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This bracteate pendant was found in a field in Norfolk in Jan 2023. It depicts the Roman emperor Honorius on one side and a figure with a cross on the other. Honorios ruled during the Anglo-Saxon migrations and this proves that the Anglo-Saxons were already…
Compare it to this very similar pendant copy of an Honorius solidus from the continent.
The custom was established in Denmark and Germany by former Roman auxiliaries, and was associated strongly with the cult of Woden.
The Anglo-Saxons merely continued it in Britain.
The custom was established in Denmark and Germany by former Roman auxiliaries, and was associated strongly with the cult of Woden.
The Anglo-Saxons merely continued it in Britain.
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New Bronze Age hoard of the Lusatian culture found in Görlitz, Saxony. This culture was related to that of the Early Celts.
https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/sachsen/bautzen/goerlitz-weisswasser-zittau/bronze-zeit-schatz-klein-neundorf-100.html
https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/sachsen/bautzen/goerlitz-weisswasser-zittau/bronze-zeit-schatz-klein-neundorf-100.html
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"Ein spektakulärer Fund": Bronzeschatz aus der Oberlausitz vorgestellt
Vor zwei Jahren wurde in Klein Neundorf bei Görlitz ein Schatz aus der Bronzezeit entdeckt. Nun wurde er der Öffentlichkeit vorgestellt. Es ist der größte Fund dieser Art in der Oberlausitz.
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This barrow at Asthall near Witney in Oxfordshire is one of the last made here. Erected by Anglo-Saxons in the seventh century - it was a time when most of the land was Christian, yet some persisted in the ancient ways.
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The Devil's humps are 18 miles from where it is alleged Bishop Wilfrid's ship ran aground in the year 666 AD, near Selsey, West Sussex. The ship was attacked and a pagan priest (gydda) stood atop a barrow and chanted galders to harm Wilfrid.
Barrows were the primary point Anglo-Saxon pagans used for magic but also for gatherings. They were also the focus of early Christian missionary activity.
Barrows were the primary point Anglo-Saxon pagans used for magic but also for gatherings. They were also the focus of early Christian missionary activity.
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The Bronze age barrows known as ‘the Devil’s humps’ which I visited today are also known as the King’s graves because of a local legend that the men of Chichester defeated a Viking army in AD 894 whose leaders were buried here. I have encountered other Bronze age barrows in both England and Sweden which are associated with much later Viking burials in folklore. It is possible the barrows really were reused by Anglo-Saxons or Vikings since that did happen in places although there is no evidence of it here. The hillside beneath the barrows is covered in ancient yew forest and the yew trees are said to be possessed by the spirits of the barrow men, such that the trees can come alive at night. I certainly found the yew forest eerie and beautiful. Never seen a whole forest of yews before.
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I have been reading the supplementary PDF of the new Scythian paper and came across an interesting paragraph about R1a-Y2 (which was just found in a Don Scythian sample). R1a-Y2 descends from R1a-Y3, which in turn comes from R1a-Z94, itself a descendant of Fatyanovo R1a-Z93. In modern populations, R1a-Y2 and its downstream subclades are generally associated with South Asia. So far it hasn't been found in currently sampled Sintashta or Andronovo males. However, according to the quote, there is an Abashevo sample with R1a-Y2. This is important because Abashevo is the ancestor of both Sintashta and Srubnaya. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any additional information on this sample beyond what was provided in the quote.
Link to paper (quote found on page 53 of the supplementary pdf): https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ads8179
Link to paper (quote found on page 53 of the supplementary pdf): https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ads8179
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Yamnaya reconstruction from the article “Anthropological Materials of the Bronze Age from the Ishkininsky Burial Mounds of the Orenburg Region”.
“Graphic reconstruction of the appearance of a man of the Yamnaya culture based on the skull from burial 7, kurgan 3 of the Ishkinovka I site (by A.I. Nechvaloda)”
https://www.academia.edu/123829248/ANTHROPOLOGICAL_MATERIALS_OF_THE_BRONZE_AGE_FROM_THE_ISHKININSKY_BURIAL_MOUNDS_OF_ORENBURG_REGION
“Graphic reconstruction of the appearance of a man of the Yamnaya culture based on the skull from burial 7, kurgan 3 of the Ishkinovka I site (by A.I. Nechvaloda)”
https://www.academia.edu/123829248/ANTHROPOLOGICAL_MATERIALS_OF_THE_BRONZE_AGE_FROM_THE_ISHKININSKY_BURIAL_MOUNDS_OF_ORENBURG_REGION
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NEW EPISODE — Radio North Sea International — Greco-Roman Views of the Germanic Peoples
https://hearthfireradio.com/watch?v=TSxmHILf
How did the Greeks and Romans view the Germanic peoples? Raoul McLaughlin's new book 'Germania: The Ancient Germans in Greek and Roman Sources' compiles all the relevant quotes in ancient literature concerning the Germans. In this episode, Tom reads from the book and interprets some passages.
https://hearthfireradio.com/watch?v=TSxmHILf
How did the Greeks and Romans view the Germanic peoples? Raoul McLaughlin's new book 'Germania: The Ancient Germans in Greek and Roman Sources' compiles all the relevant quotes in ancient literature concerning the Germans. In this episode, Tom reads from the book and interprets some passages.
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English stay winning. Incredible achievement, like something from a legend or saga
https://news.sky.com/story/ross-edgley-british-thor-becomes-first-person-to-swim-1-000-miles-around-iceland-13427042
https://news.sky.com/story/ross-edgley-british-thor-becomes-first-person-to-swim-1-000-miles-around-iceland-13427042
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Ross Edgley: British 'Thor' becomes first person to swim 1,000 miles around Iceland
Britain's Ross Edgley experienced towering waves and inquisitive killer whales during his gruelling challenge. He drank from a Viking horn after crossing the finish line on Monday.
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Fascinating early Migration Period sword pommel from Aarhus, Denmark, with two stylized raven heads with a face between them; an early depiction of Odin with Huginn and Muninn.
Pics from Elis Behmer and Bernhard Salin’s books. ᚨ
Pics from Elis Behmer and Bernhard Salin’s books. ᚨ
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“Brennus, the king of the Gauls, found no dedications of gold or silver when he entered a (Greek) temple. All that he found were images of stone and wood, he laughed at them to think that men, believing that gods have human form, should set up their images…
The Celtic disdain for figurative art is mirrored in an account of a German expressing similar sentiments towards Roman art.
"The painting known as 'The Old Shepherd with his Staff' was also displayed in the Roman Forum. It was said that a Teuton envoy (from a Germanic tribe) was once asked what he thought of the work and its possible value. He replied that it was worthless, and he would not even accept the living shepherd as a gift!" Pliny, Natural History, 35.8
"The painting known as 'The Old Shepherd with his Staff' was also displayed in the Roman Forum. It was said that a Teuton envoy (from a Germanic tribe) was once asked what he thought of the work and its possible value. He replied that it was worthless, and he would not even accept the living shepherd as a gift!" Pliny, Natural History, 35.8
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The late Bronze Age Britons had huge festivals at which large numbers of livestock were slaughtered for sacrifice and feasting. Must have been an incredible vibe!
https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(25)01532-9
https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(25)01532-9
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Today I stopped at Stonehenge. The best place to view it is from above, on top of one of the six grand barrows of King Barrow Ridge - funerary monuments built for great men of the Beaker folk who invaded Britain c. 4400 years ago.
The ridge has six large barrows in a row but they are partially obscured by trees so many don't notice them. They were intentionally placed to look down on Stonehenge and the original Stonehenge avenue - the processional route by which one was intended to approach the monument - passes through the ridge
The ridge has six large barrows in a row but they are partially obscured by trees so many don't notice them. They were intentionally placed to look down on Stonehenge and the original Stonehenge avenue - the processional route by which one was intended to approach the monument - passes through the ridge
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Today I stopped at Stonehenge. The best place to view it is from above, on top of one of the six grand barrows of King Barrow Ridge - funerary monuments built for great men of the Beaker folk who invaded Britain c. 4400 years ago. The ridge has six large…
The barrows are not made from the local chalk, but from stacks of turf. These pieces of chalk were found nearby inscribed with what are presumably the sacred shapes of the late Neolithic eg. the rhombus
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