[gothic-l] Re: Gundestrup (Jutland) in Bavaria

[faltin2001]

--- In gothic-l at y..., "Bertil Haggman" <mvk575b at t...> wrote:
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> ----- Ursprungligt meddelande ----- 
> Från: Bertil Haggman <mvk575b at t...>
> Till: <gothic-l at y...>
> Skickat: den 19 augusti 2002 12:24
> Ämne: Gundestrup (Jutland) in Bavaria
> 
> 
> The Gundestrup Cauldron is generally believed to be a link
> between South Scandinavia and the Goths in present
> day Romania and Bulgaria. 



That is most certainly wrong. The Gundestrup Cauldron is a Tracian-
Celtic work dating to the 4th/3rd century BC. The kettle has nothing 
whatsoever to do with the Goths. In addition, at this early time we 
have no record of any Goths in existence, let alone in the area of 
modern Romania and Bulgaria. The kettle might have been part of a 
general trade flow of more sophisticated metall work from the Tracian 
and Celtic regions to the Germanic areas in the north, which can be 
observed in many places. 




It was found over 100 years ago
> on Jutland. For more on the Gothic-Scandinavian links
> see Erik Nylén, "Der Norden und die Verbindungen mit dem
> thrakisch-dakischem Raum", Studia Gotica, Kungl. Vitterhets
> Historie och Antikvitets Akademien, Stockholm,
> 1972.
> 
> For Scandinavians a report in Danish underneath on a recent
> copy in gold found in Bavaria of the cauldron.



This 10-kg gold cauldron was found in the Chiemsee-lake in Bavaria. 
It is not a copy of the Gundestrup kettle, but a fantasy fake 
imitating a Celtic/Germanic style. The piece was possibly made by the 
Nazis. 

Dirk


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