Most dubious of all in relation to this claim is the fact that the stone needs to be turned upside down in order for the symbol to work. Why pick just one and say it’s an eye? What do the other circles represent? The bird’s beak and neck are formed on one side by a natural crack in the stone, as we have discussed. The supposed eye of the swan is one of a series of circles on the left side of the stone. The proposed 'eye' is just one of several circles on the left side of the stone. While there is no hard and fast rule relating to the interpretation of Irish megalithic art – because it is such a subjective area and we have no means of proving or disproving the various interpretations – this one fails for several reasons. The composition appears to represent a combination of symbols with ostensible calendrical themes. When you look at the panel as a complete work, it is clear there is no swan image and nor was this ever intended by the artist. When you look at the panel as a complete work, it is clear there is no swan image and nor was this ever intended by the artist The main problems are that (a) part of the swan's beak and neck are formed by a crack in the stone (b) the swan glyph theory ignores other engravings (including other circles) (c) the theory proposes that the stone was originally upside down, for which there is no evidence. There are several real difficulties with the proposed swan image theory. ![]() I recorded a video which I think you will agree firmly debunks any claim that there is a swan's head carved onto this stone. Gagnon the benefit of the doubt, I went along to Knowth and visited the stone up close (with the kind permission of the OPW) to have a closer look at this supposed swan motif. In any case, it would be highly unusual for there to be a representational zoomorphic image in megalithic art because such things are not usually represented – and the select examples of "owl's faces" in Irish prehistoric art are hotly disputed. Kerb stone 15 at Knowth with the proposed swan glyph or motif closest to camera.īeing familiar with this stone, having visited it and photographed it many times over the past 20 years, I was fairly certain there was no such swan image carved onto its surface. Gagnon further suggested that the swan image (which is derived from what appears to be a relatively poor photo of the stone) "calls into question" the interpretation of kerb 15 as a sundial, first proposed by Martin Brennan. Ben Gagnon had visited the megalithic site and, while examining a photo he had taken of K15, he flipped it upside down and saw "something no one had ever seen before – the faint but unmistakable image of a swan in profile". In the summer of 2019, a theory emerged on the internet by an Irish-American writer and journalist suggesting that there was an image of a swan on kerb stone 15 at Knowth. The suggestion that there is a swan motif on K15 is not tenable. (the representation of the struggle of various emotions inside an individual.A theory suggesting that kerb stone 15 at Knowth contains a carving of a swan's head and neck is examined by Anthony Murphy of Mythical Ireland, who finds that the theory fails on several fundamental grounds. ![]() So here's the list, starting with the left uppermost letter ![]() So for those letters I just picked other words that I felt I could represent the concept I was trying to express in swirls There are some words in "Vulcan" that do not begin with certain letters in our alphabet. I call these glyphs rather than letters because each represents a word or a concept rather than a phonetical sound, though in my mind I did link them to a letter. ![]() Old Vulcan in its canon form is found here: and is the inspiration for this series of glyphs. These are non canon letters done in similar fashion to cannon ancient script glyphs found in the series.
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