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Cerne Abbas Giant Shown to Have Been Created as a Rallying Point for King Alfred’s Saxon Armies

For centuries, people have wondered about the origins of the mysterious Cerne Abbas Giant chalk figure carved into a hillside in Dorset, England. New research by Oxford University scholars Helen Gittos and Tom Morcom shed light on this centuries-old mystery. Their findings suggest the giant was originally carved as a meeting point for King Alfred’s […]