An intriguing 7thC Anglo-Saxon pendant made out of earlier (5-6thC) gold+garnet cloisonné cicada, found Horncastle >pic.twitter.com/WeZX98HCTf
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Dr.@caitlinrgreen, did eagles and fish have symbolic values in german tribal cultures (Anglo-Saxon/Gepid/Gothic/Frankish cultures)?
@Ahmed_Alhasania Eagles definitely did, and in Hunnic too :) Fish less clear, I think... Not necessarily Christian either.
are these ornaments from pagan cultures or not, @caitlinrgreen ?
@Ahmed_Alhasania The Gothic ones are from at least nominally Christian societies, as are the 6thC Frankish ones :)
did Huns use fish as a Symbol or in ornaments @caitlinrgreen?
@caitlinrgreen Thanks for posting these--I'm working on river and fish stories from the period, and hadn't seen these before!
@EFArnold they're quite lovely, aren't they! :)
@caitlinrgreen They are extremely beautiful.
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