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   Message 296 of 1,939   
   allan connochie to Bogman   
   Re: Celtic cross explained   
   17 Sep 04 11:32:29   
   
   XPost: alt.religion.druid, alt.traditional.witchcraft, soc.culture.celtic   
   From: allan@EASYNET.CO.UK   
      
   "Bogman"  wrote in message   
   news:cidc5g$7g8$1@titan.btinternet.com...   
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   > "Searles O'Dubhain"  wrote in message   
   > news:4u6dnYMweriDot_cRVn-qA@giganews.com...   
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   > > "flink"  wrote in message   
   > > news:chtave$6e6$1@hercules.btinternet.com...   
   > > > Absolute crap. Celtic crosses were first manufactured at Chester, and   
   > > are a   
   > > > variant of XP, the Greek for Chi Rho, the first two letters of Christ.   
   > >   
   > > How was this information verified?  Are you claiming Chester as the   
   > > point of origin for all Celtic crosses?   
   > >   
   > > Searles   
   > >   
   > Verified by archeology old fruit! Chester, like Carlisle, was a great   
   > Romano-British and Christian city, both these two cities guarded the   
   > corridor between Acotland and Wales, i.e. Strathclyde or Ystradclwyd and   
   > Powys.   
      
   I don't think he's asking for evidence that Chester and Carlisle existed.   
   He's asking for evidence that 'Celtic crosses were first manufactured at   
   Chester' which is what you claimed.  If it is so and is verified by   
   archaeology then why don't you just give the references?   
      
   Allan   
      
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