08-08-2009, 02:47 PM
Quote:SigniferOne:2z5iixb3 Wrote:That's an interesting perspective. Would you mind saying a little bit more about how the Danish bog finds show the high premium of Roman weapons, and if there's any literature about it.The theory about the weapons being valued is that the weapons which were ofeered to the gods and thrown in the water, were actually the valued pieced - one does not throw bad stuff to the gods.
Jørgensen, Lars, Birger Storgaard and Lone Gebauer Thomsen (eds.) (2007): The Spoils of Victory, the North in the Shadow of the Roman Empire, (Nationalmuseet).
That would be the "commander" sacrifices.
There are a number of sacrifices consisting only of gear from high ranking persons
as opposed to the army sacrifices.
These chaps would normally have a roman sword but everything else including other
weapons would be germanic.
Even the sword fittings and scabbards would be reworked to suit germanic taste.
Soren Larsen aka Nithijo/Wagnijo