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2nd December 2016, 07:55 PM
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This past year I purchased an Afghan belt assembly which included one of these hooks. I seem to recall a discussion in the Ethno Forum as to the primary use for this hook. There were several speculations, but nothing really conclusive.
It seems the purpose was to carry a sword, suspended from the top ring of the scabbard, while on horseback. I can't really think of any other use, other than a relationship to the sword. I have seen a couple of these hooks pop up on Ebay. But the sellers want too much for them. Rick |
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15th December 2016, 07:24 PM
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Thank you, Rick!
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3rd February 2017, 11:38 PM
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Hook for hanging the sword. The first half of the IX century
Archaeological finds in Gnezdovo ( settlement of the second half IX – XI centuries near modern Smolensk, with mixed Scandinavian and Slavic population)http://imgur.com/r/norse/NLGn6 |
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4th February 2017, 12:46 PM
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Most interesting, Evgeny.
... as so are some of the other artifacts found, by the way: . |
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30th May 2017, 04:11 PM
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another hook from Russia
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30th May 2017, 05:43 PM
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One i would like to have
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