Английская Википедия:Finnestorp
Finnestorp is an archaeological site in Västergötland, Sweden, where many objects from the Migration Period have been found. The site was discovered in 1902 and excavated in 2000–2004 and 2008–2012. It has been interpreted as a cult site where war booty was sacrificed. The more than 700 finds include weapons, horse gear and horses, mainly from the period 350–550 AD.
History
The first discoveries at Finnestorp, a location in Västergötland, Sweden, were made in 1902 during a road construction through a wetland area. Minor excavations were made in 1904, 1980 and 1992.Шаблон:Sfn More extensive excavations took place in 2000–2004 and 2008–2012.Шаблон:Sfn
Description
Finnestorp has been interpreted as a cult site where war booty was sacrificed. It has similarities to the site Шаблон:Ill on ÖlandШаблон:Sfn and to Migration Period war-booty sites in Denmark and northern Germany. As of 2009, more than 700 artefacts had been found throughout an area in Finnestorp that stretches Шаблон:Cvt.Шаблон:Sfn The most common finds are weapons—especially swords and spears—horse equipment and horses.Шаблон:Sfn Most metal artefacts are individual pieces that have been cut or chopped and thrown in the water. A few finds consist of complete and intact bridles and sword belt sets that have been placed in pits.Шаблон:Sfn There are some skeletal remains from boars, sheep, goats and cattle.Шаблон:Sfn Skeletal remains from at least two humans have been found and dated to the site's early period.Шаблон:Sfn The central parts of the area have traces of wooden platforms which may have been used to access the wetland and fire pits which may have been for meals.Шаблон:Sfn The artefacts and carbon-14-dated fire pits are mainly from 350 to 550 AD,Шаблон:Sfn although the area was in use from around 100 to 600 AD.Шаблон:Sfn
A sixth-century gilded belt buckle found in 2002 received media attention in 2012 when the archaeologist Bengt Nordqvist interpreted it as a depiction of the god Odin.Шаблон:Sfnm According to Nordqvist, it corresponds to a scene from the Old Norse poem Völuspá, where Odin places his eye in Mímir's well. If the identification is accepted, it confirms that the myth existed in the Migration Period and impacts discussions about Old Norse religion.Шаблон:Sfnm
See also
- Horse sacrifice
- Migration Period art
- Wetland deposits in Scandinavia
- Wetlands and islands in Germanic paganism
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