The Sword Belts of the Middle Ages
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11613989 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Albert Hartshorne (University of California, Santa Barbara, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1891 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 320-340 |
| Publication date | 1891-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeological Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0066-5983 • E-ISSN: 2373-2288 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00665983.1891.10852484 |
| OpenAlex | W1976902145 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
In the remote ages of the world the belt or girdle consisted of a simple leather girth round the waist.In its specially pacific aspect, as a mere twisted linen band for confining or restraining loose flowing oriental raiments, it was in early days an indispensable part of the costume, so much so that, before undertaking any important or desperate enterprise, the adventurer was first careful to gird himself.Thus, in one of the wonderful predictions of Isaiah, through Maher-slialal-hash-baz, against Judah and Jerusalem,the prophet says, " gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken to pieces" ;' 2 that is,"though ye be never so ready, yet shall ye be subdued by the Assyrian."Or, as by way of giving freedom and power, as Ave have it in Job, " He loosetli the bond of kings, and a'irdeth their loins with a girdle." 3 Again, to take a notable instance in the fateful episode of the meeting of Ahaziah and Elijah the Tishbite, the great seer is described as " an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins ;" 4 and again, on that memorable occasion, when Peter's chains fell from him, he was told by the heavenly messenger, " gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals," " cast thy garment about thee," 5thus to completely habit himself before he went out and " wist not that it was true," before he passed the first and the second ward, and the iron gate, and found himself alone ; and, as a further and famous example, John, in the wilderness, had " a leathern girdle," 6 " a girdle of a skin about his loins
Ancient history · Archaeology · SWORD · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Engineering · Historical and Archaeological Studies · History
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1909 - 2004 (96) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |