch.’ The two bears denote the Mother (Typhon) and her son (Set). The image of the bee pictorializes the buzzing or humming vibration peculiar to the Outer Ones, or their vehicles. Eleven is the number of Those who are Without, or beyond, the Tree of Life, thus identifying the Outer Ones.” The Outer Ones are also the Qlippoth or the Ancient Ones of Lovecraftian lore. That the Typhonian Tradition and the Merovingian Tradition share the same important symbols seems to be much more then a mere coincidence.
In the Typhonian Tradition the Bear is the constellation of Ursa Major. The stars must be aligned in a specific way in order for Set to be properly invoked. To the Priory of Sion (the secret, occult organization dedicated to preserving the Merovingian Bloodline), the Bear was an animal of the Goddess Diana. According to Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince, the authors of The Templar Revelation, “ …the Merovingian kings, from their founder Merovee to Clovis (who converted to Christianity in 496) were ‘pagan kings of the cult of Diana’.” Picknett and Prince got this information from the Dossiers Secrets of the Priory of Sion. The bees, which are a recurring symbol of the Merovingians are, in the Typhonian Tradition, represented frequently as the humming or buzzing sound that occurs before the appearance of the Great Old Ones or “beings” proper to this tradition. Grant writes “The bee, beetle, or crab, is therefore the link between the earliest manifestation of the Typhonion current and its final phases.” Also; “217 is the key number of [Crowley’s] The Book of the Law. 217 is also the number of DBVRH, meaning ‘a bee’ which is the specific symbol of Sekhet, whose name means ‘a bee.’ Sekhet is another aspect of the god Set. There are eleven bees because eleven is the number of Magick and of the sephirah on the Tree of Life, called Daath, which is the “Gateway” to the backside of the Tree and to the Gods. Kenneth Grant’s wife Steffi Grant illustrated the cover of her husband’s book Beyond the Mauve Zone with an image of two bees holding a crystal. As for the fleur de lys, in the Typhonian Tradition it represents the ‘kingly man’ that Crowley extols and the inheritor of the Grail Bloodline. In The Vision and the Voice, Crowley is “conversing” with his Holy Guardian Angel Aiwass, who says: “For I am not appointed to guard thee, but we are of the blood royal, the guardians of the Treasure-house of Wisdom”: the “blood royal,” the Sangraal of the Holy Grail.
Throughout all of Kenneth Grant’s books there are references to ideas, archetypes, and images related to the Sumerians, the Merovingians and especially to the mythos that Tracy Twyman has been uncovering in this publication. There are references that I haven’t even mentioned. For instance, the bat wings discovered at Rennes le Chateau that in the Typhonian Tradition represent the inversion of the senses that lead to enlightenment and occult knowledge. I agree with Grant that Henry Lincoln’s research has “illumined certain phases of an ancient myth-cycle intimately associated with the Typhonian Current.” It seems that the farther down this road we go, the closer we get to the truth.
Article from: http://www.dragonkeypress.com/articles/article_2004_10_24_4005.html
More on the Bees"The beehive is found in Masonry as a reminder that in diligence and labor for a common good true happiness and prosperity are found. The bee is a symbol of wisdom, for as this tiny insect collects pollen from the flowers, so men may extract wisdom from the experiences of daily life. The bee is sacred to the goddess Venus and, according to mystics, it is one of several forms of life which came to the earth from the planet Venus millions of years ago. Wheat and bananas are said to be of similar origin. This is the reason why the origin of these three forms of life cannot be traced. The fact that bees are ruled by queens is one reason why this insect is considered a sacred feminine symbol.
In India the god Prana--the personification of the universal life force--is sometimes shown surrounded by a circle of bees. Because of its importance in pollenizing flowers, the bee is the accepted symbol of the generative power. At one time the bee was the emblem of the French kings. The rulers of France wore robes embroidered with bees, and the canopies of their thrones were decorated with gigantic figures of these insects.
The fly symbolizes the tormentor, because of the annoyance it causes to animals. The Chaldean god Baal was often called Baal-Zebul, or the god of the dwelling place. The word zebub, or zabab, means a fly, and Baal-Zebul became Baalzebub, or Beelzebub, a word which was loosely translated to mean Jupiter's fly. The fly was looked upon as a form of the divine power, because of its ability to destroy decaying substances and thus promote health. The fly may have obtained its name Zebub from its peculiar buzzing or humming. Inman believes that Baalzebub, which the Jews ridiculed as My Lord of Flies, really means My Lord Who Hums or Murmurs."
From: Manly Palmer Hall's Secret Teachings of All Ages
Related: Spirit of the BeehiveHouse of Vere & the Merovingians, an Antediluvian Dragon Bloodline?Weird Tales (The Necronomicon, HP Lovecraft, Abdul Alhazrad, Aleister Crowley, Michael Aquino, John Dee & Peter Levenda)Ethiopia’s Jerusalem model (See “Bees recognized his sovereignty”)On the Symbolism of the Bee in the Occult TraditionThe Merovingian Dynasty - Satanic Bloodline of the Antichrist & False ProphetThe Meaning of the BeesMars, Rennes-le-Chateau, and the Hall of RecordsStone of Scone - Stone of Destiny - Jacob's Pillow/Pillar Stone - BabyLond(don) & Rennes Le Chateau (Lia Fail)Ordo Templi Orientis, The Book of the Law, Crowley, Pike & The Bloody Sacrifice (WWI - III)666: What's in a Number? (More on Aleister Crowley)Attempted manipulation of UFO manifestationsThe Occult, Magick & RitualismFreemasonry & Secret Societies
“Lincoln’s researches have undoubtedly illumined certain phases of an ancient myth-cycle intimately associated with the Typhonian Current. They reveal a possible connection between an historic lineage - the Merovingian - and the Typhonian Tradition.”- Kenneth Grant
UPDATE: Merovingians and the Typhonian(Cthulhian , S(hAy)eTAN(ic), Grail bloodlines
From Red Ice
Kenneth Grant and the Merovingian Mythos2005 12 06
Ed Note: This article was picked up on after reading and commenting on an article by Jeff Wells over at Rigorous Intuition, entitled: Spirit of the Beehive
By Vadge Moore dragonkeypress.com
Et in Arcadia Ego, by Nicolas Poussin (1647)
“Our work is therefore historically authentic; the rediscovery of the Sumerian Tradition.”- Aleister Crowley
“Lincoln’s researches have undoubtedly illumined certain phases of an ancient myth-cycle intimately associated with the Typhonian Current. They reveal a possible connection between an historic lineage - the Merovingian - and the Typhonian Tradition.”- Kenneth Grant
What is this Typhonian Tradition and how is it linked to the Merovingian/Grail Bloodline and the Priory of Sion as described in Michael Baigent, Henry Lincoln and Richard Leigh’s book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail? According to Kenneth Grant, a leading exponent of this Typhonian Tradition,and head of the Ordo Templi Orientis (a magical organization that was once headed by the one and only Aleister Crowley) this tradition is part of a current of magical force and occult lore dating back to Sumeria and pre-Dynastic Egypt. Originally known as the Draconian Tradition it is a magical current “based on initiated knowledge or gnosis of the Fire Snake.” The Fire Snake is also known as the Kundalini or the Ophidian Current; the basis of all true initiation.
Who is Typhon? According to Mr. Grant, Typhon is “The feminine aspect of Set; sometimes typified as the Mother of Set in her role of Goddess of the Seven Stars, of which Set is the Eighth.” Set is the brother of Osiris in the Egyptian Pantheon. Set, Osiris’ dark brother, chopped Osiris up into many pieces, leaving him for dead. Set was also the prototype for Satan. Grant writes, “The word Set or Sut, means ‘black’. This indicates not only the generative nature of this god but also his association with the night-world, Amenta, for from being a god of the heavens Set fell beneath the horizon and was recognized in later mythologies as the Lord of Hell, the Hidden Land….This god is of supreme importance in Crowley’s Cult, being not only the name of the primal creative spirit but also the formula of sexual magick.”
Left: "Typhon" (A. Kircher, Oedipus aegyptiacus) from: blasderobles.com.Right: "Typhon" (Le Tarot alchimique) from: hdelboy.club.fr
Set was the “black god”. He was known as “he who is below.” He was banished to the underworld by his “twin” Horus for killing Osiris. The Nephilim were banished to the center of the earth for disobeying God by mating with the daughters of men and teaching them the “forbidden” arts. In this publication the Nephilim have been identified as the Fathers of the Merovingians. Set was generally considered to be a vile, vicious god baneful to men. But there are enough aspects of this god that link him to the ancient Sumerian myths, the basis of the Merovingian mythos published in this magazine, to show that Set is to be identified with the same gods and characters that make up these Mythos. He may have been considered baneful towards some races, but not the race of the Grail.
In E.A. Wallis Budge’s book The Gods of the Egyptians, Set is identified as a personification “of the forces of the waters which were supposed to resist light and order. A number of beasts which dwelt in the water, were regarded as symbols of him and of beings wherein he took up his habitation.” We will recall that the Merovingian race was sired by a water beast known as the Quinotaur. This Quinotaur took the form of a sea-bull. Crowley’s personal seal was of a sea goat. Grant, writing of Crowley’s Seal of the Beast, says: “The beast is the sea-goat or amphibious monster identical with Cthulhu, the Quinotaure or Bull of the Deep.” Grant writes as a footnote; “The waters under the earth; home of the ‘ancestors’ or subconscious atavisms of the race.” Is this a reference to the race of the Grail?
Grant, writing of the cross of the four corners says; “The intersection of this surface (horizontal and vertical ) represent, therefore, the gateway to another dimension, the waters beneath the earth that mirror in their uncertain depths the heights of space above the earth wherein glow the stars, the unborn or un-fleshed souls of future states of consciousness, or simply life beyond earth. The mortal world spreads east and west and the land of le invisibles lies above and below it in the vertical dimensions of height and depths, north and south, Horus and Set.” This ties in with The Book of Enoch and the Hosts above and the fallen, banished Nephilim below. This also reminds us of the twins or brother gods in Sumeria called Enki and Enlil. Enki, the infernal of the two, represents Set and Enlil represents Horus (although in this context Enlil would also be Osiris). In ancient mythologies names and stories can be switched and one god can also be an attribute of another. It’s best to keep this in mind when studying this type of material. Set kills Osiris as Enki kills Enlil. As it has been shown in another article of this publication, Enki is associated with Cain, and Cain was a very bad boy. Enki was an infernal god that has been identified, in this publication, as siring the Merovingian race.
Crowley writes, regarding his Holy Guardian Angel Aiwass, or for want of a better term, his spirit guide; “I now incline to believe that Aiwass is not only the God or Devil once held holy in Sumer, and mine own Holy Guardian Angel but also a man as I am , insofar as he uses a human body to make His Magickal link with mankind…” Aiwass is the “minister” of Hoor-Paar -Kraat who is another aspect of Set. In Crowley’s Book of the Law, Aiwass puts Crowley in touch with the gods now in charge of this planet. This is significant as Crowley describes Aiwass as also manifesting as a man not just a god. This is what we have discovered in this magazine regarding the gods of ancient Sumeria who appeared as gods, men and kings. They seemed to straddle the fence of the divine and mortal worlds. Enki has been associated with Set (in Tracy Twyman’s article The Merovingian Mythos: Its Symbolic Significance, and it’s Roots in the Ancient Kingdom of Atlantis) who is also Satan. It is significant that Crowley identified himself as “The Great Beast 666.” In one of Grant’s glossaries we read: “Vivo: A corrupt form of OVIZ or Aiwaz, the god worshipped in ancient Sumer and identical with Set or Shaitan.”
Grant, writing of the “eye of the void” of a primal African cult says: “This void was known as Elemi, a name which is said to be incommunicable. It was the equivalent of El or Al , continued in the Draconian Cults as El Shaddai or Al Shaitan, the stellar deity worshipped by the Arabs and the Jews and by the earliest settlers in Sumer (in Sumeria the god El is also known as Ia) Alemi or Alhim became the Elohim of biblical lore. These gods or cosmic powers poured through the Veil of the Ain- the all seeing eye- which has its human analogue in the ajna chakra, concentrated in the first power zone-Kether.” The Elohim are messengers from on high bringing “knowledge” down for mankind, similar to the Nephilim. They are also associated with Set, or the Chaldean form of Set, Shaitan.
Writing of the Great Old Ones or Elder Gods from Lovecraftian lore, Grant says, “The letter M, the key vibration of the plane of the Elder Gods, is represented mythologically as the sea-goat, Makaru or as the crocodile, the beast of the waters.” Couldn’t Makaru be a form of Merovee who spawned the Merovingians, and was sired himself from a sea-bull? Tracy Twyman has already written of the connections between Lovecraft’s Necronomicon Mythos and the Merovingians in her article Dead But Dreaming: The Great Old Ones of Lovecraftian Legend Reinterpreted as Sumerian/Atlantean Kings.
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Let’s review: Kenneth Grant believes that he is a part of the Typhonian Tradition or Draconian Tradition which is concerned with the god Set who, like the Nephilim, was banished to live beneath the earth. The Nephilim are believed to have sired the Merovingian Race. Set is a god of the waters and the Merovingian race was sired by a god, the Quinotaur, that also was a beast of the waters. The denizens of the Tunnels of Set, which are behind the Tree of Life, or beneath have been considered “evil” and bestial and are known in the ancient Hebrew texts of the Qabalah as the Qlippoth. The Qliphoth, according to Grant, are actually of benefit to the initiated in order to take them to another level of initiation. Now here is the kicker: according to E.A. Wallis Budge, “Animals with red or reddish brown hair or skins were, and even red haired men were supposed to be especially under the influence of Set.” As is well known to anyone reading this publication, the Merovingians were notorious for their red hair and it was believed that this is where they received all of their “powers.”
Atu VII. From: Aleister Crowley Thoth TarotCrowley’s design of the Chariot card in his Tarot Deck depicts a Knight (Templar?) holding a disk that represents the Grail. Anyone having read The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail would know that the Templars were Knights pledged to defend the Merovingian/Grail Bloodline. Grant says, in a footnote; “it should be noted that the Graal-Bearer [represented on the Tarot card] is depicted in amber-coloured armor [amber or red, the color associated with the Merovingians]. Amber or Orange appears repeatedly in accounts of UFO sightings.” Crowley, in his Book of Thoth, writes; “The Charioteer is clothed in the amber-coloured armor appropriate to the sign. He is throned in the chariot rather than conducting it, because the whole system of progression is perfectly balanced. His only function is to bear the Holy Grail.” Grant writes, “The bearer of the Graal [Knight Templar?] depicted on Atu VII [the Tarot card] may therefore be identified with the bringer to earth of the Sangraal, or blood royal, the blood which flows in the veins of the Kingly Man extolled by Crowley, although not understood by him in the sense of trans-human Intelligence. Crowley’s design for the Graal resembles as closely as may be, for a pre-1947 representation, a shape frequently described in connection with particular types of UFO.” Pre-1947 because, as Grant says, that year was the modern explosion of accounts of UFO “sightings” around the world. I am not partial to the literal belief in UFO’s. I believe, as Dr. Carl Jung believed, that these UFO sightings are a product of our unconscious veiling of an ancient human experience. Enough said. This “bringing to earth” of the Sangraal by UFO’s is the modern day equivalent of the Nephilim, the Outer Ones, or the Elohim earthling “knowledge” and siring a new race of “kingly” beings for this world. Kingly i.e., the Merovingians. The Merovingian blood is the blood of kings, the kings or gods from ancient Sumeria and beyond.
The Plantard family crest is regarded as the key to the Typhonian/Draconian Current, which is the demonic lineage of the Merovingian bloodline. The Typhonian Current refers to the Dragon lineage of Satan. - Image and text from: watch.pair.com
In his book Outer Gateways Kenneth Grant writes: “In The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail, the authors reproduce the family crest of Clan Plantard, the contemporary representative of which was, until recently, the Grand Master of the Prieure de Sion, an Order which, according to Lincoln, dominated the Order of the Knights Templar and various other highly influential institutions which, at certain periods of history, included the Vatican. The crest which supplies the key to the Current represented by the Merovingian bloodline and the Order of Sion, comprises the symbols of the Typhonian line of descent: the two bears, eleven bees, and the fleur de lys. The motto incorporated in the crest reads Et in Arcadia ego (Ed Note: See top pic.). Arcadia=127, which is the number of the Egyptian Goddess Heqt who was typified by the ‘lower part of the back, or haunch.’ The two bears denote the Mother (Typhon) and her son (Set). The image of the bee pictorializes the buzzing or humming vibration peculiar to the Outer Ones, or their vehicles. Eleven is the number of Those who are Without, or beyond, the Tree of Life, thus identifying the Outer Ones.” The Outer Ones are also the Qlippoth or the Ancient Ones of Lovecraftian lore. That the Typhonian Tradition and the Merovingian Tradition share the same important symbols seems to be much more then a mere coincidence.
In the Typhonian Tradition the Bear is the constellation of Ursa Major. The stars must be aligned in a specific way in order for Set to be properly invoked. To the Priory of Sion (the secret, occult organization dedicated to preserving the Merovingian Bloodline), the Bear was an animal of the Goddess Diana. According to Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince, the authors of The Templar Revelation, “ …the Merovingian kings, from their founder Merovee to Clovis (who converted to Christianity in 496) were ‘pagan kings of the cult of Diana’.” Picknett and Prince got this information from the Dossiers Secrets of the Priory of Sion. The bees, which are a recurring symbol of the Merovingians are, in the Typhonian Tradition, represented frequently as the humming or buzzing sound that occurs before the appearance of the Great Old Ones or “beings” proper to this tradition. Grant writes “The bee, beetle, or crab, is therefore the link between the earliest manifestation of the Typhonion current and its final phases.” Also; “217 is the key number of [Crowley’s] The Book of the Law. 217 is also the number of DBVRH, meaning ‘a bee’ which is the specific symbol of Sekhet, whose name means ‘a bee.’ Sekhet is another aspect of the god Set. There are eleven bees because eleven is the number of Magick and of the sephirah on the Tree of Life, called Daath, which is the “Gateway” to the backside of the Tree and to the Gods. Kenneth Grant’s wife Steffi Grant illustrated the cover of her husband’s book Beyond the Mauve Zone with an image of two bees holding a crystal. As for the fleur de lys, in the Typhonian Tradition it represents the ‘kingly man’ that Crowley extols and the inheritor of the Grail Bloodline. In The Vision and the Voice, Crowley is “conversing” with his Holy Guardian Angel Aiwass, who says: “For I am not appointed to guard thee, but we are of the blood royal, the guardians of the Treasure-house of Wisdom”: the “blood royal,” the Sangraal of the Holy Grail.
Throughout all of Kenneth Grant’s books there are references to ideas, archetypes, and images related to the Sumerians, the Merovingians and especially to the mythos that Tracy Twyman has been uncovering in this publication. There are references that I haven’t even mentioned. For instance, the bat wings discovered at Rennes le Chateau that in the Typhonian Tradition represent the inversion of the senses that lead to enlightenment and occult knowledge. I agree with Grant that Henry Lincoln’s research has “illumined certain phases of an ancient myth-cycle intimately associated with the Typhonian Current.” It seems that the farther down this road we go, the closer we get to the truth.
Article from: http://www.dragonkeypress.com/articles/article_2004_10_24_4005.html
More on the Bees"The beehive is found in Masonry as a reminder that in diligence and labor for a common good true happiness and prosperity are found. The bee is a symbol of wisdom, for as this tiny insect collects pollen from the flowers, so men may extract wisdom from the experiences of daily life. The bee is sacred to the goddess Venus and, according to mystics, it is one of several forms of life which came to the earth from the planet Venus millions of years ago. Wheat and bananas are said to be of similar origin. This is the reason why the origin of these three forms of life cannot be traced. The fact that bees are ruled by queens is one reason why this insect is considered a sacred feminine symbol.
In India the god Prana--the personification of the universal life force--is sometimes shown surrounded by a circle of bees. Because of its importance in pollenizing flowers, the bee is the accepted symbol of the generative power. At one time the bee was the emblem of the French kings. The rulers of France wore robes embroidered with bees, and the canopies of their thrones were decorated with gigantic figures of these insects.
The fly symbolizes the tormentor, because of the annoyance it causes to animals. The Chaldean god Baal was often called Baal-Zebul, or the god of the dwelling place. The word zebub, or zabab, means a fly, and Baal-Zebul became Baalzebub, or Beelzebub, a word which was loosely translated to mean Jupiter's fly. The fly was looked upon as a form of the divine power, because of its ability to destroy decaying substances and thus promote health. The fly may have obtained its name Zebub from its peculiar buzzing or humming. Inman believes that Baalzebub, which the Jews ridiculed as My Lord of Flies, really means My Lord Who Hums or Murmurs."
From: Manly Palmer Hall's Secret Teachings of All Ages
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We will start in the year 719 when Charles Martel defeated Rainfroi de VER, Duke of Anjou and Mayor of the Palace of Neustrie.
This victory brought back together key houses of the Franks under one rule and is considered an important date in European history. Rainfroi de VER (also known as Raymond) was married to another legendary character, Melusine.
Melusine de VER has also been known as Melusina, Melouziana de Scythes, Maelasanu, and The Dragon Princess. She entered literary history in the book Roman de Melusine written in 1393 by Jean d'Arras. The story is a mix of fiction and fact, commissioned by the Duke de Berry, a French noble who was brother to King Charles V, and uncle of King Charles VI. It was meant to be a family history and to uphold the proprietary claims to Lusignan and Anjou. In this story Melusine's mother was a Presine fairy who charmed Elinas, the king of Scotland. The result was their daughter Melusine. Half fairy and half princess, Melusine wandered over to the Continent and eventually met up with Rainfroi/Raymond in the forests Anjou. They met while he was out boar hunting. Overcome with her beauty, he took her hand in marriage, and many adventures ensued. As a result of this book, Melusine was subsequently featured in medieval tales across Europe, variously depicted as a mermaid, a water sprite, a fairy queen, a fairy princess, a dragon princess, and a forest nymph. She came to represent any magial creature who marries a mortal man. Most royal houses in Europe have claimed lineage to the real Melusine, so she has been the subject of great speculation. Legends about Melusine and Rainfroi (or Raymond) also often have a connection to boars and boar hunting.
Charles Martel went on to become Duke of all the Franks and founder of Carolinian line of Kings. Thirteen years later in 732 he defeated the Saracen Army at Poitiers in France, and saved Western Europe from complete invasion by the Moslems. As a result of this, his son Pepin III, became 1st King of the Franks. Pepin in turn was the father of Charlemagne and Berta. Charlemagne, 2nd King of the Franks, is the ancestor of every existing and former ruling house or dynasty in Europe. His sister Berta was joined in marriage to the son of Rainfroi de VER, Milo de VER in 800 AD, the same year her brother was crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
Milo de Ver was the Duke of Anjou, Count of Angleria, and Duke Leader of Charlemagne's house. Milo and Berta had two sons, one being Roland (legendary Paladin for whom "Song of Roland" was written) and Milo de VER II. The de Ver line passed from Milo II through a succesion of Earls of Genney: Milo II 's son Nicasius de VER was father to Otho de VER, father to Amelius de VER, father to Gallus de VER, father to Mansses de VER, father to Alphonso de VERE (Alphonsus) . Alphonsus de VERE, Earl of Genney, was "Councilor to Edward the Confessor" King Edward III of England, who had both Norman and Flemish advisors. Alphonsus de VERE had a son Alberic de VERE, also known as Aubrey I. NOTE: Aubrey comes from the Teutonic name Alberic, or "elf-ruler."
Born sometime before 1040, Alberic de VERE (Aubrey I) came to England with William the Conqueror from Normandy in 1066, was one of King William's most favoured knights, and after the battle of Hastings, Alberic held land and lordships in many counties, including Middlesex where he owned Kensington and Earls Court. His wife was Beatrix, daughter of Henry Castellan, of Baurbough (some accounts say she was William the Conqueror's sister) by whom he had a daughter and five sons, Alberci (Aubrey de VERE II), Geffery, Roger, Robert an William. He used the motto,"Albri Comes" which which has been interpreted "Albery of truth cometh." He was alternately known as Alberic (Latin), Aubrey, Aberica Senior, Albri, Albertic, Albery, Aubri, Albury, and Alphonsus (in Greek). This Aubrey I, took the habit of a monk; and was buried in the church of Colne priory, which he had founded.
Alberic de VERE the Second (Aubrey II), born in 1062 and also known as "Ablecricus, Junior," was successor to his father and became so much in favor with King Henry I. that he was not only made great "Chamberlain of England" but also "Justiciar of England" or Justice of All England. Aubrey II built a huge castle at Hedingham c.1140 using the Archbishop of Canterbury as his architect. On May 15 in 1141, he was killed in London in a riot and buried in Colne Priory.
Alberic de VERE the Third (Aubrey III), born circa 1110, succeeded his father. During this time there was much turmoil in England, including a conflict between the Empress Maud, daughter of Henry I and King Stephen. It was really a fight between Normans and Flemings for the English throne. Since Stephen's wife was the Flemish Matilda, Countess of Boulogne, those Flemings already in England naturally flocked to her side. Aubrey III with ties to both the Flemings and the Normans, seemed to have played both sides. Empress Matilda (Maude) frequently came to Hedingham Castle as a visitor and guest of de Vere, and it was here that she was cornered by King Stephen, escaping out of the castle by a rope. The other Matilda, Queen and wife of King Stephen, and Flemish, was another regular visitor to Hedingham, and she died there on the 3rd May 1152, and was later buriedat Faversham Abbey, Kent.
Eventually Aubrey III sided with the Norman Matilda/Maude and her son Henry II. Once Maude took control of the throne and became Empress, "in order to engage him to her interest" confirmed to Aubrey the office of great Chamberlain, all of his father's estates, along with other inheritances such as the earldom of Cambridge, Oxford, Berkshire, Wiltshire, and Doreseshire, which Maud's son, Henry II, confirmed this, constituting him Aubrey 1st Earl of Oxford.
Here is where our story takes a twist.
Not everyone in the de VERE family supported the Normans. Aubrey 1st Earl of Oxford had a son named Ralph de VERE (Ralph/Radulphus/Ralf/Baltredus) who defected to the Flemish side over succession in England and control of Brittany. He fled to Scotland in approximately 1165 and declared his allegiance to the Scottish Crown. Having opposed his father in these struggles, Ralph/Radulphus was disinherited. But he was subsequently rewarded with lands in Scotland.
Back in England, upon the death of Aubrey de VERE 1st Earl of Oxford in 1194, the title of 2nd Earl of Oxford passed to Ralph's older brother Aubrey IV. Having died childless, the title passed to Ralph's younger brother Robert de VERE, who now became the 3rd Earl of Oxford. As Ralph de VERE was the second son, the title of 3rd Earl of Oxford should have passed to him, but because of the disinheritance, the title passed to Robert, the 3rd son.
When Ralph fled to Scotland in approximately 1165, he went with his liege, Conan IV Duke of Brittany. Conan IV besides being Duke of Brittany, laid claim to the throne of England as a great-grandson of King Henry I and grandson of Empress Maude. Henry II of England gained control of Brittany, which resulted in Conan fleeing to Scotland. Conan IV married the sister of the King William I, The Lion of Scotland, and Ralph de Vere in return for his allegiance, was given lands in Lanarkshire. In the 12th century, a number of land grants in the lowlands were awarded to Flemish noble families by the Scottish throne.
Some confusion has arisen over the centuries about Ralph de VERE. His given name has been recorded as Ralph, Ralf, Radulph, Ralfredus, Radelphus, and Baltredus. His surname has been recorded as de Vere, de Veir, and de Weir.
Ralph was a witness to a charter of King William (born in 1143 and died 1214, reigned from 1165 to 1214.) Ralph was captured along with King William after beseiging the Castle of Alnwick in Northumbria in 1174. As Radulphus de Weir, he witnessed a Charter of King William, somewhere between 1174 and 1184, and as Radulph de Veir he gave a bovate of land in Sprowston, Roxburgh, to Kelso Abbey. As Radalphus de Vere he witnessed another Charter by King William to the Abbey of Lindores.
The Weirs of Blackwood in Lanarkshire, the principal WEIR family, claim descent from Ralph de Vere.
Ralph was succeeded by his eldest son Walter de VERE (born circa 1130) who was succeeded by Radulphus de VERE (also known as Ralph), born circa 1154. Radulphus died at end of Alexander II's reign (that being 1214 - 1249)
Thomas de VERE, son of Radulphus was born by 1246. In 1266 he was witness to a charter of a donation to Kelso Monastery by Hemicus St Clan. His son was Richardus de VERE (also recorded as Richard WERE) who was proprietor of the lands and the barony of Blackwood, circa 1296; the baron of Blackwood is often called the ancestor of all Weirs and Wiers of Scotland.
Thomas de VERE (also recorded as Wer/Were), son of Richardus, died in the reign of David Bruce, followed by Buan de VERE (also recorded as Were) born in the beginning of Robert III's reign. Buan's son was Rotaldus de VERE (also known as WERE of Blackwood) who had a charter for Blackwood 1398/1400 and was recorded as Bailie of Lesmahagow, followed by Thomas WERE (also recorded as Weir) of Blackwood, father of Robert VEYR (also recorded as Vere/Weir) of Blackwood who was born circa 1430 and died circa 1479.
His son was Thomas WEIR of Blackwood, (born circa 1460, died circa 1531), the first in this direct line at Blackwood to use the WEIR spelling consistently. From this time forward, all Scottish Veres would eventually come be known as Weirs. It is recorded that three of the maternal forebears of Thomas Weir included a Buchannan, a McFarlane, and a MacNaughton.
In 1532, Alan Lockhart, 9th Laird of Lee, was sentenced to the chopping block for the murder of a David WEIR and a Ralph WEIR, on separate occasions. His sentence was revoked, and he received 'remission' in 1541. The Weir family seems to have had a long running feud with the Lockharts, who were accused of many murders during this time but, never punished due to their rank. Alan's grandson, James Lockhart, 11th Laird of Lee was accused by Gideon WEIR, Notary of Lanark, of murdering a Lee estate tenant for stealing his sheep. James later married Isobel Weir of Stonebyres, which may have calmed the feud.
Weirs/Veres of Stonebyres and Archtyfardle and Mossmynemion were branches of the Weirs of Blackwood.� In the 1500s a century-old feud between the Weirs of Blackwood and their cousins the Veres of Stonebyres was supposedly ended when the Veres swore allegiance to Weir of Blackwood and acknowledged him as their chief. However contention continued, to a point where a James Weir of Stonebyres, changed the Stonebyres family name back to VERE in the 18th century.
Many with the name Weir may also have roots in the Highlands, where it derives from other sources, some being descendants of one of the several MacNair families who anglicised their name to Weir. The MacNairs of Lennox are considered septs of the MacFarlanes, but some MacNuyers (MacAndeoirs), who became septs of the Buchanans are known to have become Weirs. In Buchanan parish in Lennox, the name 'MacAmhaoir' was once known, but such has now been extinct for over 200 years - possibly superceded by Weir. Some Perthshire MacNairs, or MacAndeoirs, followed the MacNabs. The Argyllshire family of MacNuyer of Evan Glas ('Gray Hugh's race') settled on Lochgoilside, while of the MacNairs in Cowal, many are said to have become Weirs - these last allied with the MacNaughtons.
These Scottish Weirs traveled far and wide. Some went across to Ireland where they established roots, many in County Antrim. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries many Weirs emigrated from Scotland and Ireland to places like the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
There are Weirs with other roots, but most often they somehow tie back to the name VER.
Though having a long history in Scotland the Weirs, as we have seen, are not one of the original Highland Clans. But the family has close ties to 3 different clans. According to R. R. McIan's "The Clans of the Scottish Highlands" first published 1845, the Weirs were recognized then as a sept of both clan Buchannan and clan MacNaughton (Mac Nachtan) At some later date they were recognized as a sept of the MacFarlane clan. Since the Weirs had their own land, they became a sept by way of marriage and alliance.
Besides being septs of three different Highland clans, the Weirs are what is known as an Armigerous Family in Scotland, meaning they have the right to bear their own heraldic arms. Their heraldic arms have been registered by, and are recognized by the Lyon Court and the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs. And the Weirs have their own tartan.
The Weir Tartan
The Scottish Weir motto remains the same as the English de VERE motto: "Vero nihil verius" also written as "Vero nil Verius." This can be translated as "Nothing truer than truth" or alternately "Truth nothing but the truth." And the Weir crest is based on the de VERE coat, with the blue boar. This may date all the way back to Rainfroi de VER.
Here is the listing on the Weirs from the "The Scottish Clan and Family Encyclopedia" in the section of The Armigerous Clans and Families of Scotland:
Weir of Blackwood
Arms : Argent, on a fess Azure, three mollets of the first
Crest: (As Oxford) Upon a chapeau Gules furred Ermine a boar standant Azure armed Or.
Motto: (As Oxford) 'Vero Nihil Verius'
There have been many other Weirs, Weir relatives, and references to Weirs in more recent history.
Robert Louis Stevenson was working on his book Weir of Hermiston when he died. It's a dramatic story about the strong-willed Scottish Lord of Hermiston, Adam Weir, and his son Archie, whom he sentences to death. The book is somewhat autobiographical for Stevenson, and a sort of history of Scotland. Many critics consider it Stevenson's masterpiece.
The most notorious member of the family was Major Thomas Weir (1599 - 1670) known as the "Bowheaded Saint". Born in Lanarkshire, he was a lieutenant in the army sent by the Covenanters to protect the Ulster colonies in 1641. Later he was a major in Lanark's Regiment and was appointed to command the City Guard of Edinburgh. Outwardly he portrayed himself as a religious man, but was secretly practitioner of witchcraft, and addicted to various crimes and deviations. He confessed at the age of 70 and was burned alive for witchcraft in 1670, while his siter was hanged.
The company Weir of Cathcart was born from a partnership between the Scottish brothers George WEIR and James WEIR in 1871. James was one of the foremost engineers of his day and some of his innovations are still fundamental to all modern steam plant practice. The company then grew from a small machine shop, foundry and smithy in what was then the country village of Cathcart,outside Glasgow into a company whose pumps became vital in the expanding shipbuilding market. In time the business moved into many new areas of engineering, including oil pipelines, system-built houses, autogyros and early helicopters, the first Brittish jet engine, racing cars, metal casting and other entreprises. The Weir Group is now a world-wide conglomerate and traded on the London Stock Exchange. In 2001 the Weir Group had net revenue of 728 Million Pounds.
James and George were also great-grandsons of the Scottish poet and hero Robert Burns, through their maternal grandmother.
William Douglas WEIR, son of James, rose to national prominence in Great Britain during World War I. He became head of the family engineering business some time between 1910 and 1912, but during the 'Great War' he attracted the attention of the government as a successful manager. He was appointed Controller of Aeronautical Supplies at the Ministry of Munitions in London. In 1918 he became Secretary of State for Air in Lloyd George�s cabinet and was responsible for combining the naval and army air services into the Royal Air Force. He was made a Knight in 1917, a Baron in 1918, and Viscount Weir of Eastwood in 1938.
In the United States, a distant cousin of mine, (he was my grandfather's second cousin) named Ernest WEIR became one of the greatest steel men in the world. The photo below is from the cover of Life magazine in 1937.
Ernest WEIR is a classic example of American enterprise. A son of immigrants with only an eighth- grade education, Ernest rose through the ranks of U.S. Steel Corporation, where he started as an office boy. In 1905, at age 28, he left his job as general manager of the Monessen tin plate mill near his hometown of Pittsburgh, and and bought a tin mill in Clarksburg, W.Va. with partner James Phillips. In 1909 in the name of Phillips Sheet and Tin Company, Ernest bought 105 acres in West Virginia on land that would become home to the steel company. By the end of the year, with ten mills operating on the site, a boomtown called Weirton began to grow up near the mills. By 1915, Weir was operating 50 hot mills in three locations and the second largest tin plate producer in the world. In 1919 Phillips Sheet and Tin changes its name to Weirton Steel Company. In 1929 Ernest merged Weirton Steel with Michigan Steel and M.A. Hanna Steel to form National Steel Corporation. National Steel was among the nation's largest steel producers. Ernest passed away in 1958, and later the company name reverted back to Weirton Steal. Now employee-owned it remains one of the largest steel companies in the United States.
When I was young, the only information I could ever find in reference books on my name was in regard to the family of painters Robert Walker Weir, and his sons John Ferguson Weir and Julian Alden Weir.
Robert Walker WEIR (1803-1889), American portrait and historical painter, was elected to the National Academy of Design in 1829, was teacher of drawing at the United States Military Academy at West Point 1834-1846, and professor of drawing at west Point 1846-1876. He died in New York City on the 1st of May 1889. Among his better-known works are: "The Embarkation of the Pilgrims" (in the rotunda of the United States Capitol at Washington, D.C.); "Landing of Hendrik Hudson", "Evening of the Crucifixion"; "Columbus before the Council of Salamanca "; "Our Lord on the Mount of Olives";" Virgil and Dante crossing the Styx," and several portraits, now at West Point, and "Peace and War" in the Chapel there. The painting above is "View From West Point" from 1863.
John Feruson WEIR (1841-1926) was a painter and sculptor, became a Member of the National Academy of Design in 1866, and was made director of the Yale University Art School in 1868. He was also an author, noted for his biography of John Trumbull. His paiting above is called "Japanese Iris - Six Varieties."
Julian Alden WEIR (1852-1919) was the youngest son out of sixteen children. Though a number of the siblings became painters, J. Alden is best known. He was one of the earliest American impressionist painters. Subtle gradations of light and tone characterize his work. He studied at the National Academy of Design in New York before traveling to Paris to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1873. Returning to America he became a distinguished portrait, figure and landscape painter. He was one of the founders of the Society of American Artists in 1877, a member of the National Academy of Design, and a founder of the Ten American Painters group in New York. His works hang in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Corcoran Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the National Gallery of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Peabody Gallery of Art, the Portland Art Museum, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The painting above is called "Alex Webb Weir."
J. Alden's country retreat, The Weir Farm in Wilton, Connecticut, is now National Historic site.
Some further notes on the name VERE:
The de Vere name has been recorded, with and without the use of "DE" or "de." This family has been recorded over the centuries with the following spellings: Ver, Vear, Veare, Veer, Vere, Veir, Vire, Weir, Wier, Wear, Were, Wyer, Spear, Speare, Spere, �vear, Fear, Fere and Revere.
Many famous Vere's can be found throughout English history. The owner of the Shakespearean Company and the Globe Theater, was the"Great" Lord Chamberlain of England, 17th Earl of Oxford, EO. Edward de Vere. There have been claims by academics that Edward was actually the author of the plays. One basis of this is that there are more than 300 references to "ver" in the plays, and the character of "Oberon" or "Auberon" in "Midsummer Night's Dream" is thought to be based on Aubrey de VERE - see above. Sir Francis Vere (1560-1609) and Sir Horace Vere, Baron Vere of Tilbury, known as "The Fighting Veres" who both distinguished themselves as military leaders and are buried at Westminster. And through their mother Diana Spencer (from the marriage in 1762 of Charles Spencer to Lady Mary Vere of St. Albans) the current heirs to the British throne, Prince William Arthur Philip Louis (born 1982) and Prince Henry Charles Albert David "Harry" (born 1984) are both descendants of the VERE line.
This victory brought back together key houses of the Franks under one rule and is considered an important date in European history. Rainfroi de VER (also known as Raymond) was married to another legendary character, Melusine.
Melusine de VER has also been known as Melusina, Melouziana de Scythes, Maelasanu, and The Dragon Princess. She entered literary history in the book Roman de Melusine written in 1393 by Jean d'Arras. The story is a mix of fiction and fact, commissioned by the Duke de Berry, a French noble who was brother to King Charles V, and uncle of King Charles VI. It was meant to be a family history and to uphold the proprietary claims to Lusignan and Anjou. In this story Melusine's mother was a Presine fairy who charmed Elinas, the king of Scotland. The result was their daughter Melusine. Half fairy and half princess, Melusine wandered over to the Continent and eventually met up with Rainfroi/Raymond in the forests Anjou. They met while he was out boar hunting. Overcome with her beauty, he took her hand in marriage, and many adventures ensued. As a result of this book, Melusine was subsequently featured in medieval tales across Europe, variously depicted as a mermaid, a water sprite, a fairy queen, a fairy princess, a dragon princess, and a forest nymph. She came to represent any magial creature who marries a mortal man. Most royal houses in Europe have claimed lineage to the real Melusine, so she has been the subject of great speculation. Legends about Melusine and Rainfroi (or Raymond) also often have a connection to boars and boar hunting.
Charles Martel went on to become Duke of all the Franks and founder of Carolinian line of Kings. Thirteen years later in 732 he defeated the Saracen Army at Poitiers in France, and saved Western Europe from complete invasion by the Moslems. As a result of this, his son Pepin III, became 1st King of the Franks. Pepin in turn was the father of Charlemagne and Berta. Charlemagne, 2nd King of the Franks, is the ancestor of every existing and former ruling house or dynasty in Europe. His sister Berta was joined in marriage to the son of Rainfroi de VER, Milo de VER in 800 AD, the same year her brother was crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
Milo de Ver was the Duke of Anjou, Count of Angleria, and Duke Leader of Charlemagne's house. Milo and Berta had two sons, one being Roland (legendary Paladin for whom "Song of Roland" was written) and Milo de VER II. The de Ver line passed from Milo II through a succesion of Earls of Genney: Milo II 's son Nicasius de VER was father to Otho de VER, father to Amelius de VER, father to Gallus de VER, father to Mansses de VER, father to Alphonso de VERE (Alphonsus) . Alphonsus de VERE, Earl of Genney, was "Councilor to Edward the Confessor" King Edward III of England, who had both Norman and Flemish advisors. Alphonsus de VERE had a son Alberic de VERE, also known as Aubrey I. NOTE: Aubrey comes from the Teutonic name Alberic, or "elf-ruler."
Born sometime before 1040, Alberic de VERE (Aubrey I) came to England with William the Conqueror from Normandy in 1066, was one of King William's most favoured knights, and after the battle of Hastings, Alberic held land and lordships in many counties, including Middlesex where he owned Kensington and Earls Court. His wife was Beatrix, daughter of Henry Castellan, of Baurbough (some accounts say she was William the Conqueror's sister) by whom he had a daughter and five sons, Alberci (Aubrey de VERE II), Geffery, Roger, Robert an William. He used the motto,"Albri Comes" which which has been interpreted "Albery of truth cometh." He was alternately known as Alberic (Latin), Aubrey, Aberica Senior, Albri, Albertic, Albery, Aubri, Albury, and Alphonsus (in Greek). This Aubrey I, took the habit of a monk; and was buried in the church of Colne priory, which he had founded.
Alberic de VERE the Second (Aubrey II), born in 1062 and also known as "Ablecricus, Junior," was successor to his father and became so much in favor with King Henry I. that he was not only made great "Chamberlain of England" but also "Justiciar of England" or Justice of All England. Aubrey II built a huge castle at Hedingham c.1140 using the Archbishop of Canterbury as his architect. On May 15 in 1141, he was killed in London in a riot and buried in Colne Priory.
Alberic de VERE the Third (Aubrey III), born circa 1110, succeeded his father. During this time there was much turmoil in England, including a conflict between the Empress Maud, daughter of Henry I and King Stephen. It was really a fight between Normans and Flemings for the English throne. Since Stephen's wife was the Flemish Matilda, Countess of Boulogne, those Flemings already in England naturally flocked to her side. Aubrey III with ties to both the Flemings and the Normans, seemed to have played both sides. Empress Matilda (Maude) frequently came to Hedingham Castle as a visitor and guest of de Vere, and it was here that she was cornered by King Stephen, escaping out of the castle by a rope. The other Matilda, Queen and wife of King Stephen, and Flemish, was another regular visitor to Hedingham, and she died there on the 3rd May 1152, and was later buriedat Faversham Abbey, Kent.
Eventually Aubrey III sided with the Norman Matilda/Maude and her son Henry II. Once Maude took control of the throne and became Empress, "in order to engage him to her interest" confirmed to Aubrey the office of great Chamberlain, all of his father's estates, along with other inheritances such as the earldom of Cambridge, Oxford, Berkshire, Wiltshire, and Doreseshire, which Maud's son, Henry II, confirmed this, constituting him Aubrey 1st Earl of Oxford.
Here is where our story takes a twist.
Not everyone in the de VERE family supported the Normans. Aubrey 1st Earl of Oxford had a son named Ralph de VERE (Ralph/Radulphus/Ralf/Baltredus) who defected to the Flemish side over succession in England and control of Brittany. He fled to Scotland in approximately 1165 and declared his allegiance to the Scottish Crown. Having opposed his father in these struggles, Ralph/Radulphus was disinherited. But he was subsequently rewarded with lands in Scotland.
Back in England, upon the death of Aubrey de VERE 1st Earl of Oxford in 1194, the title of 2nd Earl of Oxford passed to Ralph's older brother Aubrey IV. Having died childless, the title passed to Ralph's younger brother Robert de VERE, who now became the 3rd Earl of Oxford. As Ralph de VERE was the second son, the title of 3rd Earl of Oxford should have passed to him, but because of the disinheritance, the title passed to Robert, the 3rd son.
When Ralph fled to Scotland in approximately 1165, he went with his liege, Conan IV Duke of Brittany. Conan IV besides being Duke of Brittany, laid claim to the throne of England as a great-grandson of King Henry I and grandson of Empress Maude. Henry II of England gained control of Brittany, which resulted in Conan fleeing to Scotland. Conan IV married the sister of the King William I, The Lion of Scotland, and Ralph de Vere in return for his allegiance, was given lands in Lanarkshire. In the 12th century, a number of land grants in the lowlands were awarded to Flemish noble families by the Scottish throne.
Some confusion has arisen over the centuries about Ralph de VERE. His given name has been recorded as Ralph, Ralf, Radulph, Ralfredus, Radelphus, and Baltredus. His surname has been recorded as de Vere, de Veir, and de Weir.
Ralph was a witness to a charter of King William (born in 1143 and died 1214, reigned from 1165 to 1214.) Ralph was captured along with King William after beseiging the Castle of Alnwick in Northumbria in 1174. As Radulphus de Weir, he witnessed a Charter of King William, somewhere between 1174 and 1184, and as Radulph de Veir he gave a bovate of land in Sprowston, Roxburgh, to Kelso Abbey. As Radalphus de Vere he witnessed another Charter by King William to the Abbey of Lindores.
The Weirs of Blackwood in Lanarkshire, the principal WEIR family, claim descent from Ralph de Vere.
Ralph was succeeded by his eldest son Walter de VERE (born circa 1130) who was succeeded by Radulphus de VERE (also known as Ralph), born circa 1154. Radulphus died at end of Alexander II's reign (that being 1214 - 1249)
Thomas de VERE, son of Radulphus was born by 1246. In 1266 he was witness to a charter of a donation to Kelso Monastery by Hemicus St Clan. His son was Richardus de VERE (also recorded as Richard WERE) who was proprietor of the lands and the barony of Blackwood, circa 1296; the baron of Blackwood is often called the ancestor of all Weirs and Wiers of Scotland.
Thomas de VERE (also recorded as Wer/Were), son of Richardus, died in the reign of David Bruce, followed by Buan de VERE (also recorded as Were) born in the beginning of Robert III's reign. Buan's son was Rotaldus de VERE (also known as WERE of Blackwood) who had a charter for Blackwood 1398/1400 and was recorded as Bailie of Lesmahagow, followed by Thomas WERE (also recorded as Weir) of Blackwood, father of Robert VEYR (also recorded as Vere/Weir) of Blackwood who was born circa 1430 and died circa 1479.
His son was Thomas WEIR of Blackwood, (born circa 1460, died circa 1531), the first in this direct line at Blackwood to use the WEIR spelling consistently. From this time forward, all Scottish Veres would eventually come be known as Weirs. It is recorded that three of the maternal forebears of Thomas Weir included a Buchannan, a McFarlane, and a MacNaughton.
In 1532, Alan Lockhart, 9th Laird of Lee, was sentenced to the chopping block for the murder of a David WEIR and a Ralph WEIR, on separate occasions. His sentence was revoked, and he received 'remission' in 1541. The Weir family seems to have had a long running feud with the Lockharts, who were accused of many murders during this time but, never punished due to their rank. Alan's grandson, James Lockhart, 11th Laird of Lee was accused by Gideon WEIR, Notary of Lanark, of murdering a Lee estate tenant for stealing his sheep. James later married Isobel Weir of Stonebyres, which may have calmed the feud.
Weirs/Veres of Stonebyres and Archtyfardle and Mossmynemion were branches of the Weirs of Blackwood.� In the 1500s a century-old feud between the Weirs of Blackwood and their cousins the Veres of Stonebyres was supposedly ended when the Veres swore allegiance to Weir of Blackwood and acknowledged him as their chief. However contention continued, to a point where a James Weir of Stonebyres, changed the Stonebyres family name back to VERE in the 18th century.
Many with the name Weir may also have roots in the Highlands, where it derives from other sources, some being descendants of one of the several MacNair families who anglicised their name to Weir. The MacNairs of Lennox are considered septs of the MacFarlanes, but some MacNuyers (MacAndeoirs), who became septs of the Buchanans are known to have become Weirs. In Buchanan parish in Lennox, the name 'MacAmhaoir' was once known, but such has now been extinct for over 200 years - possibly superceded by Weir. Some Perthshire MacNairs, or MacAndeoirs, followed the MacNabs. The Argyllshire family of MacNuyer of Evan Glas ('Gray Hugh's race') settled on Lochgoilside, while of the MacNairs in Cowal, many are said to have become Weirs - these last allied with the MacNaughtons.
These Scottish Weirs traveled far and wide. Some went across to Ireland where they established roots, many in County Antrim. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries many Weirs emigrated from Scotland and Ireland to places like the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
There are Weirs with other roots, but most often they somehow tie back to the name VER.
Though having a long history in Scotland the Weirs, as we have seen, are not one of the original Highland Clans. But the family has close ties to 3 different clans. According to R. R. McIan's "The Clans of the Scottish Highlands" first published 1845, the Weirs were recognized then as a sept of both clan Buchannan and clan MacNaughton (Mac Nachtan) At some later date they were recognized as a sept of the MacFarlane clan. Since the Weirs had their own land, they became a sept by way of marriage and alliance.
Besides being septs of three different Highland clans, the Weirs are what is known as an Armigerous Family in Scotland, meaning they have the right to bear their own heraldic arms. Their heraldic arms have been registered by, and are recognized by the Lyon Court and the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs. And the Weirs have their own tartan.
The Weir Tartan
The Scottish Weir motto remains the same as the English de VERE motto: "Vero nihil verius" also written as "Vero nil Verius." This can be translated as "Nothing truer than truth" or alternately "Truth nothing but the truth." And the Weir crest is based on the de VERE coat, with the blue boar. This may date all the way back to Rainfroi de VER.
Here is the listing on the Weirs from the "The Scottish Clan and Family Encyclopedia" in the section of The Armigerous Clans and Families of Scotland:
Weir of Blackwood
Arms : Argent, on a fess Azure, three mollets of the first
Crest: (As Oxford) Upon a chapeau Gules furred Ermine a boar standant Azure armed Or.
Motto: (As Oxford) 'Vero Nihil Verius'
There have been many other Weirs, Weir relatives, and references to Weirs in more recent history.
Robert Louis Stevenson was working on his book Weir of Hermiston when he died. It's a dramatic story about the strong-willed Scottish Lord of Hermiston, Adam Weir, and his son Archie, whom he sentences to death. The book is somewhat autobiographical for Stevenson, and a sort of history of Scotland. Many critics consider it Stevenson's masterpiece.
The most notorious member of the family was Major Thomas Weir (1599 - 1670) known as the "Bowheaded Saint". Born in Lanarkshire, he was a lieutenant in the army sent by the Covenanters to protect the Ulster colonies in 1641. Later he was a major in Lanark's Regiment and was appointed to command the City Guard of Edinburgh. Outwardly he portrayed himself as a religious man, but was secretly practitioner of witchcraft, and addicted to various crimes and deviations. He confessed at the age of 70 and was burned alive for witchcraft in 1670, while his siter was hanged.
The company Weir of Cathcart was born from a partnership between the Scottish brothers George WEIR and James WEIR in 1871. James was one of the foremost engineers of his day and some of his innovations are still fundamental to all modern steam plant practice. The company then grew from a small machine shop, foundry and smithy in what was then the country village of Cathcart,outside Glasgow into a company whose pumps became vital in the expanding shipbuilding market. In time the business moved into many new areas of engineering, including oil pipelines, system-built houses, autogyros and early helicopters, the first Brittish jet engine, racing cars, metal casting and other entreprises. The Weir Group is now a world-wide conglomerate and traded on the London Stock Exchange. In 2001 the Weir Group had net revenue of 728 Million Pounds.
James and George were also great-grandsons of the Scottish poet and hero Robert Burns, through their maternal grandmother.
William Douglas WEIR, son of James, rose to national prominence in Great Britain during World War I. He became head of the family engineering business some time between 1910 and 1912, but during the 'Great War' he attracted the attention of the government as a successful manager. He was appointed Controller of Aeronautical Supplies at the Ministry of Munitions in London. In 1918 he became Secretary of State for Air in Lloyd George�s cabinet and was responsible for combining the naval and army air services into the Royal Air Force. He was made a Knight in 1917, a Baron in 1918, and Viscount Weir of Eastwood in 1938.
In the United States, a distant cousin of mine, (he was my grandfather's second cousin) named Ernest WEIR became one of the greatest steel men in the world. The photo below is from the cover of Life magazine in 1937.
Ernest WEIR is a classic example of American enterprise. A son of immigrants with only an eighth- grade education, Ernest rose through the ranks of U.S. Steel Corporation, where he started as an office boy. In 1905, at age 28, he left his job as general manager of the Monessen tin plate mill near his hometown of Pittsburgh, and and bought a tin mill in Clarksburg, W.Va. with partner James Phillips. In 1909 in the name of Phillips Sheet and Tin Company, Ernest bought 105 acres in West Virginia on land that would become home to the steel company. By the end of the year, with ten mills operating on the site, a boomtown called Weirton began to grow up near the mills. By 1915, Weir was operating 50 hot mills in three locations and the second largest tin plate producer in the world. In 1919 Phillips Sheet and Tin changes its name to Weirton Steel Company. In 1929 Ernest merged Weirton Steel with Michigan Steel and M.A. Hanna Steel to form National Steel Corporation. National Steel was among the nation's largest steel producers. Ernest passed away in 1958, and later the company name reverted back to Weirton Steal. Now employee-owned it remains one of the largest steel companies in the United States.
When I was young, the only information I could ever find in reference books on my name was in regard to the family of painters Robert Walker Weir, and his sons John Ferguson Weir and Julian Alden Weir.
Robert Walker WEIR (1803-1889), American portrait and historical painter, was elected to the National Academy of Design in 1829, was teacher of drawing at the United States Military Academy at West Point 1834-1846, and professor of drawing at west Point 1846-1876. He died in New York City on the 1st of May 1889. Among his better-known works are: "The Embarkation of the Pilgrims" (in the rotunda of the United States Capitol at Washington, D.C.); "Landing of Hendrik Hudson", "Evening of the Crucifixion"; "Columbus before the Council of Salamanca "; "Our Lord on the Mount of Olives";" Virgil and Dante crossing the Styx," and several portraits, now at West Point, and "Peace and War" in the Chapel there. The painting above is "View From West Point" from 1863.
John Feruson WEIR (1841-1926) was a painter and sculptor, became a Member of the National Academy of Design in 1866, and was made director of the Yale University Art School in 1868. He was also an author, noted for his biography of John Trumbull. His paiting above is called "Japanese Iris - Six Varieties."
Julian Alden WEIR (1852-1919) was the youngest son out of sixteen children. Though a number of the siblings became painters, J. Alden is best known. He was one of the earliest American impressionist painters. Subtle gradations of light and tone characterize his work. He studied at the National Academy of Design in New York before traveling to Paris to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1873. Returning to America he became a distinguished portrait, figure and landscape painter. He was one of the founders of the Society of American Artists in 1877, a member of the National Academy of Design, and a founder of the Ten American Painters group in New York. His works hang in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Corcoran Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the National Gallery of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Peabody Gallery of Art, the Portland Art Museum, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The painting above is called "Alex Webb Weir."
J. Alden's country retreat, The Weir Farm in Wilton, Connecticut, is now National Historic site.
Some further notes on the name VERE:
The de Vere name has been recorded, with and without the use of "DE" or "de." This family has been recorded over the centuries with the following spellings: Ver, Vear, Veare, Veer, Vere, Veir, Vire, Weir, Wier, Wear, Were, Wyer, Spear, Speare, Spere, �vear, Fear, Fere and Revere.
Many famous Vere's can be found throughout English history. The owner of the Shakespearean Company and the Globe Theater, was the"Great" Lord Chamberlain of England, 17th Earl of Oxford, EO. Edward de Vere. There have been claims by academics that Edward was actually the author of the plays. One basis of this is that there are more than 300 references to "ver" in the plays, and the character of "Oberon" or "Auberon" in "Midsummer Night's Dream" is thought to be based on Aubrey de VERE - see above. Sir Francis Vere (1560-1609) and Sir Horace Vere, Baron Vere of Tilbury, known as "The Fighting Veres" who both distinguished themselves as military leaders and are buried at Westminster. And through their mother Diana Spencer (from the marriage in 1762 of Charles Spencer to Lady Mary Vere of St. Albans) the current heirs to the British throne, Prince William Arthur Philip Louis (born 1982) and Prince Henry Charles Albert David "Harry" (born 1984) are both descendants of the VERE line.
Both Laurence Gardner and Nicholas de Vere talk at length about the origin of Watchers, Nephilim, Elves, the Anunnaki, all the ancient gods, etc, originating from the "Dragon Kings", a race of god-kings that flourished in the regions of Scythia.Despite the attempts of Laurence Gardiner and others to connect the Quinotaur and its Merovingian descendants to Scythia, Sumer and Egypt (see my post on the Merovingian Mythos, http://forums.atlantisrising.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=13;t=000064;p=1#000015 ), the Quinotaur is one of a whole group of horned or feathered serpent deities that figure in the mythology of most of the people bordering the Atlantic Ocean, from the European Atlantic Facade to the Native American and Mesoamerican peoples. Almost all of these serpent deities are associated with rain and thunder, or waterways.
The whole of Scotland, from Loch Ness to the river Tweed, contains tales of noble women impregnated by horned serpents while swimming in the waters. These tales are also told in Gaul of the lineage of the Merovingian kings, whose founder, Merovee, was born from his mother's encounter with a Quinotaur, a "Four Horned" water serpent. Indeed, some version of the horned serpent, whose origin and meaning are never satisfactorily explained, can be found throughout world mythology.
Despite the beliefs put forth by "Dragon King" adherents like Gardiner, who suggest the Sumerian Ningiszida, a horned serpent who guarded the tree of life and the gateway to the underworld, was the forerunner of the Biblical serpent and the prototype of the rest, recent discoveries and the theories proposed by Marija Gimbutas of UCLA in her monumental work on European pre-history,The Civilization of the Goddess: The World of Old Europe, suggest the Brythonic ram-horned serpent of Cernunnos and the Lithuanian Zilvine, the King of Serpents who made the mortal Egle his queen, may be much the older - may in fact go back to the end of the last ice age.
The Horned Serpent is a persona of the god Cernunnos, the Brythonic Horned God who was associated with the hunt and fertility. As I said in that other post, it was probably his worship at Loch Ness that was reported in Columba's famous meeting with the Loch Ness Monster. The pagan ancestors of the Merovingians were also most likely worshipers of Cernunnos. The tale that he had two fathers, one a Quinotaur, probably indicates that Merovee was conceived during the fertility rites associated with Cernunnos and has no connection with Christ nor Mary Magdalene. Cernunnos was the lord of life, death and the underworld. He was also the Sun God and the ritual of the Sacred Hunt, where the mortal king was the sacrifice, sheds more light on the Merovingians' pagan roots. The last Merovingian king, Dagobert, was slain in just such a manner at the winter solstice.
In the Americas, the horned serpent, like the the Choktaw deity Sint holo, was the giver of inspiration, a promethian spirit who introduced agriculture, language, and other gifts of knowledge to mankind. The Tewa deity Avanyu was the feathered sky serpent of the Pueblos (Zuni, Kolowisi, and Hopi, Paluluka), a rain and lightning deity who was believed to have given birth to the waterways, and whose voice was thunder. Algonquin pictographs commonly depict a horned, feathered serpent known as Mishipizheu and similar icons are scattered across North America.
The best known feathered serpent of the Americas is, of course, the Aztec Quetzalcoatl, (Mayan Kukulkan, Incan Urcaguey) who was exiled by the gods for his gifts of knowledge to the Aztec people. Quetzalcoatl was described as a bearded white man and legends persist that he was a prince of the Brythonic people, though, like the Merovingian Quinotaur, there have been attempts to also connect Quetzalcoatl with Christ.
The whole of Scotland, from Loch Ness to the river Tweed, contains tales of noble women impregnated by horned serpents while swimming in the waters. These tales are also told in Gaul of the lineage of the Merovingian kings, whose founder, Merovee, was born from his mother's encounter with a Quinotaur, a "Four Horned" water serpent. Indeed, some version of the horned serpent, whose origin and meaning are never satisfactorily explained, can be found throughout world mythology.
Despite the beliefs put forth by "Dragon King" adherents like Gardiner, who suggest the Sumerian Ningiszida, a horned serpent who guarded the tree of life and the gateway to the underworld, was the forerunner of the Biblical serpent and the prototype of the rest, recent discoveries and the theories proposed by Marija Gimbutas of UCLA in her monumental work on European pre-history,The Civilization of the Goddess: The World of Old Europe, suggest the Brythonic ram-horned serpent of Cernunnos and the Lithuanian Zilvine, the King of Serpents who made the mortal Egle his queen, may be much the older - may in fact go back to the end of the last ice age.
The Horned Serpent is a persona of the god Cernunnos, the Brythonic Horned God who was associated with the hunt and fertility. As I said in that other post, it was probably his worship at Loch Ness that was reported in Columba's famous meeting with the Loch Ness Monster. The pagan ancestors of the Merovingians were also most likely worshipers of Cernunnos. The tale that he had two fathers, one a Quinotaur, probably indicates that Merovee was conceived during the fertility rites associated with Cernunnos and has no connection with Christ nor Mary Magdalene. Cernunnos was the lord of life, death and the underworld. He was also the Sun God and the ritual of the Sacred Hunt, where the mortal king was the sacrifice, sheds more light on the Merovingians' pagan roots. The last Merovingian king, Dagobert, was slain in just such a manner at the winter solstice.
In the Americas, the horned serpent, like the the Choktaw deity Sint holo, was the giver of inspiration, a promethian spirit who introduced agriculture, language, and other gifts of knowledge to mankind. The Tewa deity Avanyu was the feathered sky serpent of the Pueblos (Zuni, Kolowisi, and Hopi, Paluluka), a rain and lightning deity who was believed to have given birth to the waterways, and whose voice was thunder. Algonquin pictographs commonly depict a horned, feathered serpent known as Mishipizheu and similar icons are scattered across North America.
The best known feathered serpent of the Americas is, of course, the Aztec Quetzalcoatl, (Mayan Kukulkan, Incan Urcaguey) who was exiled by the gods for his gifts of knowledge to the Aztec people. Quetzalcoatl was described as a bearded white man and legends persist that he was a prince of the Brythonic people, though, like the Merovingian Quinotaur, there have been attempts to also connect Quetzalcoatl with Christ.
Refugia
Middle Eastern R1b y-dna
In a recent posting to the Britam website an interesting study of the y-dna of northern Iraqi Jews, Armenians and Chaldean/Assyrian Christians are mentioned. All three groups should have a significant amount of R1b y-dna if the y-dna of the Israelite Patriarchs is R1b. The Armenians have always believed that certain groups of Israelites passed through their lands and left an impact on their population. The Chaldean and Assyrian Christians of Iraq also should have significant R1b as they are believed to descend from the Jewish Christians of Iraq.
What are the results? The recent studies reveal that over a quarter of North Iraqi Jews, Armenians and Chaldean/Assyrian Christians have R1b y-dna. Family studies such as those who belong to R1b M222 have demonstrated that mutations take place quicker than the evolutionists would like us to believe. The ridiculously ancient datings seems to dismiss the major movements of people in the last 4,000 years. It is interesting that many are talking about the last ice age as ending 15,000 years ago whereas Velikovsky demonstrated that it ended 3500 years ago. The so-called Neolithic farmers of Europe were post 1500 BC and not 9,000 years ago.
Another source quoted on the Britam website states: "...Then another new controversy materialised, as large numbers of the population started to take genetic tests to find their relatives. Those who embarked upon this journey were looking for close matches with others in the databases, which were held by the genetic testing companies. As a result of more and more people publishing their test results through the internet other anomalies have suddenly appeared. It was found that markers have mutated between cousins in the same family, when estimates calculated through population studies predicted that these same markers would not mutate for hundreds or even thousands of years. This evidence indicated a serious flaw in genetic dating methods and seriously discredited any dating related to population statistics that had been made in the last few years..."
The above diagramme of the Ice Age demonstrates how quickly our knowledge is changing in regard to the origins and movements of the y-dna groups. This diagramme shows R1b, I and R1a sitting in Refugia waiting for the Ice Age to end before expanding into Europe. We now know that all three groups originated in the Middle East and spread from there beginning in the Bronze and Iron ages in Europe (after 1500 BC according to Velikovsky). R1b represents the Israelite presence in Europe, I the Assyrian/Samartian and R1a the Edomite. Studies have demonstrated that the dna of the Neolithic period in Europe is different to today's Europeans. Thus the movement of these groups into Europe could have begun at the earliest in the Bronze Age. Another recent study stated that R1b were farmers from the middle East from the regions of Iraq and Syria.
David Deryshire writes: "...Most Britons are direct descendants of farmers who left modern day Iraq and Syria... a new study has shown. After studying the DNA of more than 2,000 men, researchers say they have compelling evidence that four out of five white Europeans can trace their roots to the Near East. The discovery is shedding light on one of the most important periods of human history - the time when our ancient ancestors abandoned hunting and began to domesticate animals. They found that 80 per cent of European men shared the same Y chromosone mutation and after analysing how the mutation was distributed across Europe, were able to retrace how Europe was colonised...Britons are descended from farmers who migrated from the Persian Gulf...European farming began...in the Fertile Crescent - a region extending from the eastern Mediterranean coast to the Persian Gulf and which includes modern day Iraq, Syria, Israel and southeast Turkey. The region was the cradle of civilisation and home to the Babylonia, Sumer and Assyrian empires...Some archaeologists have argued that some of these early farmers travelled around the world - settling new lands and bringing farming skills with them...'In total more than 80 per cent of European men have Y chromosomes which descend from incoming farmers. 'It seems odd to think that the majority of men in Ireland have fore fathers from the near East and that British people have forefathers from the near East.' The findings are published in the science journal PLoS Biology. Dr Patricia Balaresque, a co-author of the study, said: 'This means that more than 80 per cent of European Y chromosomes descend from incoming farmers.'.."
Yair Davidy writes: "...Until recently the accepted ancestry of most people of West European origin was assumed to be thousands of miles away from the Middle East and ten thousands of years back. It is now becoming accepted that the place of ancestry was the Middle East...and instead of 100s or 10s of thousands of years the difference between Brit-Am and the scientific CONJECTURE is ca. 1000 years. The Scientists now agree that European Neolithic DNA for males is DIFFERENT from that of today. They therefore say that the ancestors of today's population must have arrived in in Europe in the Early Bronze Age i.e. ca. 2000-1500 BCE. We say the time of Exile of the Ten Tribes was in ca. 700 BCE and from there they went to Western Europe in stages. Other peoples from the Middle East (Assyrians, Moabites, Ammonites, Canaanites, Edomites, Aramaeans, etc) may also have contributed to the genetic make-up of Europe and migrated earlier. Whether the ancestors of West Europeans really did arrive in the Early Bronze Age is however uncertain. The scientists do not KNOW for sure or even to any reasonable degree of certainty. No reliable tests are yet available. Tests from Neolithic Times have been published PROVING that Neolithic Peoples were not the ancestors of most Europeans. The next stage downward is the Early Bronze Age which is later BUT tests from this later time have not yet been published! So we do not know. Even if we did know and results were available (and they are not) and if theoretically they were to show that the European Ancestors were then present in the west we could contest the Chronology and Dating since at all events we have claims against the Dating as it is. We have not yet however reached that stage and I somehow doubt we will.I have seen indications that some tests indicate that even in MEDIEVAL TIMES OF LESS THAN A THOUSAND YEARS AGO the DNA of Europe was somewhat different. We suspect some of the scientific researchers in effect already agree with us but do not know how to reconcile it with history as it is conventionally understood..."
If we take Velikovsky's chronology by shortening Egyptian history by 500-600 years, then the Bronze Age begins in Europe around 1400 BC and lasts until 900 BC. We thus also shorten Mycenean and Minoan history. Velikovsky dates the Trojan war to the early 7th century [687 AD] and Homer to the mid 7th century. The Dorians arrived in Greece about 700 according to Velikovsky. The Dorians came from the Israelite port city of Dor. The Dorians being Israelites fleeing the Assyrian conquest. The Dorians belonged to R1b y-dna. Some argue about whether R1b originated in the Caucasus or Anatolia. We know that both these places were places where the Assyrians exiled the Israelites to in the 8th century. It is in fact Israel that is the place of origin for R1b.
It is interesting that a recent study on Ancient Nordic dna (Melchoir et al) also shows that the dna in Southern Scandanavia today arrived in the late Iron Age and not the Neolithic or Bronze Age. Another study shows that Neolithic German y-dna is very different to the modern. Davidski writes: "I woke up this morning to find that Europe's oldest confirmed Y-DNA haplogroups are now G2a3 and F* (and not R1a1a anymore). That's what Haak et al. discovered after testing early Neolithic LBK remains from Germany. However, it appears these German ancients had much more in common genetically with Near Easterners than with Europeans. Indeed, the data in this paper strongly suggests that these LBK communities were the result of long range expeditions deep into Europe by people looking for new farm land. It seems they originated somewhere around modern-day Anatolia, possibly as far as Iran, and didn't leave much of an imprint on our (ie. European) genetics, at least as far as mtDNA and Y-DNA are concerned..."
We know from the Bible that after the Great Flood of Noah (about 2700 BC)Europe was settled by the clans of Japheth. Europe was called the Isles of the Goyim. Europe was warm at this time. About 2300 BC major cataclysmic events happened and the techtonic plates shifted and the oceans began to rapidly cool. One writer states: "...The cause of ice ages remains controversial for both the large-scale ice age periods and the smaller ebb and flow of glacial/interglacial periods within an ice age. The general consensus is that it is a combination of several important factors: atmospheric composition (the relative amounts of water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, sulfur dioxide, and various other gases and particulates in the atmosphere), changes in the Earth's orbit around the Sun known as Milankovitch cycles (and possibly the Sun's orbit around the galaxy), the motion of tectonic plates resulting in changes in the relative location and amount of continental and oceanic crust on the Earth's surface, variations in solar output, the orbital dynamics of the Earth-Moon system, the impact of relatively large meteorites, and eruptions of supervolcanoes..." During the time of Job about 2200 BC the weather started to freeze and many tribes had to flee to the South.
Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich speaks about the advent of the cold weather in the Northern lands at the time of Job. It is interesting that the Book of Job seems to allude to the advent of the Ice Age. One Creation Science website states:
"...Interestingly, there seem to be certain references to this Ice Age in the ancient book of Job (37:9–10, 38:22–23, 29–30), who perhaps lived in its waning years. (Job lived in the land of Uz, Uz being a descendant of Shem [Gen. 10:23], so that most conservative Bible scholars agree that Job probably lived at some time between the Tower of Babel and Abraham.) God questioned Job from a whirlwind, ‘Out of whose womb came the ice? And the frost of the heavens, who fathered it? The waters are hidden like stone, and the face of the deep is frozen’ (Job 38:29–30). Such questions presuppose Job knew, either firsthand or by historical/family records, what God was talking about. This is probably a reference to the climatic effects of the Ice Age—effects not now seen in the Middle East...". During the Ice Age in Europe the Middle East and Egypt were already in the Bronze Age. At this time R1b y-dna was to be mainly found in Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon and posssibly in Egypto-Israelite colonies in Crete, Sardinia, Greece, Cyprus, Anatolia and Iberia and the islands.
In a recent posting to the Britam website an interesting study of the y-dna of northern Iraqi Jews, Armenians and Chaldean/Assyrian Christians are mentioned. All three groups should have a significant amount of R1b y-dna if the y-dna of the Israelite Patriarchs is R1b. The Armenians have always believed that certain groups of Israelites passed through their lands and left an impact on their population. The Chaldean and Assyrian Christians of Iraq also should have significant R1b as they are believed to descend from the Jewish Christians of Iraq.
What are the results? The recent studies reveal that over a quarter of North Iraqi Jews, Armenians and Chaldean/Assyrian Christians have R1b y-dna. Family studies such as those who belong to R1b M222 have demonstrated that mutations take place quicker than the evolutionists would like us to believe. The ridiculously ancient datings seems to dismiss the major movements of people in the last 4,000 years. It is interesting that many are talking about the last ice age as ending 15,000 years ago whereas Velikovsky demonstrated that it ended 3500 years ago. The so-called Neolithic farmers of Europe were post 1500 BC and not 9,000 years ago.
Another source quoted on the Britam website states: "...Then another new controversy materialised, as large numbers of the population started to take genetic tests to find their relatives. Those who embarked upon this journey were looking for close matches with others in the databases, which were held by the genetic testing companies. As a result of more and more people publishing their test results through the internet other anomalies have suddenly appeared. It was found that markers have mutated between cousins in the same family, when estimates calculated through population studies predicted that these same markers would not mutate for hundreds or even thousands of years. This evidence indicated a serious flaw in genetic dating methods and seriously discredited any dating related to population statistics that had been made in the last few years..."
The above diagramme of the Ice Age demonstrates how quickly our knowledge is changing in regard to the origins and movements of the y-dna groups. This diagramme shows R1b, I and R1a sitting in Refugia waiting for the Ice Age to end before expanding into Europe. We now know that all three groups originated in the Middle East and spread from there beginning in the Bronze and Iron ages in Europe (after 1500 BC according to Velikovsky). R1b represents the Israelite presence in Europe, I the Assyrian/Samartian and R1a the Edomite. Studies have demonstrated that the dna of the Neolithic period in Europe is different to today's Europeans. Thus the movement of these groups into Europe could have begun at the earliest in the Bronze Age. Another recent study stated that R1b were farmers from the middle East from the regions of Iraq and Syria.
David Deryshire writes: "...Most Britons are direct descendants of farmers who left modern day Iraq and Syria... a new study has shown. After studying the DNA of more than 2,000 men, researchers say they have compelling evidence that four out of five white Europeans can trace their roots to the Near East. The discovery is shedding light on one of the most important periods of human history - the time when our ancient ancestors abandoned hunting and began to domesticate animals. They found that 80 per cent of European men shared the same Y chromosone mutation and after analysing how the mutation was distributed across Europe, were able to retrace how Europe was colonised...Britons are descended from farmers who migrated from the Persian Gulf...European farming began...in the Fertile Crescent - a region extending from the eastern Mediterranean coast to the Persian Gulf and which includes modern day Iraq, Syria, Israel and southeast Turkey. The region was the cradle of civilisation and home to the Babylonia, Sumer and Assyrian empires...Some archaeologists have argued that some of these early farmers travelled around the world - settling new lands and bringing farming skills with them...'In total more than 80 per cent of European men have Y chromosomes which descend from incoming farmers. 'It seems odd to think that the majority of men in Ireland have fore fathers from the near East and that British people have forefathers from the near East.' The findings are published in the science journal PLoS Biology. Dr Patricia Balaresque, a co-author of the study, said: 'This means that more than 80 per cent of European Y chromosomes descend from incoming farmers.'.."
Yair Davidy writes: "...Until recently the accepted ancestry of most people of West European origin was assumed to be thousands of miles away from the Middle East and ten thousands of years back. It is now becoming accepted that the place of ancestry was the Middle East...and instead of 100s or 10s of thousands of years the difference between Brit-Am and the scientific CONJECTURE is ca. 1000 years. The Scientists now agree that European Neolithic DNA for males is DIFFERENT from that of today. They therefore say that the ancestors of today's population must have arrived in in Europe in the Early Bronze Age i.e. ca. 2000-1500 BCE. We say the time of Exile of the Ten Tribes was in ca. 700 BCE and from there they went to Western Europe in stages. Other peoples from the Middle East (Assyrians, Moabites, Ammonites, Canaanites, Edomites, Aramaeans, etc) may also have contributed to the genetic make-up of Europe and migrated earlier. Whether the ancestors of West Europeans really did arrive in the Early Bronze Age is however uncertain. The scientists do not KNOW for sure or even to any reasonable degree of certainty. No reliable tests are yet available. Tests from Neolithic Times have been published PROVING that Neolithic Peoples were not the ancestors of most Europeans. The next stage downward is the Early Bronze Age which is later BUT tests from this later time have not yet been published! So we do not know. Even if we did know and results were available (and they are not) and if theoretically they were to show that the European Ancestors were then present in the west we could contest the Chronology and Dating since at all events we have claims against the Dating as it is. We have not yet however reached that stage and I somehow doubt we will.I have seen indications that some tests indicate that even in MEDIEVAL TIMES OF LESS THAN A THOUSAND YEARS AGO the DNA of Europe was somewhat different. We suspect some of the scientific researchers in effect already agree with us but do not know how to reconcile it with history as it is conventionally understood..."
If we take Velikovsky's chronology by shortening Egyptian history by 500-600 years, then the Bronze Age begins in Europe around 1400 BC and lasts until 900 BC. We thus also shorten Mycenean and Minoan history. Velikovsky dates the Trojan war to the early 7th century [687 AD] and Homer to the mid 7th century. The Dorians arrived in Greece about 700 according to Velikovsky. The Dorians came from the Israelite port city of Dor. The Dorians being Israelites fleeing the Assyrian conquest. The Dorians belonged to R1b y-dna. Some argue about whether R1b originated in the Caucasus or Anatolia. We know that both these places were places where the Assyrians exiled the Israelites to in the 8th century. It is in fact Israel that is the place of origin for R1b.
It is interesting that a recent study on Ancient Nordic dna (Melchoir et al) also shows that the dna in Southern Scandanavia today arrived in the late Iron Age and not the Neolithic or Bronze Age. Another study shows that Neolithic German y-dna is very different to the modern. Davidski writes: "I woke up this morning to find that Europe's oldest confirmed Y-DNA haplogroups are now G2a3 and F* (and not R1a1a anymore). That's what Haak et al. discovered after testing early Neolithic LBK remains from Germany. However, it appears these German ancients had much more in common genetically with Near Easterners than with Europeans. Indeed, the data in this paper strongly suggests that these LBK communities were the result of long range expeditions deep into Europe by people looking for new farm land. It seems they originated somewhere around modern-day Anatolia, possibly as far as Iran, and didn't leave much of an imprint on our (ie. European) genetics, at least as far as mtDNA and Y-DNA are concerned..."
We know from the Bible that after the Great Flood of Noah (about 2700 BC)Europe was settled by the clans of Japheth. Europe was called the Isles of the Goyim. Europe was warm at this time. About 2300 BC major cataclysmic events happened and the techtonic plates shifted and the oceans began to rapidly cool. One writer states: "...The cause of ice ages remains controversial for both the large-scale ice age periods and the smaller ebb and flow of glacial/interglacial periods within an ice age. The general consensus is that it is a combination of several important factors: atmospheric composition (the relative amounts of water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, sulfur dioxide, and various other gases and particulates in the atmosphere), changes in the Earth's orbit around the Sun known as Milankovitch cycles (and possibly the Sun's orbit around the galaxy), the motion of tectonic plates resulting in changes in the relative location and amount of continental and oceanic crust on the Earth's surface, variations in solar output, the orbital dynamics of the Earth-Moon system, the impact of relatively large meteorites, and eruptions of supervolcanoes..." During the time of Job about 2200 BC the weather started to freeze and many tribes had to flee to the South.
Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich speaks about the advent of the cold weather in the Northern lands at the time of Job. It is interesting that the Book of Job seems to allude to the advent of the Ice Age. One Creation Science website states:
"...Interestingly, there seem to be certain references to this Ice Age in the ancient book of Job (37:9–10, 38:22–23, 29–30), who perhaps lived in its waning years. (Job lived in the land of Uz, Uz being a descendant of Shem [Gen. 10:23], so that most conservative Bible scholars agree that Job probably lived at some time between the Tower of Babel and Abraham.) God questioned Job from a whirlwind, ‘Out of whose womb came the ice? And the frost of the heavens, who fathered it? The waters are hidden like stone, and the face of the deep is frozen’ (Job 38:29–30). Such questions presuppose Job knew, either firsthand or by historical/family records, what God was talking about. This is probably a reference to the climatic effects of the Ice Age—effects not now seen in the Middle East...". During the Ice Age in Europe the Middle East and Egypt were already in the Bronze Age. At this time R1b y-dna was to be mainly found in Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon and posssibly in Egypto-Israelite colonies in Crete, Sardinia, Greece, Cyprus, Anatolia and Iberia and the islands.
Crypto-Jewish Ancestry
The family and group studies of R1b projects keep confounding the experts. The family projects of R1b M222 has drastically shortened the age of R1b and R1b1b2. Then the shock of shocks was that Tutankhamen is not only R1b1b2 but of ht15 demonstrating that R1b1b2 ht15 was also to be found in the Middle East at an early date (how early depends on whether you date him conventionally or by Velikovsky revision) and is not just some Crusader raping Jewish and Muslim women. Now R1b1b2 ht 35 found among those with traditional claims of Cohanim ancestry goes back to the time of the First Temple.
Sean Silver of the Cohane Jewish R1b project writes in December 2010:"...I just came back from the 6th annual International Conference of Genetic Genealogy, sponsored by Family Tree DNA, where I had the chance to talk to some of the world's foremost population geneticists and experts about our project. Interest is extremely high and our project itself was instrumental in compelling the scientific community to change the prevailing theory on R1b migration. They are now convinced that a portion of R1b, which includes a sizeable portion of our project, never entered Western Europe and that the genetic footprints left by our ancestors indicate a legitimate Middle Eastern origin...."
Sean Silver then lists eight findings: "...The following findings are different than what was first expected:
1. Far fewer evidence of admixture (introduction of non-Jewish DNA)
2. Far fewer clusters (groups of members with a recent common ancestor, within recorded history)
3. These clusters are far older
4. Almost half of our project members are part of a distinct and ancient Middle Eastern lineage, likely predating the founding of Judaism 4,000 years ago
5. We have roughly 300 members, all (save a rare few) of which have a definitive Jewish paternal lineage without a history of conversion
6. Those we do not have such a history are adopted, and were admitted because they closely match our clusters (I consulted with Bennett Greenspan, President of Family Tree DNA, on their inclusion)
7. Almost all our project members do not have any non-Jewish matches beyond the basic Y-12 YDNA test
8. We have 31 Cohanim (all of whom have an oral tradition of being Cohanim) in two distinct clusters, all of whom who only have Cohane matches. This lineage seems ancient and per Bennett Greenspan predates Roman times. It is possible, via a rough calculation, that they may have a common ancestor around 2,600 years ago (around the time of the first temple)..." Sean then explains what this means : "So what does this mean? It means that at least half of our project members have been Jews since ancient times and almost all our members did not become Jews as a result of recent conversions. There is a chance that a sizeable portion of the other half may have Middle Eastern origins as well...".
I believe the one half of this group are the Cohanim, the other the Levites. Here we find families that for centuries claimed Cohen status that have genetic proof that they share a common cluster and that their common ancestor takes them back to First Temple Times. For me this demonstrates that they are the real Levites. The only other contender for Cohen is the J Cohens who would also seem to go back to First Temple times. Either the R1b or J2 or J1 are the Levitical Cohens descended from Aaron or they are the Samaritan-origin Cohens. When we look at the y-dna of the Samaritans we find both J2 and J1 and E1b but no R1b. We know that the Scriptures state that the Samaritans are not of Israelite blood but come from areas of the Assyrian Empire especially from Cuthath. I hold that the J y-dna is the Assyrian-Aramean y-dna and its brother I is possibly the Assyrian y-dna from Ashur the brother of Aram. Velikovsky in his writings ("Beyond the Mountains of Darkness") mentions that the Assyrians placed some of the Israelites into Europe in the area of the middle Volga near the city of Samara. Later the royal Ashur race of the Assyrians fled from the Persian conquest to Samara region and they later became known as the Samartians (I y-dna). The Israelites (R1b Scythian Cimmerians) fled West from the Assyrians into the land of Arsareth. Later the R1a Edomite Scythians pushed the Samartians out of this region.
Sean Silver also shares how difficult it was for him to get anyone to accept that R1b could possibly be an old Jewish y-dna group but it seems that his project has forced many experts to accept that R1b is not just recent admixture in the Jewish community but goes back to ancient times. Others are having a hard time to get anyone to consider that even alot of R1b ht15 among Jews is from ancient Jewish families not just those whose ancestors have converted in recent times. One may start with the r1b1b2 L21 Ashkenazim of Eastern Europe that seem to be a distinct Jewish group among Jews. There are also Sephardi Jews of this R1b L21 haplogroup. This group is found only in small percentages in Spain (5%) and that Sephardi Jews have it, leads one to consider that the Catholics of R1b L21 are of crypto Jewish ancestry [which some of them indeed claim to be]. I believe this L21 group is of Davidic lineage. This is also the group of much of Europe's Royalty who until recent times usually married among themselves.
One criticism of Sean Silver is that he assumes that all R1b1b2 ht15 is non-Jewish. It seems that those who will follow in demonstrating that certain ht15 Jews have been Jews for centuries may come up against the same kind of battles that Sean himself experienced. We all owe a debt of gratitude to people like Sean Silver who are running family and small group Dna projects which are revealing the truth at a much more rapid rate than would have happened otherwise. The openness of the data to the general public protects against misuse by entrenched academic elites.
Sean Silver of the Cohane Jewish R1b project writes in December 2010:"...I just came back from the 6th annual International Conference of Genetic Genealogy, sponsored by Family Tree DNA, where I had the chance to talk to some of the world's foremost population geneticists and experts about our project. Interest is extremely high and our project itself was instrumental in compelling the scientific community to change the prevailing theory on R1b migration. They are now convinced that a portion of R1b, which includes a sizeable portion of our project, never entered Western Europe and that the genetic footprints left by our ancestors indicate a legitimate Middle Eastern origin...."
Sean Silver then lists eight findings: "...The following findings are different than what was first expected:
1. Far fewer evidence of admixture (introduction of non-Jewish DNA)
2. Far fewer clusters (groups of members with a recent common ancestor, within recorded history)
3. These clusters are far older
4. Almost half of our project members are part of a distinct and ancient Middle Eastern lineage, likely predating the founding of Judaism 4,000 years ago
5. We have roughly 300 members, all (save a rare few) of which have a definitive Jewish paternal lineage without a history of conversion
6. Those we do not have such a history are adopted, and were admitted because they closely match our clusters (I consulted with Bennett Greenspan, President of Family Tree DNA, on their inclusion)
7. Almost all our project members do not have any non-Jewish matches beyond the basic Y-12 YDNA test
8. We have 31 Cohanim (all of whom have an oral tradition of being Cohanim) in two distinct clusters, all of whom who only have Cohane matches. This lineage seems ancient and per Bennett Greenspan predates Roman times. It is possible, via a rough calculation, that they may have a common ancestor around 2,600 years ago (around the time of the first temple)..." Sean then explains what this means : "So what does this mean? It means that at least half of our project members have been Jews since ancient times and almost all our members did not become Jews as a result of recent conversions. There is a chance that a sizeable portion of the other half may have Middle Eastern origins as well...".
I believe the one half of this group are the Cohanim, the other the Levites. Here we find families that for centuries claimed Cohen status that have genetic proof that they share a common cluster and that their common ancestor takes them back to First Temple Times. For me this demonstrates that they are the real Levites. The only other contender for Cohen is the J Cohens who would also seem to go back to First Temple times. Either the R1b or J2 or J1 are the Levitical Cohens descended from Aaron or they are the Samaritan-origin Cohens. When we look at the y-dna of the Samaritans we find both J2 and J1 and E1b but no R1b. We know that the Scriptures state that the Samaritans are not of Israelite blood but come from areas of the Assyrian Empire especially from Cuthath. I hold that the J y-dna is the Assyrian-Aramean y-dna and its brother I is possibly the Assyrian y-dna from Ashur the brother of Aram. Velikovsky in his writings ("Beyond the Mountains of Darkness") mentions that the Assyrians placed some of the Israelites into Europe in the area of the middle Volga near the city of Samara. Later the royal Ashur race of the Assyrians fled from the Persian conquest to Samara region and they later became known as the Samartians (I y-dna). The Israelites (R1b Scythian Cimmerians) fled West from the Assyrians into the land of Arsareth. Later the R1a Edomite Scythians pushed the Samartians out of this region.
Sean Silver also shares how difficult it was for him to get anyone to accept that R1b could possibly be an old Jewish y-dna group but it seems that his project has forced many experts to accept that R1b is not just recent admixture in the Jewish community but goes back to ancient times. Others are having a hard time to get anyone to consider that even alot of R1b ht15 among Jews is from ancient Jewish families not just those whose ancestors have converted in recent times. One may start with the r1b1b2 L21 Ashkenazim of Eastern Europe that seem to be a distinct Jewish group among Jews. There are also Sephardi Jews of this R1b L21 haplogroup. This group is found only in small percentages in Spain (5%) and that Sephardi Jews have it, leads one to consider that the Catholics of R1b L21 are of crypto Jewish ancestry [which some of them indeed claim to be]. I believe this L21 group is of Davidic lineage. This is also the group of much of Europe's Royalty who until recent times usually married among themselves.
One criticism of Sean Silver is that he assumes that all R1b1b2 ht15 is non-Jewish. It seems that those who will follow in demonstrating that certain ht15 Jews have been Jews for centuries may come up against the same kind of battles that Sean himself experienced. We all owe a debt of gratitude to people like Sean Silver who are running family and small group Dna projects which are revealing the truth at a much more rapid rate than would have happened otherwise. The openness of the data to the general public protects against misuse by entrenched academic elites.
Those who have read my previous posts will know that I believe that the male line of the ancient Israelites was the R1b haplotype and that J is the group belonging to the Samaritans, Saducees and Assyrians. I also have demonstrated how High King Niall of the Nine Hostages (M-222)is a descendant of Joseph of Arimathea's grandson Nathan the Red of Ireland. This Nathan the Red may be the founder of the R1b-L21 clans of the House of King David or this may be the y-dna of King David himself. Tsar Nicholas II of Russia belongs to this group and is a direct male line descendant of the House of Oldenburgh who descend from the Babylonian Exilarchs. The Royal House of Stuart also is R1b-L21.
Tsar Nicholas II of the Royal House of King David reigning over Russia
Recent DNA testing is revealing a number of Ashkenazi Jews [as well as some Sephardi Jews] who have L21 but not M222 in Germany,Poland and Lithuania. Familytreedna research project on L21 in June 2009 states: "Eastern European Ashkenazi R-L21* Haplotype Cluster discovered with characteristic marker values 388=11, 392=14, 459b=9, and 464c=15. Commenting on the comparison of several cluster haplotypes, Dr. Anatole Klyosov wrote (translated from Russian by Lena Govor): ". . . [A]ll these haplotypes have 8 mutations in 25 markers and 14 mutations in 37 markers. This places the common ancestor of all 7 haplotypes 650±240 years back if calculating on the basis of 25-markers and 550±160 back if calculating on the basis of 37 markers. In other words these seven people have a common ancestor who lived in the 14-15th century. It is possible to reconstruct that these families fled Central Europe around 650 years ago when Europe was depopulated by the bubonic plaque and Jews were often massacred as alleged culprits of the epidemic. The surviving Jews fled to Lithuania and Poland, who offered them protection. Jews at that time experienced a genetic bottleneck. That is why the most distant common ancestor of many Jewish clusters lived in the middle of the 14th century or later – that corresponds to the time of their migration to the new territories in Eastern Europe."
Possible route of Davidic family (L21)from the Black Sea to Germany fleeing the Persians in the 5th century AD
There is much confusion as to whether L21 comes from the British Isles or from the continent. Others postulate Celtic theories and Jewish conversions. However the evidence seems to fit with my own theories about the descendants of Nathan the Red who is the ancestor of the Babylonian Exilarchs. Nathan the Red's descendants left Ireland to settle in Babylon in the 2nd century AD. Later under the persecutions of the Davidic House by the Persians many surviving members of the Davidic House fled to Germany in late Merovingian times and others to Southern France in the time of the Carolingians. Other members of the Babylonian House of David went to Barcelona and Spain in the 10th century and we also find some L21 in Spain and Portugal as well as from some Jews of Sephardi ancestry. I also recently was sent this from the L21 research project: "Recent random testing of R1b1b2 men of French ancestry for L21 has produced remarkable results. Of those we have tested or recruited for testing, at least half have turned out to be L21+. The figure for Northern France is even higher. It appears that L21 may be as common in France, if not more common, as it is in England. L21 is also showing up frequently in Germany, and we have one member who traces his ancestry to Luxembourg. That is quite remarkable, as well, since persons of Luxembourg descent are pretty rare in YSearch and other genetic genealogy databases. These kinds of results are beginning to give us some clues about the origin of L21, although that subject remains controversial and open to interpretation. One thing is for sure: such results are revealing how L21is distributed on the European Continent."
A Samaritan Cohen
The R1b-ht35 that has been found in Jewish populations may be the true levitical and cohen dna. The so-called famous Cohen Modal Haplotype (CMH) of the J haplogroup is in fact the Samaritan and Saducee cohanim (priests) (J1 and J2) not the cohanim and leviim descended from Aaron and Levi (R-ht35). Dna studies also demonstrate that the y-dna of Mohammed the Muslim prophet is also J1e and thus he was descended from the Ishmaeli Samaritan/Saducee priests allied with the House of Shammai. One encyclodepia entry on nationmaster.com states: "Genetic and demographic investigations of the Samaritan community were carried out in the 1960s. Detailed pedigrees of the last 13 generations show that the Samaritans comprise four lineages:
The Tsedakah lineage, claiming descent from the tribe of Manasseh
The Joshua-Marhiv lineage, claiming descent from the tribe of Ephraim
The Danfi lineage, claiming descent from the tribe of Ephraim
The priestly Cohen lineage from the tribe of Levi.
Of the 12 Samaritan males, 10 (83%) belong to haplogroup J, which has three of the four Samaritan families. The Joshua-Marhiv family belongs to subhaplogroup J1, while the Danfi and Tsedakah families belong to subhaplogroup J2, and can be further distinguished by M67, the derived allele of which has been found in the Danfi family..." However the original High Priest line of the Samaritans died out and the present priests are from the Samaritan Levite families who are of E haplogroup the same as some Ashkenazis and Sephardis who claim Levite status. We know from Scripture that the Samaritan's are not of Israelite ancestry but of Assyrian ancestry. Absolute astronomy website on an article on DNA called "Y-chromosomal Aaron" states: "The E1b1b1 haplogroup (formerly known as haplogroup E3b1) has been observed in all Jewish groups worldwide. It is considered to be the second most prevalent haplogroup among the Jewish population. According to one major paper it has also been observed in moderate numbers among individuals from Ashkenazi, Sephardic and Samaritan communities having traditions of descending from the tribe of Levi, suggesting that the E1b1b1 Levites may have existed in Israel before the Diaspora of 70 C.E."
The website of Familytreedna states in regard to ht-35: "Before the advent of Y-SNP testing, and well before the discovery of detailed knowledge about the structure of haplogroup R1b, TaqI 49a,f haplotypes were used by early population geneticists. Two particular TaqI 49a,f haplotypes have been found to be associated with what we now know to be haplogroup R1b1b2. The two haplotypes are ht15 and ht35. ht15 is most commonly found in western European R1b1b2... ht35, the parent haplotype of ht25, is most commonly found in southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia...Elevated levels of ht35 have also been observed among Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jewish populations. Recently, several SNPs have been discovered that are believed to effectively demarcate ht15 from ht35. These include L11, L52, P310, and P311. We believe that all ht35 will be negative for these four Y-SNPs and also for P312 and U106". The Wikipedia article on R1b also discusses the R-ht35. It states: "There also exists a haplotype of R1b with the DYS393=12 which is known in the literature as Haplotype 35, or ht35, as opposed to the AMH which is known as haplotype 15...They can be found in high numbers in Anatolia and Armenia with smaller numbers throughout the Middle East, in Jewish populations, in Southeastern Europe, and in the Caucasus Mountains. There is also a sizable pocket of ht35 in Uyghur populations in western China, which is thought to be a remnant of the Tocharians, an Indo-European speaking people that inhabited the Tarim Basin in Central Asia until they were later absorbed by various Turkic peoples. Ht35 is also present in Britain in areas that were found to have a high concentration of Haplogroup J, suggesting they arrived together, perhaps through Roman soldiers."
The Dna evidence seems to clear up a mystery in regards to the parents of Lancelot. His parents Anlach (Angus) and Marchell seems to have quite confused the genealogists. Anlach [L21] is the son of the Judiarch Nathan Todros (Tudwal)of the Gewisse [who some genealogists make the father of Marchell]and his wife Princess Coron [confused with a King Coronac by some). Marchell is an Irish Princess of Dal Riata the daughter of King Muredach [M-222]of Ireland. Thus the many L21 descendants on the continent are the descendants of the Davidic House both among the Christian Royalty and Aristocracy and their descendants as well as among the Jewish population. It is possible that all R1b-P312 may be of the descendants of King David and thus the clan to which Joseph of Arimathea belongs or P312 may be the clan of the male line descendants of Judah and thus Joseph of Arimathea would not only be P312 but also of its subclade L21. I think that the latter is the most likely. Nevertheless to the clan of L21 belong Charlemagne, St Louis IX of France and Machir Theodoric the Jewish King of Narbonne and all their direct male line descendants. Many years ago I read an old book that claimed that millions of Western Europeans were the descendants of King David and it would seem that this is indeed true if L21 is the Davidic clan.
If P312 is a Judahite line then R1b-U152 would be a clan of Judah and it could be the pagan Judahites that were taken away into the Assyrian Captivity with the Lost Tribes and for which Jutland was named or it may be from the Ashkenazi Jewish diaspora. SRY2627 and M153 would also be of clans of Judah that was part of the Jewish diaspora that went to Spain and Portugal and converted to Catholicism. R-M65 may be a clan of Judah that came from Calalus to the Basque country. At his stage of research it is believed that R1b among Ashkenazi Jews is about 10-15% and among Sephardi Jews 30-40 %. R-U106 would seem to be of the descendants of Joseph. However it is still early days in genetic research and further developments and data are needed to speculate any further. It is important to remember that one is not more or less Jewish if they don't descend from Judah on the direct male line. Through intermarriage most Jews will be descendants of Judah even if it isn't on the direct patrilineal line.
see this for more on R1b Cohanim http://r1blog.blogspot.com/2009/08/r1b1b2-cohanim.html Also see r1b cohane
Tsar Nicholas II of the Royal House of King David reigning over Russia
Recent DNA testing is revealing a number of Ashkenazi Jews [as well as some Sephardi Jews] who have L21 but not M222 in Germany,Poland and Lithuania. Familytreedna research project on L21 in June 2009 states: "Eastern European Ashkenazi R-L21* Haplotype Cluster discovered with characteristic marker values 388=11, 392=14, 459b=9, and 464c=15. Commenting on the comparison of several cluster haplotypes, Dr. Anatole Klyosov wrote (translated from Russian by Lena Govor): ". . . [A]ll these haplotypes have 8 mutations in 25 markers and 14 mutations in 37 markers. This places the common ancestor of all 7 haplotypes 650±240 years back if calculating on the basis of 25-markers and 550±160 back if calculating on the basis of 37 markers. In other words these seven people have a common ancestor who lived in the 14-15th century. It is possible to reconstruct that these families fled Central Europe around 650 years ago when Europe was depopulated by the bubonic plaque and Jews were often massacred as alleged culprits of the epidemic. The surviving Jews fled to Lithuania and Poland, who offered them protection. Jews at that time experienced a genetic bottleneck. That is why the most distant common ancestor of many Jewish clusters lived in the middle of the 14th century or later – that corresponds to the time of their migration to the new territories in Eastern Europe."
Possible route of Davidic family (L21)from the Black Sea to Germany fleeing the Persians in the 5th century AD
There is much confusion as to whether L21 comes from the British Isles or from the continent. Others postulate Celtic theories and Jewish conversions. However the evidence seems to fit with my own theories about the descendants of Nathan the Red who is the ancestor of the Babylonian Exilarchs. Nathan the Red's descendants left Ireland to settle in Babylon in the 2nd century AD. Later under the persecutions of the Davidic House by the Persians many surviving members of the Davidic House fled to Germany in late Merovingian times and others to Southern France in the time of the Carolingians. Other members of the Babylonian House of David went to Barcelona and Spain in the 10th century and we also find some L21 in Spain and Portugal as well as from some Jews of Sephardi ancestry. I also recently was sent this from the L21 research project: "Recent random testing of R1b1b2 men of French ancestry for L21 has produced remarkable results. Of those we have tested or recruited for testing, at least half have turned out to be L21+. The figure for Northern France is even higher. It appears that L21 may be as common in France, if not more common, as it is in England. L21 is also showing up frequently in Germany, and we have one member who traces his ancestry to Luxembourg. That is quite remarkable, as well, since persons of Luxembourg descent are pretty rare in YSearch and other genetic genealogy databases. These kinds of results are beginning to give us some clues about the origin of L21, although that subject remains controversial and open to interpretation. One thing is for sure: such results are revealing how L21is distributed on the European Continent."
A Samaritan Cohen
The R1b-ht35 that has been found in Jewish populations may be the true levitical and cohen dna. The so-called famous Cohen Modal Haplotype (CMH) of the J haplogroup is in fact the Samaritan and Saducee cohanim (priests) (J1 and J2) not the cohanim and leviim descended from Aaron and Levi (R-ht35). Dna studies also demonstrate that the y-dna of Mohammed the Muslim prophet is also J1e and thus he was descended from the Ishmaeli Samaritan/Saducee priests allied with the House of Shammai. One encyclodepia entry on nationmaster.com states: "Genetic and demographic investigations of the Samaritan community were carried out in the 1960s. Detailed pedigrees of the last 13 generations show that the Samaritans comprise four lineages:
The Tsedakah lineage, claiming descent from the tribe of Manasseh
The Joshua-Marhiv lineage, claiming descent from the tribe of Ephraim
The Danfi lineage, claiming descent from the tribe of Ephraim
The priestly Cohen lineage from the tribe of Levi.
Of the 12 Samaritan males, 10 (83%) belong to haplogroup J, which has three of the four Samaritan families. The Joshua-Marhiv family belongs to subhaplogroup J1, while the Danfi and Tsedakah families belong to subhaplogroup J2, and can be further distinguished by M67, the derived allele of which has been found in the Danfi family..." However the original High Priest line of the Samaritans died out and the present priests are from the Samaritan Levite families who are of E haplogroup the same as some Ashkenazis and Sephardis who claim Levite status. We know from Scripture that the Samaritan's are not of Israelite ancestry but of Assyrian ancestry. Absolute astronomy website on an article on DNA called "Y-chromosomal Aaron" states: "The E1b1b1 haplogroup (formerly known as haplogroup E3b1) has been observed in all Jewish groups worldwide. It is considered to be the second most prevalent haplogroup among the Jewish population. According to one major paper it has also been observed in moderate numbers among individuals from Ashkenazi, Sephardic and Samaritan communities having traditions of descending from the tribe of Levi, suggesting that the E1b1b1 Levites may have existed in Israel before the Diaspora of 70 C.E."
The website of Familytreedna states in regard to ht-35: "Before the advent of Y-SNP testing, and well before the discovery of detailed knowledge about the structure of haplogroup R1b, TaqI 49a,f haplotypes were used by early population geneticists. Two particular TaqI 49a,f haplotypes have been found to be associated with what we now know to be haplogroup R1b1b2. The two haplotypes are ht15 and ht35. ht15 is most commonly found in western European R1b1b2... ht35, the parent haplotype of ht25, is most commonly found in southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia...Elevated levels of ht35 have also been observed among Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jewish populations. Recently, several SNPs have been discovered that are believed to effectively demarcate ht15 from ht35. These include L11, L52, P310, and P311. We believe that all ht35 will be negative for these four Y-SNPs and also for P312 and U106". The Wikipedia article on R1b also discusses the R-ht35. It states: "There also exists a haplotype of R1b with the DYS393=12 which is known in the literature as Haplotype 35, or ht35, as opposed to the AMH which is known as haplotype 15...They can be found in high numbers in Anatolia and Armenia with smaller numbers throughout the Middle East, in Jewish populations, in Southeastern Europe, and in the Caucasus Mountains. There is also a sizable pocket of ht35 in Uyghur populations in western China, which is thought to be a remnant of the Tocharians, an Indo-European speaking people that inhabited the Tarim Basin in Central Asia until they were later absorbed by various Turkic peoples. Ht35 is also present in Britain in areas that were found to have a high concentration of Haplogroup J, suggesting they arrived together, perhaps through Roman soldiers."
The Dna evidence seems to clear up a mystery in regards to the parents of Lancelot. His parents Anlach (Angus) and Marchell seems to have quite confused the genealogists. Anlach [L21] is the son of the Judiarch Nathan Todros (Tudwal)of the Gewisse [who some genealogists make the father of Marchell]and his wife Princess Coron [confused with a King Coronac by some). Marchell is an Irish Princess of Dal Riata the daughter of King Muredach [M-222]of Ireland. Thus the many L21 descendants on the continent are the descendants of the Davidic House both among the Christian Royalty and Aristocracy and their descendants as well as among the Jewish population. It is possible that all R1b-P312 may be of the descendants of King David and thus the clan to which Joseph of Arimathea belongs or P312 may be the clan of the male line descendants of Judah and thus Joseph of Arimathea would not only be P312 but also of its subclade L21. I think that the latter is the most likely. Nevertheless to the clan of L21 belong Charlemagne, St Louis IX of France and Machir Theodoric the Jewish King of Narbonne and all their direct male line descendants. Many years ago I read an old book that claimed that millions of Western Europeans were the descendants of King David and it would seem that this is indeed true if L21 is the Davidic clan.
If P312 is a Judahite line then R1b-U152 would be a clan of Judah and it could be the pagan Judahites that were taken away into the Assyrian Captivity with the Lost Tribes and for which Jutland was named or it may be from the Ashkenazi Jewish diaspora. SRY2627 and M153 would also be of clans of Judah that was part of the Jewish diaspora that went to Spain and Portugal and converted to Catholicism. R-M65 may be a clan of Judah that came from Calalus to the Basque country. At his stage of research it is believed that R1b among Ashkenazi Jews is about 10-15% and among Sephardi Jews 30-40 %. R-U106 would seem to be of the descendants of Joseph. However it is still early days in genetic research and further developments and data are needed to speculate any further. It is important to remember that one is not more or less Jewish if they don't descend from Judah on the direct male line. Through intermarriage most Jews will be descendants of Judah even if it isn't on the direct patrilineal line.
see this for more on R1b Cohanim http://r1blog.blogspot.com/2009/08/r1b1b2-cohanim.html Also see r1b cohane