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The legendary early settlers of Ireland, the Nemedians (who would have later settled Scotland) came from Scythia: "Nemed, ... was the son of Agnoman of Scythia

• arethuza 10y ago
  Interesting that they talk about their predecessors completely dying out. There was a fascinating Time Team special where they mentioned that Britain has had seven completely separate waves of inhabitants - with the predecessors apparently all dying out. Probably a coincidence though as the timescales won't match up but fascinating to even consider that there was some historical truth behind those old myths.
  • vram22 10y ago
    Sounds similar to the stories of the deluge in many cultures, that supposedly wiped out all or most earlier life, once or periodically. Bible's Noah's ark, Hinduism's pralaya (IIRC, primeval flood), many others ... If there really was such a thing, it might explain a lot of these stories.