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heinzbumbeans t1_itjz5m8 wrote

Reply to comment by AramaicDesigns in Halloween in Scotland: 13 ancient customs and concepts of Celtic Halloween by MeatballDom

Actually, it appears the Romans were influenced by celts.

>By 43 A.D., the Roman Empire had conquered the majority of Celtic territory. In the course of the 400 years that they ruled the Celtic lands, two festivals of Roman origin were combined with the traditional Celtic celebration of Samhain

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MeatballDom t1_itjwqd6 wrote

Reply to comment by withak30 in Thor’s hammer amulet discovered in Sweden - Arkeonews by GullyShotta

Not my area so I'm going based on a quick search and am happy to be corrected by someone more knowledgeable in the field, but looking at this article it says >"Peter Pentz forklarer, at der kendes omtrent 1000 af de små torshammere fra vikingetiden

rough and quick translation:

>Peter Pentz explains that there are around 1000 known examples of the small (amulet) Thor's hammers from the Viking Ages.

And while I imagine he was pulling a number from estimation rather than something precise, that does seem fairly small for a time period with such association with this, and if that number is correct it is a pretty awesome find to build the collection

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Floedekage t1_itjtpk3 wrote

Reply to Thor’s hammer amulet discovered in Sweden - Arkeonews by GullyShotta

Controversial, but it very much resemble all the cheap ones you can buy at any odd stall or fast-fashion jewelry chain.

Edit: alright, I might have formulated what I wanted to say in a terrible way. u/BoredCop I think understood exactly what I meant. I was surprised that the shape was so spot on to what the "cliché/cheap" looks like. I didn't know there had already been discovered other in the same style. 👍

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