IRON AGE CELTIC VOTIVE SHIELD
After a successful and bloody battle of which there were many in those far off days, the warrior wanted to thank his God for getting him through it unscathed and so he went to his local temple to give thanks. He would be extremely unlikely to part with his actual sword or shield but it does make complete sense to have a miniature replica made and offer it as a token of thanks which they did. Many of these shields, swords etc are found with a hole in them. It is known from archaeological records that they often nailed their votive offering to a door or a wall.
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Location: CAISTOR LINCOLNSHIRE
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Keywords: archaeology, armour, battles, history, offerings, shield, uk, votive, votives, votivgaben, votivoffer, wars
