Fundsted for Gundestrupkedlen - Gundestrup, Denmark - In Search of the Celts on Waymarking.com

Fundsted for den berømte Gundestrupkedel dateret til jernalderen. Kedlen menes at være en fusion af kulturer, men der er tydelige keltiske guddomme afbilledet på den smukt forarbejdede kedel. På lokaliteten fører en plankebro ud til en mindesten.

Kedlen kan ses i udstillingen hos Nationalmuseet i København.

En af kedlens sølvplader viser en gevirbærende mandlig figur, der sidder i en central position, ofte identificeret som den keltiske guddom Cernunnos. Arkæologen Olmsted ser Cernunnos som en gallisk version af irske Cu Chulainn. I sin højre hånd holder Cernunnos en torc - en guldring der betyder høj status for jernalderfolket - og med sin venstre hånd griber han en hornet slange lidt under hovedet. Til venstre er en hjort med gevir, der ligner meget den menneskelige / guddommelige figur. Omkring scenen er andre hunde, katte og kvæg, hvoraf nogle, men ikke alle, vender mod mennesket, såvel som et menneske, der kører på en delfin. Mellem Guds gevir er et ukendt motiv, muligvis en plante eller et træ, men sandsynligvis bare standardbaggrundsdekorationen.

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English: Site of the famous Gundestrup boiler dated to the Iron Age. The boiler is believed to be a fusion of cultures, but there are clear Celtic deities depicted on the beautifully crafted boiler. At the site, a plank bridge leads out to a memorial stone.

The boiler can be seen in the exhibition at the National Museum in Copenhagen.

One of the kettle's silver plates shows an antler-bearing male figure sitting in a central position, often identified as the Celtic deity Cernunnos. Archaeologist Olmsted sees Cernunnos as a Gallic version of Irish Cu Chulainn. In his right hand, Cernunnos holds a torc. For the Iron Age Celts, the gold torc seems to have been a key object. It identifies the wearer as a person of high status.

And with his left hand he grabs a horned snake slightly under his head. To the left is a deer with antlers that is very similar to the human / divine figure. Around the scene are other dogs, cats and cattle, some but not all of which face the human, as well as a human riding a dolphin. Between God's antlers is an unknown motif, possibly a plant or a tree, but probably just the standard background decoration.

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Source Natmus.dk and Wikipaedia

Admission Fee (local currency): Free Opening days/times: Open 24 hours a day Web Site: [Web Link] Condition: Partially Reconstructed

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