Caroline Brasch Nielsen Is 'Lonely As a Cloud' By Alexandra Sophie For Harper's Bazaar UK May 2017
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Model Caroline Brasch Nielsen wanders through England's Wistman's Woods, styled in ethereal, dreamy spring fashions by Charlie Harrington. Alexandra Sophie captures the Danish beauty in 'Lonely As a Cloud' for Harper's Bazaar UK May 2017.
Legend has it that Wistman’s Wood was a sacred grove of the Druids and it was here that they held their pagan rituals. The Druids were the ancient religious leaders, scientists and researchers of the Celtic society. For centuries, there was a common misconception that Druids were only male. However, numerous historical records attest to the fact that there were in fact women among their ranks.
Tacitus, a senator and historian of the Roman Empire who dies in 117 AD, mentioned female Druids describing the slaughter of the Druids by Romans on the island of Mona in Wales. Women known as Banduri (female Druids) defended the island and cursed the invaders. Tacitus also observed that there was no distinction between the male and female rulers, and that the female Celts were very powerful.
