At the Lord Mayor's Show in London each year, two huge wicker statues of Gog and Magog join in the procession. They are the traditional guardians of the City of London, and have been part of the show since the time of Henry V. Interestingly, the Lord Mayor's Show website traces their history to pagan/Roman origins, not mentioning the antecedents in the Hebrew Bible (Ezek. 38.2) or the Book of Revelation (20.8).
Did you know that they are buried under the Gog Hills near Cambridge? We used to play football on top of their remains with our kids...Somewhere we have a certificate proving that we own a £1 share in the Gogs...
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