@preshitorian just seen this :) Great boar Twrch Trwyth/Torc Tríath occurs in Welsh/Irish material, thought to go back to common deity >
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen
@preshitorian >, a pre-Christian 'divine boar', w/ some v early refs---in W & I material, is a 'king' & 'he'...1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes -
Replying to @caitlinrgreen
@caitlinrgreen So later evidence quite different to earlier, pre-Roman Iron Age associations. As with so much under umbrella term 'Celtic'.2 replies 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @preshitorian
@preshitorian > independently from a pre-6thC tale/concept of a monstrous divine boar *Trētos...2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @caitlinrgreen
@caitlinrgreen At odds with pre-Roman fem associations. We're q. wary of using later sources in IA studies now - potent. v. diff. culture :)1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @preshitorian
@preshitorian oh, indeed, not disagreeing that can't read backwards to IA from med texts, just saying in this instance reason to think tale>1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @caitlinrgreen
@preshitorian > could be v early, but otoh 5thC still long way after IA. Another Q, s'pose,=can we read across from Germania 45 to IA Brit?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @caitlinrgreen
@caitlinrgreen No! But fact boar has feminine assoc. in contemp. Germany, and has fem assocs in IA Britain, suggests to me not masculine :)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@preshitorian Interesting: is fem assoc in Brit=grave-goods? Just food or whole animals/heads etc?3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @caitlinrgreen
@caitlinrgreen It's head-half of a pig, hind-quarters missing so assumed burial feast. Elder men and women. Folk of some 'status'.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@preshitorian fascinating, thank you :)
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