5000 years ago Western Europe was a very different place, a world of Priest-kings, stone circles, temples, heroes and sea-raiders. A heady mix of archaeology, traditional history and folklore gives us a window into that turbulent period, where we find the origins of the Greek and Gaulish gods, the Wagnerian ring-cycle, Robin Hood and even King Arthur himself. Thirty years of scholarship and hands on experience at a construct of a prehistoric farmstead in Southern England gives the author a unique take on some very ancient traditions