bracelet castlethorpe hoard romano british bronze Offerschalen (Blótbolli) and a gaming board

and a gaming board

The knife is supplied complete with leather lace and leather sheath

He lived his life in delusion

the engravings of the helmet and the grave in which it was found give the impression that it was property of a Saxon king / chief

and to all we say amen

bracelet castlethorpe hoard romano british bronze Offerschalen (Blótbolli) and a gaming boardThis one bracelet is based on a find from the Castlethorpe Hoard in Buckinghamshire, a region where several treasure finds have been made that are in the tradition of Celtic and Gallo Roman culture. Such treasures were probably intended not so much for concealment, but as offerings to the gods or the powers of the land bracelets such as these (oath rings) were offered to reinforce the oath bound relationship with the gods. The stylized snake motif at