Strange Sword with Khanda/Pattisa Blade- comments

Sikh_soldier · 8th December 2007, 10:08 PM

Thanks again guys your knowledge and wisdom is priceless......unlike the sword which has no value!

I watched it and was curious

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA:IT&ih=020

katana · 9th December 2007, 01:16 PM

Hi,
It seems that there is a relationship between the Celts and India ...although the sword shown by Sikh Soldier seems quite recent and some sort of reproduction... its roots may be historical.

http://northernway.org/school/onwarticles.html

And this from another source....

"....The Celts seem to have originated from an area around the Caspian Sea,(See also a theory displayed by # 730 below). Their eruption into the west came at much the same time as a similar migration into India and Persia. It is thought that the Celts and the Hindus shared a common ancestry in a race known as the Battle-Axe People, whose mark was a perforated stone battle-axe and whose home was in southern Russia; the language spoken by the Celts came from the same source as Sanskrit, the classical language of the Hindus. Thus the Celtic language is called Indo-European and it is not too far-fetched to see correspondences between the Indian deities and those of the Celts; and likenesses between the brahmins, the priest-astrologers of India, and the druids, the priest-astronomers of Europe - in fact, much has been written about the links between the two races. It is noticeable, for instance, that Celtic gods are depicted seated in a similar meditation posture to the Hindu deities, and that giant figures are carved on the hillsides of India as well as of Europe. ...."

http://www.isle-of-skye.org.uk/celti...a/celt_c3b.htm

So a possibillity that an early Indian sword should be mounted in a Celtic styled hilt is not so crazy ...afterall

Regards David

Jim McDougall · 9th December 2007, 11:07 PM

David, you always bring in incredible and compelling perspective!!! It seems that no matter what is being discussed, more and more compelling factors and elements are revealed, and more pieces of the 'big puzzle' fit. For us, the weapons are the vehicles that carry the clues.
Nicely done!!!

All very best regards,
Jim

8th December 2007, 10:08 PM	#1
Sikh_soldier Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 87	strange sword Thanks again guys your knowledge and wisdom is priceless......unlike the sword which has no value! I watched it and was curious http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA:IT&ih=020

9th December 2007, 01:16 PM	#2
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Hi, It seems that there is a relationship between the Celts and India ...although the sword shown by Sikh Soldier seems quite recent and some sort of reproduction... its roots may be historical. http://northernway.org/school/onwarticles.html And this from another source.... "....The Celts seem to have originated from an area around the Caspian Sea,(See also a theory displayed by # 730 below). Their eruption into the west came at much the same time as a similar migration into India and Persia. It is thought that the Celts and the Hindus shared a common ancestry in a race known as the Battle-Axe People, whose mark was a perforated stone battle-axe and whose home was in southern Russia; the language spoken by the Celts came from the same source as Sanskrit, the classical language of the Hindus. Thus the Celtic language is called Indo-European and it is not too far-fetched to see correspondences between the Indian deities and those of the Celts; and likenesses between the brahmins, the priest-astrologers of India, and the druids, the priest-astronomers of Europe - in fact, much has been written about the links between the two races. It is noticeable, for instance, that Celtic gods are depicted seated in a similar meditation posture to the Hindu deities, and that giant figures are carved on the hillsides of India as well as of Europe. ...." http://www.isle-of-skye.org.uk/celti...a/celt_c3b.htm So a possibillity that an early Indian sword should be mounted in a Celtic styled hilt is not so crazy ...afterall Regards David Last edited by katana; 9th December 2007 at 02:43 PM.

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9th December 2007, 11:07 PM	#3
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,848	David, you always bring in incredible and compelling perspective!!! It seems that no matter what is being discussed, more and more compelling factors and elements are revealed, and more pieces of the 'big puzzle' fit. For us, the weapons are the vehicles that carry the clues. Nicely done!!! All very best regards, Jim