 A photo of the Gundestrup cauldron. The Gundestrup cauldron is a richly decorated silver vessel, thought to date from the La Tène Period in the 2nd or 1st century BC. It was found in a peat bog near Gundestrup in Himmerland, Denmark in 1891. It is now kept in the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1004x800, 1034 KB) Gundestrupkarret (the Gundestrup Cauldron). ...
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The La Tène culture was an Iron Age culture named after the archaeological site of La Tène on the north side of Lake Neuchatel in Switzerland, where a rich trove of artifacts was discovered by Hansli Kopp in 1857. ...
(2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) The 2nd century BC started on January 1, 200 BC and ended on December 31, 101 BC. // Coin of Antiochus IV. Reverse shows Apollo seated on an omphalos. ...
(2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) The 1st century BC started on January 1, 100 BC and ended on December 31, 1 BC. An alternative name for this century is the last century BC. The AD/BC notation does not use a year zero. ...
Virgin boreal acid bogs at Browns Lake Bog, Ohio A bog is a wetland type that accumulates peat, a deposit of dead plant material. ...
Himmerland is a flat province in north-eastern Jutland, Denmark. ...
Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
The National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen is Denmark’s central museum of cultural history, comprising the histories of Danish and foreign cultures, alike. ...
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The decorations on the walls of the cauldron depict Celtic deities and rituals. Because of these, and because of the size of the vessel (diameter 69 cm, height 42 cm), it is thought to have been used for sacrificial purposes of the druidic religion. Celtic mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism, apparently the religion of the Iron Age Celts. ...
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A ritual is a set of actions, performed mainly for their symbolic value, which is prescribed by a religion or by the traditions of a community. ...
In the Celtic religion, the modern words Druidry or Druidism denote the practices of the ancient druids, the priestly class in ancient Celtic societies through much of Western Europe north of the Alps and in the British Isles. ...
The Gundestrup Cauldron originated in 1600 A.D. in a swamp in Himmerland, Denmark. When it was first made it was used by ancient egyptians, called the Olgans, for sacrificial purposes. When it was first found dried blood was caked along the edges of the cauldron, along with mud. This bronze artifact is now on display in the louvre, a museum in France. Along with sacrificial purposes, the Gundestrup cauldron was used for guiding restless souls into the afterlife. With this discovery led to new heights in the apprehension of the culture of the Olga Egyptians. The designs on the Gundestrup cauldon are thought to be images of helpless lost souls that remained unguided by the cauldron. Some manic Archaeologists believe that after many sacrifices and guidances, the Gundestrup cauldron reached its quota of power, and was at its end. The Olgan's supposedly had cast it aside, to be found in recent years.
Decoration
Base Plate The round base plate is dominated by a bull. On its back is a leaping man wielding a spear, attacking it. Two dogs are also shown, one over the bull's head, and another under its hooves.
Exterior Plates Each of the seven exterior plates centrally depicts a bust, probably of a deity. Plates a, b, c and d show bearded male figures, while the remaining three are female. - On plate a, the bearded figure holds in each hand a much smaller man by the arm. Each of the two men reach upward towards a small boar. Under the feet of the men (on the shoulders of the god) are a dog on the left side and a winged horse on the right side.
- The god on plate b holds in each hand a sea-horse or dragon. The god has been associated with the Irish sea-god Manannan.
- On plate c, the god raises his empty fists. On his right shoulder is a man in a "boxing" position, and on his left shoulder a leaping figure with a small horseman underneath.
- Plate d shows a bearded god holding a stag by the hind quarters in each hand.
- The goddess on plate e is flanked by two smaller male busts.
- On plate f: the goddess holds a bird in her upraised right hand. Her left arm is horizontal, supporting a man and a dog lying on its back. She is flanked by two birds of prey on either side of her head. Her hair is being plaited by a small woman on the right.
- On plate g, the goddess has her arms crossed. On her right shoulder, a scene of a man fighting a lion is shown. On her left shoulder is a leaping figure similar to the one on plate c.
In Irish mythology, Manannan mac Lir was a sea and weather god. ...
Plate A: Horned God Plate A centrally shows a horned male figure in a seated position, usually identified with Cernunnos. In its right hand, the figure is holding a torque, and with its left hand, it grips a horned serpent by the head. To the left is a stag with antlers very similar to the god's. Other animals surround the scene, canine, feline, bovine, and a human figure riding a fish or a dolphin. The scene has been compared to the Pashupati "lord of animals" of the Indus Valley Civilization. It has also been associated with depictions of the Buddha, and of the Western Buddha-god Virupaksha.[1] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 461 pixelsFull resolution (1216 × 700 pixel, file size: 1. ...
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Depiction of Cernunnos from the Pilier des nautes, Paris Cernunnos in Celtic polytheism is the deified spirit of horned male animals, especially of stags, a nature god associated with produce and fertility. ...
A torc, also spelled torq or torque (from Latin torqueo, to twist, because of the twisted shape of the collar) is a rigid circular necklace that is open-ended at the front. ...
Pashupati(Sanskrit: lord of animals) is a god associated with animals and nature. ...
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Virupaksha Raya was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty. ...
Plate B: Goddess with Wheels Plate B shows the bust of a goddess, flanked by two six-spoked wheels and by mythical animals: two elephant-like creatures and two griffins. Under the bust is a large hound.
Plate C: Broken Wheel
Plate C: the broken wheel Plate C shows the bust of a bearded god holding on to a broken wheel. A smaller leaping figure with a horned helmet is also holding the rim of the wheel. Under the leaping figure is a horned serpent. The group is surrounded by elephants and griffins similar to those on plate B. The god has been associated with the Irish Dagda. The wheel's spokes are rendered asymmetrical, but judging from the lower half, the wheel may have had twelve spokes, consistent with chariot burials excavated in East Yorkshire. Plate C of the Gundestrup cauldron taken from http://www. ...
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Representation of a horned helmet from a Danish toy. ...
Statue of a griffin at St. ...
The Dagda is an important god of Irish mythology. ...
A spoke is one of some number of rods radiating from the center of a wheel (the hub where the axle connects), connecting the hub with the round traction surface. ...
Chariot burials are tombs in which the deceased was buried together with his chariot, usually including his horses and other possessions. ...
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Plate D: Bull Sacrifice Plate D shows a scene of bull-slaying. Three bulls are depicted in a row, facing right. Each bull is attacked by a man with a sword. Under the hooves of each bull is a dog running to the right, and over the back of each bull is a cat, also running to the right.
Plate E: Warrior Initiation
Plate E: initiation ritual Plate E apparently displays a sort of initiation ritual. In the lower half, a line of warriors bearing spears and shields, accompanied by carnyx players march to the left. On the left side, a large figure is immersing a man in a cauldron. In the upper half, heading away from the cauldron, and probably having completed the initiation ritual are warriors on horseback. Interestingly, later Celtic myth, such as that of Bran the Blessed, features resurrection themes based on immersion of dead warriors in cauldrons. Plate E of the Gundestrup cauldron (see also Media:Gundestrup A.png) taken from taken from http://en. ...
Plate E of the Gundestrup cauldron (see also Media:Gundestrup A.png) taken from taken from http://en. ...
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Drawing of a Thracian peltast of 400 BC A warrior is a person habitually engaged in warfare. ...
three carnyx players are depicted on plate E of the Gundestrup cauldron. ...
Bran the Blessed, also known as Bran Vendigaid, Bendigeidfran or Branovices, is a giant and king of Britain in Welsh mythology. ...
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Interpretation The Gundestrup cauldron is the largest known example of European Iron Age silver work. The style and workmanship suggest Thracian origin, while the imagery seems Celtic (torques, horned God, carnyx). This has opened room for conflicting theories of Thracian vs. Gaulish origin of the cauldron. Bergquist and Taylor propose manufacture by a Thracian craftsman, possibly commissioned by the Celtic Scordisci and fallen into the hands of Cimbri who invaded the Middle lower Danube in 120 BC. Olmsted interprets the iconography as a prototype of the Irish myth of the Táin Bó Cuailnge, associating the horned figure with Cú Chulainn rather than with Cernunnos.a large and growing number of scholars identify it as that of the goddess lakshmi Iron Age Axe found on Gotland This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age, for the mythological Iron Age see Iron Age (mythology). ...
Thracian peltast, fifth to fourth century BC. Thracian Roman era heros (Sabazius) stele. ...
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A torc, also spelled torq or torque (from Latin torqueo, to twist, because of the twisted shape of the collar) is a rigid circular necklace that is open-ended at the front. ...
The Pashupati-like figure on the Gundestrup cauldron The Horned God is a modern syncretic term, invented to link together numerous male nature gods out of such widely-dispersed and historically unconnected mythologies as the Celtic Cernunnos, the Welsh Caerwiden, the English Herne the Hunter, the Hindu Pashupati, the Greek...
three carnyx players are depicted on plate E of the Gundestrup cauldron. ...
Gaul (Latin: ) was the name given,in ancient times, to the region of Western Europe comprising present-day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine river. ...
Scordisci were, in ancient geography, a war-like tribe inhabiting the southern part of lower Pannonia, comprising parts of the present-day countries Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, between the Savus (Sava), Dravus (Drava) and Danube rivers. ...
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The Táin Bó Cúailnge, or Cattle Raid of Cooley, is the central tale in the Ulster Cycle, one of the four great cycles that make up the surviving corpus of Irish mythology. ...
Young Cúchulainn, 1912 illustration by Stephen Reid. ...
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References - Bergquist, A. K., and T. F. Taylor, The origin of the Gundestrup Cauldron, Antiquity, vol. 61, 1987, pp. 10-24.
- Olmsted, G.S., The Gundestrup version of Táin Bó Cuailnge, Antiquity, vol. 50, pp. 95-103.
- Klindt-Jensen, O., The Gundestrup Bowl — a reassessment, Antiquity, vol. 33, pp. 161-9.
Antiquity is one of the worlds leading learned journals dedicated to the subject of archaeology. ...
Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ...
The Táin Bó Cúailnge, or Cattle Raid of Cooley, is the central tale in the Ulster Cycle, one of the four great cycles that make up the surviving corpus of Irish mythology. ...
See also Muiredacha Cross. ...
Celtic polytheism refers to the religious beliefs and practices of ancient Celts until the Christianization of Celtic-speaking lands. ...
Two druids, from an 1845 publication, based on a bas-relief found at Autun, France. ...
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