He considered them to have been of young persons probably interred alive as a funeral or propitiatory sacrifice to some tribal chief, or else to a presiding deity of the dolmen.
"The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries"
W. Y. Evans Wentz
With the same propitiatory ends in view as modern Celts now have in offering food to fairies, ancient peoples, e.
"The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries"
W. Y. Evans Wentz
They were on their way to Laramie to trade and sell game, and it was their intention to leave a portion of their mutton with Larry Kildene; for never did they dare venture near him without bringing a propitiatory offering.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine