“The Lost Hand of Tyr, the Wolf Fenrir and Others”. Images on the Silver Lining of the Saddlebow dated by the Turn of the 5 th—6 th Century from the Shosseinoye Burial Ground Cover Image
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Потерянная рука Тюра, волк Фенрир и другие: изображения на серебряной обкладке луки седла рубежа V / VI в. с могильника Шоссейное
“The Lost Hand of Tyr, the Wolf Fenrir and Others”. Images on the Silver Lining of the Saddlebow dated by the Turn of the 5 th—6 th Century from the Shosseinoye Burial Ground

Author(s): Konstantin N. Skvorzov
Subject(s): History, Archaeology, Ethnohistory, 6th to 12th Centuries
Published by: Издательский дом Stratum, Университет «Высшая антропологическая школа»
Keywords: Migration period; Aestier; animal style; Germanic mythology; Tyr; Thor; Fenrir wolf; Odin; Ragnarok;

Summary/Abstract: The article studies the silver plates of saddle pommel rims discovered at Shosseynoye, which is a Natangia necropolis, in chieftain grave No. 36 dating to the end of the 5th—6th centuries. The publication provides a number of analogies that allow us to determine their origin. Described analogies to the production technology used to make parts of this saddle and its decoration demonstrate links with traditions typical for the cultures of the Germanic circle (primarily, the Gepids and the Longobards) quite convincingly. Special attention is paid to the artistic plots decorating the plates, the technology of their application is considered. The paper also attempts to interpret narrative scenes that decorate the binding plates of the saddle made in Germanic animal style I.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 71-92
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Russian