Different Definition of Hallows

museofthemountain museofthemountain at yahoo.com
Sat Dec 30 01:58:58 UTC 2006


No: HPFGUIDX 163292

In researching the word, "hallows", I have found a completely different meaning which
seems to fit in with the HP series. In a website on Arthurian legend, hallows represent,
"objects sought by someone such as a 'Grail Quester'  in both ancient and modern stories."
Maybe the deathly hallows are the horcruxes from the last book. Or reading further into
the material on hallows, they can be a new element or task in the book 7. To synopsize,
there are basically four types of hallows, the first being a representation of the magical
elements:1. The Sword; 2. The Spear; 3. The Cup; 4. The Pentacle; or it could be more like
the four hallows of the Tuatha de Danaan which were developed in later traditions to be: 1.
The Pole of Combat; 2. The Sword of Light; 3. The Cauldron of Cure; 4. The Stone of
Destiny. ("The Tuatha de Danaan are 'The People of Danu'. Believed to be a legendary
people who came from the Otherworld from Greece to invade Ireland, ruling Ireland after
'Nemed'. It has been suggested that they were familiar with the practices of the arcane
being experienced in the use of magic.") I believe that this is an interesting angle which
has not yet been explored, and I welcome discussion on the contents.

museofthemountain




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