In the first quarter of 2020 I engaged in correspondence with a brilliant young man who was better fitted to deal with one of the four legs of the Aryаs series than I. His answers to the question of the origins of western warrior traditions are contained in Hounds of Aryаs.

My more modest contribution to the subject of the unique Aryаn relationship to domesticated animals shall be included in Shades of Aryаs.

Marcus' work is a clean and pleasing read carved clearly in ancient and modern context.

The author was assisted in his publication by Lynn Lockhart.

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"Aryan," in every ancient Indo-European language from Sanskrit to Gaelic, connotes strength, excellence, nobility. These were qualities in short supply and high demand in the Ancient World and the Middle Ages. Amongst Indo-European language speakers in the Modern Age, Aryаnism is synonymous with Nazis, Klansmen, and racists of every strip. "Aryan," the first word to conjoin goodness and nobility, is today embraced only by the dregs of society, and for the wrong reasons. Why has this inversion of terms occurred? And what does the rejection of the term “Aryan” indicate about the manners and morays of modern men? Hounds of Aryаs posits that the ancient Aryаns’ connection to horses and hounds tied their thoughts, words and deeds to passion rather than reason. The statesman-general, rather than economists or philosophers, constitute the ideal of the Persians, Myceneans, and Romans. Hounds of Aryаs examines the Aryаn mentality through their connection to the animals around them, and does the same for modern man. The results, I think, are quite illuminating.