Heathen with new Christian amulets, solar disc, cross
Archaeological Museum of Frankfurt, GermanyHeathen with new Christian amulets
Bezeichnend fur den fruhmittelalterlichen Volksglauben ist die unbekummerte Kombination von althergebrachten ,,heidnischen'' mit neuen christlichen Amuletten und Zeichen. In merowingerzeitlichen Grabern des ausgehenden 6. und des 7. Jhs. ist dies haufig anzutreffen, wie beispielhaft die Frauengraber 31 und 88 von Frankfurt-Niedererlenbach zeigen.
The carefree combination of traditional "heathen" with new Christian amulets and signs is characteristic of the early medieval folk belief. In Merovingian graves from the late 6th and 7th centuries. this is often to be found, as exemplified by the women's graves 31 and 88 from Frankfurt-Niedererlenbach.
Supplementary images:
Heathen with new Christian amulets
Taken on Sunday 12th of November 2017
Device: Motorola
Model: XT1585
Tags:
amulets
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circles
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cross inside a circle
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four-pointed cross
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heathen
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man forming cross
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sun rays
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twists
Genre:
6th and 7th Century AD
Source: Frankfurt, Germany
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