Folklore and pagan sites on Dartmoor and Exmoor 

My god an actual Historian on RU-vid......unpretentious and willing to admit that we may never really know the true intentions of our ancestors. From one Historian to another I salute you.

I love Dartmoor. It is always so refreshing to learn more about the rich folklore of the South West, and we must fight if necessary to ensure the survival of this folklore throughout the ongoing ages of social retardation.

Getting educated has never been so comfy.

I meet a local from Dartmoor and he claimed that, when ever he passed or used it, to put a copper coin in a stone gap under one of those small bridges for the faerie folk. "And It was always gone the next time I was there!"

Work like this justifies the existence of RU-vid, thanks

you are the best historian on youtube.

my paternal family have lived in the dartmoor region as far back as we have records, thanks for the insight StJ

These types of videos are always so chill

This is probably my favourite video of yours so far I love to learn about my ancestors something many people have lost touch with in these educationally devalued times.

I am blessed by the spinners to have been born into such a sacred land.

I've learnt more about English history and folklore in the few months I've been subbed to your channel than the rest of my years! Tragedy how little of our history is taught in our state schools. Pre 20th century history is just brushed over with as little detail and as much vagueness and fantasy as possible and then they just hammer erroneous accounts of the two 20th century world wars into your head for the rest of time lol

So cute how he carries his pet rabbit with him everywhere

I've been trying for a baby, looks like I need to take a trip 😅❤ Lovely video!

In Italy the stones with a hole were considered sacred to the goddess Diana.

Again as modern Pagan's we find ourselves drawn in awe and wonder to Neolithic sacred sites, knowing next to nothing about the religious practices associated to them and have no choice but to bring with us in our hearts and minds to these sites what we do know of Indo-European spirituality...I guess our Neolithic ancestors would not be best pleased to know we bring the enemy to their door. If only we knew enough to be able to separate the two and fully comprehend the difference in thoughts, attitude, outlook and belief...

It’s hard to believe you don’t have more subscribers. Your channel is probably being throttled by YT for speaking so much truth. Other younger channels with uninteresting delivery have triple the subscriptions. I have watched YT videos for years on mostly prehistory, ancient civilizations, ancient migrations, DNA science of ancient people’s, etc. and your channel showed for the first time in my YT feed about a month ago. Your respect for all traditions and your heart of an artist enrich your work ! Thank you for your shared passion and hard work.

Putting this on my list of places to visit, cheers!

As someone that lives in a Med country, I just love the British landscape, its so green and it has a misterious air to it. Great video Tom ! Just like always.

Thank you for your work Thomas! Peace from 🇸🇪

0:18 absolute unit

Beautiful video. Love when you go to these ancient locations, I often get a feeling similar to that of seeing an awe-inspiring landscape in person for the first time. Great choice on the music as well.

Love your work. I am an American, but I have Norman ancestry through Robert The Bruce, as well as Celtic/Pictish ancestry through the Campbell clan. Point being, I always feel pride for my people when I watch these types of videos. Thank you for sharing.

LOL "...Decolonizing and rewild currency from a natural perspective..." after wining at history Survive the Jive went on and won at modern art also. A true renaissance man of our decadent age.

"Is it dead?" - Survive the Jive (2019)

Love, love, love these videos. Love learning the history of my ancestors. It so stimulates my imagination.

This is fascinating to see. I’m American with English ancestry. I love learning about the history. Thank you!

Wild camped in Dartmoor too! Unforgettable experience.

>Moors Spaniard: *Glowing eyes*

It's nice you take your Tribble on your trips out....

Great video. Thanks for making it.

Another fantastically put together and inspiring look into our ancient past! Thanks Tom!

Indo-european history is so interesting

Nice to hear you listening to Sam Lee on the drive!

Excellent stuff! Thanks

Damn you and your obscure yet awesome music, I can never find it! Great video Tom

Very interesting. One of the most informative channels on RU-vid.

Camped there for 3 nights with my son Rory one night in a stone circle woke up to loads of Dartmoor ponies around our camp , loved it

This is why I'm a patreon supporter. Stuff like this! LOVING the content Tom!

A great informational video with a bit of humor is always welcome. Really fun and right up my alley. Sláinte.

Great video my friend. Always damn good content my friend

Another sacred gem, unknown to most. Glad you bring it all to be known by more, and I'm convinced a number of viewers have and will visit these places thanks to your edifying productions

Greetings from Pagan Lithuania, Thank you for pagan view! Keep it goin, you doing marvelous job!

great job. Excellent video

Thanks for filling the historical education void I've been trying to piece together for yrs on my own. Stunning area, love your teachings

As always, fantastic work Tom. I'd never really seen the allure of Dartmoor until I saw your videos. Must visit one day.

Great video with useful and interesting substance, as always. Keep doing what you do!

6:55 is a really cool shot

As always, a truly fascinating and interesting video. Dartmoor has a special place in my heart. Great stuff.

What a great video!!!

Your work is so important. Thank you!

One of the best channels on RU-vid ✊🏻

Your presenting skills are the best yet in this video, you make ancient history so interesting. Great job!

I think I just watched a man talk into the back end of a rabbit for 16 minutes.

Loved it!

Your videos are a fanastic contribution and are benefiting my life works, thank you geezer!!

Loving the fuzzy gobo, almost as much as the content!

Thank you, once again.

Beautiful scenery and fascinating stories.

My Dad's ancestors came from Dartmoor and the families are still there farming on the Moors. They have always been there. My DNA and my Fathers has been tested and our ancestors have been of this land since Neolithic times. My family is part of this land.

I love Exmoor, I've had such incredible times there and will always love it

It’s great to see you up here learnt quite a bit about my ancestors. I m from the moor and have lived here my whole life.

Those oxen and horses make the landscape look like you went back to the Bronze Age.

Pls do some more video on Slavic Paganisam. Regards from Serbia.

we NEED " it's a fertility" shirts

Fantastic ; I go to Plymouth Uni and managed to walk to sheeps tor ... Will be sure to hit the spots you mentioned next time!

Scandinavian influence in Devon seems rather unlikely, and I'd rather see the name Grim's Pound as evidence that Woden was known as Grim to the Anglo-Saxons before the Danish invasions.

Very interesting ! I want to se more ! Ty.

Just realiised I'm subscribed to you. Was looking at vids of Dartmoor as i plan to visit and walk. Bought my map today infact! My nephew suggested i subscribe to your channel. So glad i did 👍 Really enjoyable to watch. Thanks 🙏⭐

As a plymothian I am lucky enough to live next to the ancient and beautiful dartmoor. You definitely get a spiritual vibe there!

Very good!

your videos are excellent, going through them one by one :)

Enjoyed that v much - thanks.

Beautiful video, fascinating to imagine the pristine Neolithic era

Yes please, more like this!

Very interesting.

Thaomas, you create videos wich are both absorbing, interesting and consist actual facts, not just opinons. This is how history should be learned. Cheers from Poland, and I hope You shall visit us someday!

Great work💕 The Duke of Avalon led me to the Wolf of Alba who led me to your channel, yay💞

Fascinating video. I believe there were 'Norse' settlers in more ancient times than current academia tells us. It may be that the name 'Grim' is far older than what we term the migration era.

VERY GOOD VIDEO...FRED FLINTSTONE NICE ADDED TOUCH...

My theory about stone circles is that at least some of them served a purpose similar to market crosses: they marked locations where annual festivals and markets were held. They were built by competing rulers (priests, kings, or priest-kings) to attract visitors and traders. Perhaps these rulers even cooperated by building these sites in neutral territory. This would explain a lot of things, like: 1. The fact that a lot of stone circles are aligned in a certain way (which would have been the traditional start date of the market or the festival). 2. The fact that a lot of stone circles were changed and upgraded over time (after all, no leader wants to live in the shadow of his predecessor, so there would have been an incentive to keep building over the course of centuries). 3. The fact that large amounts of cut/chewed animal bones and other food waste were found near some stone circles (which means there was feasting). 4. The fact that in some cases - the area near Stonehenge is a good example - there is evidence of fighting over these sites. Perhaps there was a disagreement between two would-be rulers, or even an invasion by another group.

I know he's holding a mic, but at a distance I keep thinking he's holding a cup of coffee (or tea rather) lol

Hail Odin!

Since I've watched so many of your excellent videos and documentaries, I feel like I deserve a degree of some sort.

awesome! :)

OMG you remind me of Kurtan from This Country at 3:36-3:40 haha! Great video i've subbed :D

You should come to American Stonehenge here in Salem, New Hampshire, USA.

beautiful place my goodness

I always wonder what the latest invaders to Britain will make of these ancient sites. Or will they just dynamite them all as well?

Tom you should come to the Burren in co. Claire.Similar topography and history. I'll drive down from Dublin.Go for a run and I'll buy you a pint.

I've never been to dartmoor but the landscape is so similar to scotland, its crazy

I love these little sites, especially those to which some sort of folk practice is attached which has survived into the historical record. Tom, you ought to consider writing a book on such sites in England. I'm certain many of us would buy it.

Ah, it’s a microphone & not an ice cream!

Doing an exped on Dartmoor this week. I'll look out for these

On August 14th (my brother's birthday) 1996 while on a driving tour of Britain, I was in the Lake District and "just before Keswick, turned up a tiny lane at tiny sign for Castle Rigg circle. .... Spoke to ... English lady getting photo taken with hand in stone, her mother did it too & had her ashes scattered there, returns every year. Believes in the energy of the stones etc." The quote is from my hand-written travel diary, which featured at the top of the page every day a Special Sight, and that day it read "Lady with the hand in the hole at Castle Rigg circle". It seems these ancient beliefs are very far from dead and even affected me, an atheist from NZ!

Beautiful Lands. 💚👍

Another excellent vid, please do one in Yorkshire dales, North Yorkshire including Roseberry topping (Odins hill)

This is T.V quality stuff (except people with sense don't watch T.V, they come to channels like yours but you get my meaning) You should have 10m subs. Great work.

A decent introductory video for those who've not explored Dartmoor or have little about the Bronze Age, but I think it's a bit of a stretch to theorise that Grimspound could've been associated with Norse sacrifice.

Based on your reports my wife and I visited exmoor, dartmoor and the Whistman‘s Wood right after our marriage. Very good experience, thanks for your work.

Beautiful landscape. A huge portion of my ancestry derived from Devon and Somerset.