tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post2614754602027813063..comments2024-03-11T16:29:13.619-05:00Comments on Lingwë - Musings of a Fish: A henge by any other name ...Jason Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-47405769953555554322012-08-31T18:54:23.924-05:002012-08-31T18:54:23.924-05:00Few people know that in a little country, Armenia,...Few people know that in a little country, Armenia, there is a very ancient construction similar to the Stonehenge which is believed to have been built 5000 BC, and the name of this construction has always been Kharahunge, name given by the local armenians believed to be there since the beggining of the known history of this region. The crazy thing is that in Armenian “khar” means stone and “hunge” very simillar to the "henge", in armenian means -voice, sound,- or if you put in another way, can be translated also -group-. The similarity is stricking but between Kharahunge and Stonehenge there is 4000 miles and some 3000 years of difference in the ages. So to explain the origins of the word henge it's indeed a great challenge .<br />Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619776021193148475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-59399860147768694222011-01-31T12:59:12.602-06:002011-01-31T12:59:12.602-06:00Thank you, Pauline! I appreciate your comments her...Thank you, Pauline! I appreciate your comments here, and it’s nice to see that somebody got something useful out of mine. :)Jason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-65305832564673317222011-01-31T12:55:27.271-06:002011-01-31T12:55:27.271-06:00Thank you- I greatly appreciate your definitions.I...Thank you- I greatly appreciate your definitions.I have called my recently opened art gallery,'Oakhenge Gallery'(ammended web site on line shortly) A,'know- all' neighbour somewhat critically questioned me recently as to why I had called my gallery after an earthwork.Being somewhat taken off guard, I quickly proffered the explaination that my mother had given many years ago when we first called our house 'Oakhenge',that goes as follows....henge is an Old English word for hinge and as the sun comes around a large oak tree that stands in our front lawn, in the course of the day, it seemed appropriate to liken the sun as being hinged to the tree..I haven't your accuracy with the use of the english language so pardon my possible poor explanation but at least I have enough ammunition to tackle my neighbour again thanks to you!Pauline Merryhttp://www.paulinemerry.comnoreply@blogger.com