00:00 Druids were members of the learned class of ancient Celts in ancient Britain and France, and they acted as teachers, judges, priests, and philosophers.

05:18 The Druids did not write things down and instead passed along traditions orally, which contributed to their mystique and power, but early Greeks and Julius Caesar wrote about them from their own perspectives, leading to a game of telephone and a biased understanding of Druidic culture.

09:51 Pliny the Elder's writings about the Druids, although potentially biased, provide a different perspective than Caesar's, and archaeological evidence, such as the Lindau man, offers some speculation about Druidic rituals and sacrifices.

14:32 Archaeological evidence, such as the Lindow man and mass graves from the Iron Age, has led to speculation about Druidic rituals and sacrifices, although these theories have been largely debunked.

19:06 Druids were officially banned and stamped out by the Roman Empire, but their practices went underground and they likely played a role in rebellions against Roman rule.

23:54 The Druids were known as the "knowers of the oaks" and were described as having white beards and long white robes, and they didn't write anything down, passing on their knowledge orally from one Druid to another.

28:26 There is speculation that the Druids may have practiced human sacrifice, but there is no evidence for cannibalism and the link between the Druids and Stonehenge is not true.

32:45 The Celts may have used Stonehenge for ceremonies, but there is no evidence that they built it, and the Druids and Celtic culture likely grew out of the people who originally built Stonehenge.

37:33 There is a lot of confusion and misinformation surrounding Druids, but they are often portrayed in movies and folklore as creepy flower children who perform sacrifices, when in reality, if they did exist, they would have overseen sacrifices and a suborder of druids called vates would have interpreted the meaning of the blood spilled.

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