Order of Druids

The Order of Druids (OD) is a fraternal and benefit organisation founded in England, in 1858 after a schism with the United Ancient Order of Druids. Its motto is integritas pro rupe nobis.

The Order of Druids
AbbreviationOD
Mottointegritas pro rupe nobis
Formation1858
TypeFraternity and Friendly society
HeadquartersUnited Kingdom

History

The order's emblem is a Druid with a harp and a Celtic warrior with the national emblems of United Kingdom, Australia, India and the United States. Between the two World Wars, this society was one of the three main Druidic fraternal societies in the British empire. It was very implanted in Sheffield and in the coalfields of England. After World War II and the generalization of the welfare state, it faded, and the last lodges closed during the 1970s.[1]

Bibliography
  • Ronald Hutton, Blood and Mistletoe: The History of the Druids in Britain, New Haven, Yale University Press, 2009.
  • Victoria Solt Dennis, Friendly and Fraternal Societies: their badges and regalia, London, 2008, p. 107.
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See also

References
  1. Victoria Solt Dennis, Friendly and Fraternal Societies: their badges and regalia, London, 2008, p. 107-109.
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