# folklorethursday merlin giantsdance ireland mythologymonday

Merlin used the same arts and techniques he used on Mount Killaraus to install the Giant’s Dance on their new site. The Dance was a fitting and enduring monument as King Aurelius intended, proving “the victory of art over strength” https://t.co/CnR0SEPKWS

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2022-09-01

My server is Killaraus, but my bio now says Plancta. Did I get kicked off my server?

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2021-09-30

Maybe Geoffrey's was just bad in geography? 🤷‍♂️

"Send for the which is in a mountain in For there is a structure of stones there (...) if they can be placed here, as they are there, round this spot of ground, they will stand for ever."

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2021-02-12

Mount Killaraus, (sometimes identified with Uisnech, sacred centre of Ireland), was said to be the source of Stonehenge. Geoffrey of Monmouth says Merlin magically exported a stone circle, the Giant’s Round, from there to Mount Ambrius to honour slain warriors.

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2019-11-04