Time Team S02-E01 Lords of the Isles (Finlaggan Islay, Western Isles)

[@davidharmon6505]

The comradery and humor of this series makes it so much more enjoyable beyond my interest in Archaeology. Such a great series.

[@marcblack1]

This is the episode that cemented Time Team as a group of friends whom became a family through out their 2o years of wonderful discoveries and many adventures about TIME.

[@justaguitardude]

im glad victor drop the computer and went to paper and pencils and water colors in later shows.. i enjoy his drawings. :)

[@CravingCanada]

This is the fifth time I have been watching the entire 20 seasons. It never gets old and I learn something new with every episode. My particular job garners me the nickname Time Lord. I think I’d rather be a part of the Time Team.

[@chrissmith7669]

Robin could have read the phone book and made it totally captivating.

[@ErnestoBrausewind]

And then he would equally captivatingly explain to the younger audience what a phone book was :)

[@tphvictims5101]

Who ever created this concept is a GENIUS. we need more of this and not so much of that. Great vids. Great digs.

[@sgrannie9938]

Mick. After Time Signs, he negotiated for the regular series which became Time Team.

[@mercedes523]

These episodes record new technology as they move along. Fascinating!

[@haplessasshole9615]

Yes! It's the introduction of what's called a "Global Positioning Satellite System," as Robinson informs us. Then, they had to haul around an awkward pole with a big ol' bento box of electronics. Now, they could just go out there with their phones. This show turned out to be a chronicle of tech development. In the first show, they got all torqued about a slower-than-Christmas dot matrix printer showing the ghost of an abbey at a location where the National Trust declined to let them dig. Compare S1E1 with the latest digs with 3D imaging, and the National Trust practically begging *Time Team* to cut trenches.

[@AimeeHarrisonDesigns]

I love this series so very much. Second time I'm watching them all in 2 years

[@angelitabecerra]

The soundscape for this episode is superb. Excellent music choices

[@mikeradford5630]

@31:05 love Phil chastising Tony... "get orf moi soight" !!!!

[@daveshrum1749]

I love them explaining GPS lol. Nowadays that's like explaining a car everyone already knows what it is and it would sound stupid if you explained it. I love this show and I love all these guys. Rip Mick🥺

[@juliemorgan8755]

Brilliant Every time I watch I love this show even more. Would love to have a drink with Tony and Phil.

[@IluvHarryPottermost]

a thing called a global positioning system lol; gotta love how old this is, thanks for posting!

[@077jason]

wow stuarts 1st episode very kool

[@avanconia]

This is the first episode that left me cheering at the end w/ how much started coming out... Thank God for man...

[@t.j.payeur739]

I've always liked the scenes where they all have a drink together...and there's Stuart! If I remember correctly, he doesn't buy a round for 14 more seasons....

[@lisakilmer2667]

Stuart Ainsworth is a brilliant man. They always tease him about being tight -- might be artificial for the camera, though. Notice how Phil's accent got stronger as the years went by - it was playing to the camera.

[@t.j.payeur739]

Yeah, they were a great production team and knew what sells..and people seem to forget or not notice that Tony is one of the producers. When he busts the archs' chops and people complain about him being obnoxious or uninformed, that's all part of the vibe for the show..he knows just what he's doing, it's his money at risk and he surely doesn't want to lose it..Time Team rocks...and Stuart does have a very discerning eye...

[@trishayamada807]

T.J. Payeur he grew up very poor and he remembers hiding when bill collectors came to the door. His mom worked in a fabric weaving/making factory and it was a tough life for him. I wouldn’t be surprised he’s cautious with money. I really like him and he is my favorite on this show. I hated the new people they brought in during the later seasons. Two pretty people for tv, but I couldn’t stand either of them.

[@chrissmith7669]

I always wondered if they could expense all the rounds of ale whilst discussing the days work and plans for the next day.

[@revolvermaster4939]

I’m pretty sure Phill says the same of John Gator in season 18

[@KYIRISH1]

Just noticing, Victor's facial features would make for a great Sherlock Holmes or other stern faced character actor. Maybe a Roman Emperor. In the meantime he does a fantastic job illustrating features in these episodes.

[@jdemo7167]

Amazing to see how young they all are. And the geo-phys was just a glorified metal detector. I bet they had to wonder if they could stick with the 3 day rule for the rest of the series after this episode with so much still undone. They pulled it off though the later seasons were obviously much more cohesive. Thanks for posting.

[@HazeGreyAndUnderway]

My god even the awe at figuring out what gps is haha wow what a shock.

[@Hemulen40]

R.I.P Mick + one more for da road .

[@keiraussher]

And the first appearance of Phil's hat!

[@suwaidajalal]

Also the first appearance of his box.

[@ndotgw]

Oh, my! Phil was so goodlookin' when he was younger...IMHO. 😉

[@justaguitardude]

+E! Carroll search for a clip here on youtube called "phil harding the axe man" heh its a clip of him in the early 80s using a stone axe he knapped him self with his shirt off, its rather funny clip. one of them videos im sure he is like man to much beer that day... why did i go all cave man and get caught on film. im sure you will like :P

[@charlotrisch5138]

I think so too he was quite sexy

[@barbmcconnaughey3070]

Ooohhh arrrrh

[@readmycomment3157]

God no lol

[@yourdrunkaunt5409]

I just looked up that video and I wasn't disappointed 😂 what in the world.

[@pinkbunny6272]

watching gps being explained is funny... welcome to the 90's

[@anthonykoeslag]

Its sweet that they had to explain what GPS is back then :)

[@belwynne1386]

Particularly fine episode.

[@johnlord8337]

My mother's Norse ancestry is descended from the exiled Kings of the Hebrides and the Lord of the Isles in 1500s with Scottish King Jamie pushing out the Danish-Norse empire in the area (following the English pushing out the Norse-Danes in Dublin, Northern Ireland, and York in the 1300s). Fascinating information for me ....

[@johnlord8337]

+John Lord Lord of the Isles, Fully independent and autonomous, but titular sub-client, kings to the Norse-Danish empire kings. Actually, they did whatever they wanted, having only "face words" in being a loyal Norse or Dane as a distant territorial subservient person to the mainland kings. Somerled was direct male descendant of Earl cum King Harald Fairhair of Norway 600 CE.

[@johnlord8337]

+John Lord Truly wondering how they lived in households and villages (peat houses, subterranean sod houses, surface or subterranean houses, wattle reed and mud houses, ....), and how they could have have farms, livestock, any hunting, or just fishing and beach scavenging food options.

[@johnlord8337]

+John Lord Always wondering the absolute population density and distribution (centralization or decentralization) of the island populations.

[@johnlord8337]

+John Lord Wondering if there ever were forests on these islands, much like the Irish did have forests, until the English came and cut them all down ... Greater weather protection, wood fuel, wood housing/boat construction, .... Should be protected from the winds and restarting the ancient massive forests on the lands, and reclaiming the islands from the sea and weather, Would you live on a barren rock, or a forested island with inland peaceful meadows, and shoreline meadows?!

[@souloftheteacher9427]

It was stated in the episode: Originally heavily forested. All cut down by the Neolithics.

[@JETWTF]

Tony in his cups decides to do some scraping in Phils trench... that was funny.

[@deborahparham3783]

People complain about Tony never actually working the trenches. The one time the poor schmuck tries they yell at him. Granted he was pretty well plastered at the time.

[@megelizabeth9492]

I’m pretty sure they all were tbh.

[@rocketamadeus3730]

OMG LOOK HOW FRESH PHIL'S FEATHER IS HERE

[@barbmcconnaughey3070]

Mark Pemberton 🤣🤣🤣

[@janielaurel]

@Mark Pemberton - looks like the first time out of the box for his hat. It was pristine :D

[@makrsk09]

First time I heard Tony use "lumps and bumps!" LOL

[@helenel4126]

First appearance of Mick's first multi-coloured striped jumper. First appearance of Stewart Ainsworth. Is that a Rolex Tony is wearing? If so, rather fancy for a Labourite.

[@gregb6469]

Maybe it's a fake Rolex.

[@egverlander]

Labourite is right. Did you notice his dig at American satellites being finally "useful". Labor types cannot help making everything political; he's definitely the weakest link in this chain of serious professionals.

[@jehansanzterre3956]

Fascinating reproduction of the aketon and discussion of its merits.Thanks!

[@noygdbizyness800]

I really admire Robin Bush. I wonder how many languages and dialects he can read, write and/or converse in ?

[@ndotgw]

Robin (R.I.P. 22 June 2010) read history at Oxford, gave many lectures on history, including a tour of the USA, and acted in amateur societies. He appears to have been fluent only in English (Old & Modern). He was a wonderful and knowledgeable addition to Time Team.

[@whatsnextrock6129]

My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed Robin's storytelling skills. They were superb! It's not been the same in that department after his death. R.I.P Robin #StillSadEightYearsLater

[@maryjanefollett8687]

@@whatsnextrock6129 and his voice! smooth velvet! gods bless him and keep him

[@jonathaneffemey944]

Thanks for posting

[@donna3152]

This one was particularly interesting for me as I’ve traced part of my mother’s family back to Kintyre just across the way from Islay.

[@tripleransom4349]

Crickey - Tony lost a lot of weight between last season and this one. And - it's 1995. They had to explain what GPS was. This is fascinating, in of itself and to see how things have changed in the last 25 years.

[@semisophisticate63]

I feel so sorry for them when they have to work in such awful weather. Dedicated people!

[@jeffreybarnes6965]

This episode really touches me being a decendant of the Lord's of the Isles.

[@heathershelton9005]

Phil was so handsome!

[@grandmamichelle6753]

Goodness! Tony looks so young!

[@jeffreybarnes6965]

Love this episode.

[@angelitabecerra]

So weird having GPS explained to us. I know that at the time it was super new, cutting edge technology that people needed to be educated on. But having grown up with GPS just being a thing it's just a bit jarring to have it taught to me in the middle of this archeological program 😅 Edited for a typo I suddenly discovered rewatching this episode 😅

[@thelostone6981]

I also love how Tony threw shade at Ronald Reagan’s Star Wars program and that it wasn’t totally useless. 😂😂

[@ManImJustSomeDude]

I couldn't go to Islay without a tour of Laphroaig, Laguvalin, or the Ardbeg breweries.

[@kentlatimer3706]

I love me some Islay whiskey. Would loved to have been drinking whiskey with that gaggle!

[@revolvermaster4939]

Laphroaig!

[@kentlatimer3706]

I'm currently holding a special distillers edition Lagavulin.

[@revolvermaster4939]

Will hafta try it. Balvenie Week of Peat, not Islay but tastes like it could be, & a CAO Flathead 660!

[@Happyheretic2308]

Bunnhabhain

[@Richardk-h4r]

the knew time team is good but just isn't the same as the original i watch them over and over and when im not watching i still listen to them talk about what they are doing

[@Lyndam98]

Is this the first sighting of Mick's infamous sweater? LOL!

[@corneliawissing7950]

It's famous.

[@junkemail2645]

Phil the real Indianna Jones!! 😍

[@megelizabeth9492]

I think he might be offended by the comparison, tbh.

[@stannousflouride8372]

Latitude & Longitude on Google Earth or Maps: Islay 55.835572, -6.172407

[@littlsuprstr]

this looks like phil harding's natural habitat

[@rclaws1347]

I've often wondered why Scotland was so barren of trees. Phil said the land was dense woodlands, but the first farmers cut them all down. Why did they not grow back. I live in Western North Carolina; the mountains here are a lot like Scotland, but with trees. If you started cutting everything that was standing down in an area here at the end of the next year there would be young pines growing and the decidious trees would have sprouted back and some of the saplings would be 6 feet tall.

[@JPEvans-qh9fs]

grazing and the ongoing need for burnable fuel ?

[@stannousflouride683]

As has happened throughout history (and is still happening in the rain forests) when the trees are cut down the soil gets largely washed away and only grasses grow which makes it hard for the trees to grow back. When grazing animals are then introduced they eat all the young shoots further removing any chance of arboreal recovery.

[@revolvermaster4939]

Because they made more whiskey

[@sciopadore]

Aye!! thats where my favorite whisky comes from!

[@revolvermaster4939]

Laphroaig

[@w13rdguy]

This aspect ratio plays well(on phone), when you split screen to read description, comments, etc. 🇺🇸☘️

[@CravingCanada]

Introducing GPS. Wow. Amazing how quickly technology changes. What are Archeologists using now? AR? VR?

[@corneliawissing7950]

Love the harp music. Can any TT member play (or find a musician who can play) the rebec or the flute? (I'm a confirmed Brother Cadfael reader ...)

[@roweng.4245]

The music that starts at 22:07 is called "Frideray" by the old Scottish group Battlefield Band.

[@TrekkieGrrrl]

Funny to hear them talk about GPS as something almost alien 😅

[@tasatort9778]

Oh WOW! That "expert" at 35:33 has absolutely no clue what he's talking about! The type of sword he is holding is designed primarily for thrusting (type XI I think). Because you can't slice through mail (the predominant armor type of the time), swords were being designed as thrusting weapons in an attempt to pierce the armor.

[@beardedgeek973]

If it was primarily designed to be a thrusting weapon it would be either A) shaped like a boar sword or B) shorter. Or you know C) an actual spear. NO, Swords were (and are) extremely versatile weapons. Double edged for chopping, pointy for thrusting... Light, well balanced. Remember even in the height of the late medieval time swords were still a very common weapon despite being used to fight people with the best plate male humanity has ever produced. Oh and you are wrong about the predominant type of armor. For non-nobles, mail was less common than cloth or leather. And even if you WERE a noble you didn't always want to carry around chainmail on your shoulders.

[@tasatort9778]

"If it was primarily designed to be a thrusting weapon it would be either A) shaped like a boar sword or B) shorter. Or you know C) an actual spear." Wrong on all counts. As the middle ages progressed, the more severely tapered swords became and the point of balance moved closer and closer toward the hilt. The POB being closer to the hilt makes the point quicker to move but sacrifices cutting ability. The diamond cross section at the point makes the sword stiff to optimize it for the thrust; but once again that same geometry sacrifices cutting ability. If you want to see what makes for a wonderful "cutter", look at the earlier military sabers. They are more slender in the cross section and more flexible than an arming sword, they are also more blade heavy than the arming sword. "Remember even in the height of the late medieval time swords were still a very common weapon despite being used to fight people with the best plate male humanity has ever produced." The sword was not the main battle weapon of any knight, it was a side arm to be used when they had nothing else. The reason swords were common in the late medieval period was that they were relatively cheap and many people could afford one. As for your final statement; yes cloth was used but leather would have to be specially treated before it could be used and that was almost as expensive as steel armor. But the predominant battlefield armor used by anyone but peasants was mail.

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

By the time full plate armor was commonly in use among knights, the melee weapons of choice against them switched to hammers, and maces. If they did want to kill them (they were kept for ransom when possible), they would often use a thrusting dagger such as a stiletto, poniard, or rondel.

[@cynthiaputman9542]

Does anyone know if more work has been done on this site since this filming was made?

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

2 years after you and I'm now wondering the same thing, lols.

[@suwaidajalal]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJ24Y6aLqM9pm68

[@Paltse]

Darn it, I feel privileged. This was only three years before even my 16 year old self knew what GPS was and nobody had to explain me as plainly as they do.

[@mathangelaz5799]

Wow, Tony is young!

[@sshadowdiver]

Matts first show too

[@sshadowdiver]

Not Matt but Rat

[@barbmcconnaughey3070]

That’s Mick the Dig working with Phil

[@sheilab6126]

That wasn't Matt... I recently saw an interview with Matt Williams and he said his first appearance on Time team was in the 11th season...

[@lainecolley1414]

And the hippies were like No Way Man .. no way man .. (@33)

[@moogiealways3016]

Phil. Oh Phil.

[@schradeya]

Wait, so Stewart wasn't in Season 1 at all, and they just throw him in here all suddenly without introduction? Or did I somehow miss him in S1?

[@KYIRISH1]

Not in season 1, on camera anyway. Possibly out walking in them fields.

[@schradeya]

KYIRISH1 It's so funny... unless I've missed an episode, all of a sudden they're like "And Stewart's out there walking, as usual!" If I hadn't already seen several assorted episodes, that would have been damned strange. I'm not complaining, though! I love Stewart!

[@schradeya]

+Hahaha +Leopararouen, I love that!

[@Libbathegreat]

@@schradeya He might have tacked on the "as usual" because they were filmed in a different sequence to when they were aired, so by the time this was filmed they were used to his mysterious ways. I don't think Stewart participated in season 1 at all, his name's not even in the credits.

[@gwendolynfish2102]

Oh my Matt!

[@lizzy66125]

did they carry on the excavations ,I can't find anything?

[@Fox1nDen]

the supposed cow bone could have been a sacrifice by the middle eastern people who moved here via ireland from the iberian lands, as the ancient books tell. it is more likely a pony or a dog bone. ponies predated horses there for centuries. dogs were like family members, herding the sheep and ponies, helping in the hunt, and protecting the family and livestock. Not necessarily ritual burial, just honor to an animal who was part of the family.

[@robertlarsen6556]

The Bissetts of N. Ireland were Greek in origin... circa 13th Century

[@MattiasDavidsson]

So, do we know what was buried in that mound?

[@suwaidajalal]

A large sacrificial animal. Here's a video uploaded in 2014 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJ24Y6aLqM9pm68

[@maxschon7709]

Nice place but why are there not a single tree, no bush, no hedges?

[@williamsparks1036]

What DID theyLEARN MORE THAN A DITCH WAS THERE?

[@helenscott8202]

OK, as an American, I am driven crazy by the first 4measures of the theme. It is extremely similar to the song, ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town.’

[@robo08ify]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I always thought chain mail was worn OVER the padding.

[@revolvermaster4939]

👍

[@davidboling1650]

What happens to these dig sights when the camera stops rolling. Just wondering

[@benediktmorak4409]

never mind Tony's long hair,one can see from the -hardware- ( computers,printers...) how old this episode is.👍👍👍👍 though i should complain.i am writing on a 2007 iMac.... the episode was shown for the first time i n1995. how long does it take to film,to edit, to, whatever had to be done? wonder what came out of all this? would be definitely worth an update? even if the team is a different one now. could be shown with the - local - archelocal people, why not?

[@barbmcconnaughey3070]

I still think that microlith looks like a tooth!

[@UFOzNoJoke]

Again! Again!

[@JamesPetty-sb5gf]

Ritual and Francis isn’t even on the show yet.

[@vermontvermont9292]

What year was this episode?

[@kennethnash598]

HAIR! he has hair! ;P

[@gregb6469]

When did this episode first air?

[@billie-jobenway8658]

8 January 1995 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Time_Team_episodes There's a complete, dated list here. I use it all the time still to find ones I like the most.

[@AnthonyTobyEllenor-pi4jq]

34.30 Carenza interrupts again !

[@dann5268]

Oh lay off her you are jealous!

[@AnthonyTobyEllenor-pi4jq]

@@dann5268 Not at all, Carenza is a well known interrupter and it is said that popular presenters on Time Team resigned due to her being very pushy.

[@Exiledk]

We don't know what it really is. Aha. Then it's ritual... or 'ceremonial'. Always seems to end up there, doesn't it? I reckon they found the larder.... My guess is as good as theirs..

[@Ana_crusis]

oh no it isn't

[@maddog2771]

2019 week be for Chris mass

[@RichardEllis420]

My grandmother's maiden name is "Kirkland"

[@DAYBROK3]

my grandmother was a fraser the other coast

[@RichardEllis420]

lol, my mother's mother was a Fraser, married to a Craigo

[@DAYBROK3]

grandma came to canada

[@RichardEllis420]

ya she did, for that "D-ddd-IK!"

[@DAYBROK3]

i'm not sure what your about there mr ellis but grannie came with her father and mother in 1912

[@revolvermaster4939]

LAPHROAIG👍

[@steveb1ish]

Helen's trench is going to get a going over with Phil's trowel

[@chubachuschecchinato5141]

I always cringe when Mick and Tony take helicopter rides. One crash and Time Team would have been over probably.

[@ronpearson998]

I enjoy your videos, but occasionally, you have 1 like this where the volume is low. I'm Canadian, and the British have so many accents. You need to clearly hear to understand. It's easier to turn the volume down.

[@seanpaula8924]

Did Matt just graduate High School?? Lol

[@sheilab6126]

That's not Matt. He's a man they called Rat... I recently saw an interview with Matt Williams and he said his first appearance on Time Team was in the 11th season...

[@scarymonsterer]

13:08 virgin of guadeloupe

[@mastrofnone8025]

Try just about eveything at least once ( legal and moral). If you dont you'll never know what you missed until it's too late.

[@emilyhandler122]

32:00 "The first people living in this country, about half a million years ago" - did he misspeak, or I heard him wrong?

[@stannousflouride8372]

+Emily Handler Depending on where one is talking about, the Paleolithic Era went from 2-2.5 million years ago until about 10-12,000 years ago when humans entered the Mesolithic. The earliest traces of human settlement in the British Isles dates to about 500,000 years ago.

[@dhindaravrel8712]

+Stannous Flouride I guess it depends on what you define as human. If we're talking about anatomically modern humans, they don't got that far back. For Europe, we'll fine Neanderthals going back this far. If you count them as humans (they were certainly of the genus Homo) then yes, it's an accurate date. I'm sure Dr. Harding knows that and has not made an error in his statement.

[@billie-jobenway8658]

There were several waves of humans, including neanderthals, coming up to the British Isles that left, during the Ice Age, for instance. At least a few that have been shown by evidence so far. There could have been more. There are caves that have been found to have been inhabited by Neanderthals in Britain. This is according to information from several different documentaries I have watched pieced together, but I am not well-versed nor an expert on the matter by any means.

[@mw...]

silly Baldrick

[@lainecolley1414]

Or as that industrial revolution progressed the young people were put to work making a fuss for the jokes their grandparents made and they didn't get yet.

[@mercedes523]

It’s amazing how degeneration gradually builds up over centuries.

[@marniesweet4677]

Robinson is so arrogant and uninformed. He apparently does not know enough not to lie atop a grave marker. I could see Mick cringe.

[@NolaGal2601]

Try listening to what the guy said. I'm quite sure if anyone had a problem with what Tony did they would've called him on it.

[@jdemo7167]

I remember one episode he picked up a thousand year old pot by the handle and the museum curator about had a stroke.......he just stood there smiling.. It was hilarious.

[@Libbathegreat]

@@jdemo7167 That was the Burslem Stoke-on-Trent one I think. it wasn't 1000 years old it was early Wedgewood. But yeah the curator darn near fainted.

[@userunavailable3095]

Why is it that atheists are so bloody obsessed with religion? I've been watching a Time Team marathon this weekend, and it seems these guys can't pull a single fragment of anything out of the ground without immediately assuming it satisfies a religious function. This site is extremely far north and dependent upon the land, whether it is hunter gatherer or agricultural culture and time. Don't you think that simply knowing the date when the seasons change might be important? And don't you think they might need a little advance notice of that change, so they can prepare for that season's work? Maybe its not religious at all, but simply that they need to know when to plant their crops, shear their sheep, and turn the bull in with the cows? Maybe they need to know when the salmon are likely to run, or when to stop hunting one species, and start looking for the next to migrate?

[@offamychain]

Because wise archeologists, regardless of their own beliefs of religion, are learned enough to keep their own personal views from making the history of the site. SOME form of religion or ritual, like it or not, has been one constant through almost the entire known history of mankind. And often that constant is one of the MOST visible & numerous of archeological remains. Homes come & go, entire families disappear, different eras reveal different technologies, but there is always religion or ritual somewhere close to where people have stood. Thus, someone so seemingly irritated by it as you appear wouldlet your own bias miss perhaps the biggest clue to a place which lays in front of you. Just out of curiosity though, why are you labeling Time Team members as atheists? We do know definitely one of them is. Do you know the personal beliefs of the entire group? I seriously doubt it. Simply being an archaeologists DOESN'T mean you are an atheists, just as being a Professor of Theology/Religion doesn't mean you are a believer.

[@userunavailable3095]

Okay, what you are saying, if I'm hearing you correctly, is that it is possible to ascertain from the way a bit of broken rock fell on the ground hundreds or even thousands of years ago, that it definitely has religious significance, but it is not possible to tell from the attitudes, speech, dress and other characteristics whether the living person standing in front of you has religious beliefs or not?

[@offamychain]

userunavailable3095 No, you're not comprehending my words correctly at all. Read & try again.

[@djspbb]

From other Time Team shows ritual or religious designations usually mean we have no real idea.

[@lavenderwolf6]

Consider that throughout time, "man" has had a need for some sort of "higher being" being responsible for what goes on in their lives. Even pagans....or more correctly, ESPECIALLY pagans. And, up until the more recent centuries, it was definitely an oddity to NOT believe in a "god", "higher power", etc. Many times, almost all homes would have had a type of "family altar" to make daily devotions to their god/goddess/etc. This would include pagans, Catholics, Norse, Roman, and anyone else that inhabited the British Isles over the past few many thousand years. MOST societies are religious based, and many of the regular people would have had some sort of religious something in their homes, as well as their places of worship. So, finding things that may have a religious meaning is not so odd or unusual.

[@tunahelpa5433]

Sir Tony needs to learn English. "For at least 3 days" does NOT mean the same as "at least, for 3 days. "

[@philaypeephilippotter6532]

Wow, a grammar lecturer! Pray tell, how do you know _what_ he meant?