The most common idea associated with the Gundestup Cauldron consists of resurrection. (The re-uniting of the spirit and body of an individual, or the raising of a person from death.) As the piece of European Iron Age silver work, the Gundestup Cauldron has especially high quality workmanship and iconographic variety. So far, scholastic opinions are largely divided into two groups: those who argue for the Goulash origin (Celtic west) and those who argue for the Thracian origin (Lower Danube in southeastern
The Ballad of the White Horse Prefatory Questions: 1. Tradition brings a more complete view because it includes not only facts, but also ideals and spiritual values, which really determine the course of history. 2. The three popular legends are 1. The victory of Alfred is connected with the valley in Berkshire called the Vale of the White Horse 2.
Besides their highly decorated shields, daggers, spears, helmets and sword, they also produced superb mirrors, toilet articles, drinking vessels and personal jewelry of exquisite form and decoration. The Celts in Britain used a language derived from a branch of Celtic known as either Brythonic, which gave rise to Welsh, Cornish and Breton; or Goidelic, giving rise to Irish, Scots Gaelic and Manx. At the same time, they brought their religion to Britain, particularly that of the Druids, the guardians of traditions and learning. They believed in “Druids, “the Druids glorified the pursuits of war, feasting and horsemanship. They controlled the calendar and the planting of crops and presided over the religious festivals and rituals that honored local deities.
All medievals used a threefold or fourfold scheme to designate the multiple senses of Scripture. The fourfold scheme is the quadriga. Right? Well, it not only is not so easy; it may not be
There is a good reason why my first novel The Bleeding Hills is based on the controversial theme of the Irish Troubles. My Irish-American, red-haired, green-eyed wife is a staunch supporter of the Irish Republican movement and that includes an admiration for Gerry Adams, the president of Sinn Féin, the second largest political party in Northern Ireland. I am now officially an "Irish-By-Marriage," wearing a Claddagh ring on my right hand, and a wedding band with a Celtic Knot design on my left. The Claddagh ring is a traditional Irish ring given as a token of friendship, love and/or as a wedding ring. The design and customs associated with it originated in the Irish fishing village of Claddagh, located just outside the city of Galway.
Khufu’s pyramid faces north entirely followed by the other two. This pyramid is most famous of the three for many reasons. Standing at its original size of “482 feet high on a plan that’s 760 feet square” (Trachtenberg and Hyman 65) the structure has extremely detailed internal arrangements consisting of three different chambers. My research will mainly focus on the internal arrangements of the pyramid. Archeological evidence shows that the bottom chamber was abandoned, while the second was named the queens chamber.
More than 100 are known from western Europe, of which more than 80 have been found in Ireland. Incised or punched decoration, confined normally to the horns and the internal and external edges, usually consists of fields of simple geometric patterns, Zig Zags , lozenger , triangles , parallel lines. sun dics This decoration can be compared with that found on pottery such as Beaker pottery. Another name for the Bronze age people especially in Europe was 'the Beaker people' They were so named by archaeologists because of the brightly coloured, geometrically patterned earthenware drinking vessels often found in their graves. Unlike the crude, “pinch pots” of the
Siena is surrounded by a thick brick wall, therefore, there are several gates, through which the city can be reached. The most prominent is the above mentioned Porta Camollia the best defended of all Siena's gateways because of its position leading directly to Florence. Its comic, zebra-patterned dome on the top of the hill can be recognized from a great distance. One of the dome’s walls stands separately, about two hundred steps from the church, because of an incomplete construction, but in spite of this in a grotesque and compelling way. Altough, there is something that surpasses even this peculiarity.
Durham Cathedral Durham Cathedral Romanesque art is the art from Europe from around 1000 AD to the start of the Gothic style in the 13th Century. According to the Oxford English Dictionary Romanesque means “descended from Roman.” Romanesque architecture is characterized by semi-circular arches, massive size, thick walls, large arches and decorative arcading. The buildings of the Romanesque period have very clearly defined forms and they are often very symmetrical and appear very simple on the outside. During this period a vast amount of churches were built. Many of these churches remain in use today.
Columns and the Parthenon The Greek life was dominated by religion and so the religious temples of ancient Greece were some of the biggest and most beautiful examples of their art and architecture. They were also used to show civic power and pride. The architectural system was divided into three groups, or orders, each with a different detailing. The three Greek orders are: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian, with Corinthian being the most decorated. Doric columns were sturdy and the tops were plain.