The Phoenician Origin of Britons, Scots and Anglo Saxons Discovered by Phoenician and Sumerian Inscriptions in Britain by Pre-Roman Briton Coins

by Laurence Austine Waddell

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Genres: History, Ancient History, Anthropology, Religion

480 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1924

About the author

Laurence Austine Waddell (1854 - 1938) was a Scottish explorer, Professor of Tibetan, Professor of Chemistry and Pathology, Indian Army surgeon, collector in Tibet, and amateur archaeologist.

Waddell also studied Sumerian and Sanskrit; he made various translations of seals and other inscriptions.

His reputation as a Assyriologist gained little to no academic recognition and his books on the history of civilization have caused controversy.

Reviews

[Patrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pillar stone was found in 1804 in Aberdeenshire with a unknown script. The author goes from proposing that the script is Phoenician to claiming that the Britons are of Phoenician descent. The author knows a lot about the Phoenicians and can be easily convince if you're not an expert on the topic. His theories aren't that far fetched if you keep in mind that the mythical founder of Britain is Brutus from Troy.

[Reema · Rating 3 out of 5]

Aside from the theory of Britons, Scots and Anglo-Saxons being descendants of the Phoenicians which isn't entirely convincing, this book deserves a skim through for its collection of related archaeological findings, linking the relations between BC Britannia and the Phoenicians which is helpful when looking into the how's and why's in the formation of the druids.