The king and his cult

The axe-hammer from Sutton Hoo and its implications for the concept of sacral leadership in early medieval Europe

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ID7656309
AutoresAndres S Dobat (0000-0002-4452-6907, Aarhus University, autor correspondente)
Ano2006
Volume80
Fascículo310
Páginas880-893
Data de publicação2006-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAntiquity (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0003598x00094485
OpenAlexW1584959035
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas11

The iron-axe hammer from the Mound 1 ship-burial at Sutton Hoo is reinterpreted as an instrument for sacrificing animals by pole-axing. As such it is a symbol of the leader-as-priest who was a feature of both Germanic and Roman pre-Christian society. (The editor is most impressed with this interesting suggestion

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Cult · Feature (linguistics) · Hammer · Symbol (formal) · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Classics · Engineering · Historical and Archaeological Studies · History · Philosophy