Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Chinese sabre blade believed of late Ming dynasty with svastika markings

Interested Party · 11th December 2020, 03:49 PM

I remember for Celts it was a symbol of death and rebirth. Related to the sun and possibly fortunes wheel. A legacy of an Indo-European culture that produced both Celtic and Sanskrit. Sorry I can't site sources, but university was a good bit ago

11th December 2020, 03:49 PM	#29
Interested Party Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Eastern Sierra Posts: 488	I remember for Celts it was a symbol of death and rebirth. Related to the sun and possibly fortunes wheel. A legacy of an Indo-European culture that produced both Celtic and Sanskrit. Sorry I can't site sources, but university was a good bit ago