Why do you think so many conspiracy theories surround the pyramids and the megaliths? Give examples of a few and explain where you think they come from.
I think that one of the reasons so many conspiracy theories surround the pyramids and the megaliths is because when they were originally discovered, people could not read the ancient script. Because no one knew the languages, the conspiracy theories began.
An example I like is the megalith, "Maen Serth". The story goes that in the late 12th century, there was a dispute over the land surrounding Rhayader between the Norman 'Marcher' Lord, Roger Mortimer, and the Welsh chieftains - Rhys ap Gruffydd and the two brothers, Cadwallon and Einon Clud. During a temporary 'lull' in hostilities, at Christmas, these men had gathered at Rhys' castle to feast and joust. At the jousting event, the Welshman Einon Clud defeated Roger Mortimer but the Norman was a bad sportsman. He ambushed Einon on the hill above Rhayader and killed him as he was returning home. A short time later, the other brother was also ambushed by Mortimer on the same hill and killed. It was said that Maen Serth was the place of the double killing which has given another local name to the stone - the 'Princes' Stone'. It is also where the Welsh description "obscene" could have arisen.
Another good example is the Tinkinswood in Whales. The tomb has collected a number of folk tales over the years. The best known of these legends is that anyone who spends a night at this site on the evenings preceding May Day, St John's Day (23rd June), or Midwinter Day would either die, go raving mad, or become a poet. The group of boulders to the south of the monument is said to be women turned to stone for dancing on the Sabbath.
These are just two of the many stories behind the megaliths. Each pyramid and stone has its own story. We just have to find out what those stories are.
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