A 9thC Anglo-Saxon eagle of St John the Evangelist (Brandon, Suffolk) for his feast day :) http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=84963&partId=1&images=true …pic.twitter.com/nofkXnzqHv
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A much earlier, 5thC eagle from a Hunnic saddle in tomb of a Gepid prince, Apahida, Romania http://www.mpov.uw.edu.pl/en/thesaurus/tribes-and-peoples/gepids …pic.twitter.com/yid0VRu44c
Two of the prob mid5thC eagle brooches from the Pietroasa Gothic treasure from Romania: https://plus.google.com/photos/117513149298556238652/albums/6063298198618949505 …pic.twitter.com/Tsk3NWz4mY
Detail of the eagle brooches & suggestion of how they were worn: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietroasele_Treasure … & https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3jU9AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124#v=onepage&q&f=false …pic.twitter.com/rUd5erCkV0
@caitlinrgreen they are a lot more massive than on drawings in Mainz museum > drawing suggesting how could have looked as horse decorations
@morangles Interesting.... Early Gepid eagle decoration def from horse saddle...
@caitlinrgreen what does the eagle represent Dr. Caitlin? some connection with the Viking symbols??
@Umarkarim89 It's the traditional symbol of St John the Evangelist, so suspect in Late Saxon context refers to him: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Evangelist …
@caitlinrgreen Ahaan right right. And no connection with the Vikings eagle??
@caitlinrgreen That's lovely.
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