Ross Nichols

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Ross Nichols (1902-1975), a Cambridge academic and published poet, artist and historian, who founded the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids in 1964, and since then, he wrote prolifically on the subjects of Druidism and Celtic mythology.

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He revived the interest in Celtic spirituality and Druidry in the 20th century. Nichols was a Member and Chairman of the Ancient Order of Druids which traces its lineage to a meeting at the Apple Tree Tavern in Covent Garden, London, in 1717.

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Nichols was a friend of Gerald Gardner, and while Gardner worked to introduce Wicca to the modern world, Nichols worked to change the practice of modern Druidry. He introduced a concern for Celtic mythology and Bardcraft, and the celebration of the full eight seasonal ceremonies in addition to arranging the teachings into three grades, in accordance with classical accounts of the three divisions of the Druids.

In 1988 one of his students, Philip Carr-Gomm, was asked to lead the Order.