Finglesham - Kent
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N 51° 14.097 E 001° 20.812
31U E 384590 N 5677251
The village sign of Finglesham, sited in The Street, Finglesham, Kent, depicting the Anglo-Saxon 'Finglesham Man' buckle as it's centre piece.
Waymark Code: WMEG7P
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/26/2012
Views: 2
Belt buckles go back at least to the iron
age and a gold "great buckle" was among the items interred at Sutton
Hoo.
Primarily decorative "shield on tongue" buckles were common Anglo-Saxon
grave goods
at this time, elaborately decorated on the "shield" portion and associated only
with men.
Quite
different from other Kentish buckles of its time, the "Finglesham Man" buckle,
found in a 7th-century grave at Finglesham,
Kent
in 1965,
is believed to be unique amongst Anglo-Saxon archaeology. Understood to have
Swedish origins, the buckle comprises the figure of pagan God Odin,
holding two spears and wearing only a belt and two-horned helmet. A short clip
showing the Finglesham Buckle can be viewed
here.
Sign Date: 01/01/2002
Occasion Commemorated: Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee
Location: The Street, Finglesham, Kent.
Plaque: no
Construction Material: Polyurethane
Artist: Not listed
Web Address: Not listed
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