Sub-Roman Britain (Cavalry etc)

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[qe different types of burial chamber they had in the 4 sarmatian periods or all the sites we know of but there are a great deal of mirrors in them. They seem to have been of immense importance to them but I do know why that was.[/quote]

You're observant! I think the mirror image goes back to the Scythians, maybe the Cimmerians. The high frequency of mirrors in Scythio-Sarmatian graves certainly had a religio-philosophical base. They are always present in warrior-priestess inhumations, perhaps symbolic of the "past and future." The supposed Golden "Man" of Issyk was wearing one, which could boost Dr. Kimball-Davis' theory that this person was a High Warrior Priestess (even my cracked theory that she was the Lady of the Lake).

To me, The Lady of the Lake is Rusalka but without the sword. Nice legends and very old! But, to be honest, itis hard to find a European race that doesnt have some sort of wee girly hanging around the lakes, ponds and rivers. I am always amazed by these poictures of the Lady holding the sword from within the lake. Not a touch of rust or weed around it. Reality journalism is obviously still too new!!