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Dublinia
Dublina Viking & Medieval History Museum
* http://www.dublinia.ie/ * St Michaels Hill * Christchurch, Dublin 8, Co. Dublin, Ireland * 01 679 4611 *
Located within and connected to the infamous Christ Church Cathedral of Dublin (a.k.a. “The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity”) is now one of Dublin’s most spectacular and interactive museums/tourist attractions. Christ Church is […]
Xanten: Bronze Cauldron
“Bronze Cauldron”
Xanten, Germany
“AT THE STOVE
Bronze cauldrons with iron rims were most often used for cooking.
AM HERD
Bronzekessel mit eisernem Rand wurden vorwiegend zum Kochen verwendet. Sie gelangten seit dem i Jahrhundert v. Chr. aus dem keltischen Raum nach Germanien und waren dort aucht noch in romischer Zeit in Gebrauch, Dieser kessel wurde von einer einsturzenden Mauer […]
Xanten: Townscape - Ulpia Traiana
Ulpia Traiana Townscape
Xanten, Germany
“The Colonial Ulpia Traiana once contained numerous large buildings: temples, thermal baths, administrative and market buildings. Of most of these, only minor traces have remained preserved. After the end of the Roman rule, the ruins became dilapitated. For centuries the town of antiquity provided building material for churches, monasteries, and houses. The […]
Palmbosch’n’
Lichtenau, Germany
‘Palmbosch’n’
On Palm Sunday, April 5th, while walking through the village of Lichtenau and the city of Ansbach, we noticed spread across the threshholds to a cafe/restaurant (Lichtenau) and a dining hall of a Protestant parish courtyard (Ansbach) (both primarily Protestant communities) from afar looked like fresh cut flower greens (not the flower heads/petals) […]
Nibelungenmuseum and the legend (Worms, Germany)
Nibelunglied: The Saga of the Nibelungs (“Song of the Nibelungs”)
Is an epic poem done in Middle High German. The story tells of dragon-slayer Siegfried at the court of the Burgundians, how he was murdered, and of his wife Kriemhild’s revenge. The term for the people at this time were transferred from a legendary race of […]
The Key and Dragon (Worms, Germany)
The Sacred Key of Worms
Worms comes from “Lindwurn” or “Dragon slain by Siegfried under the linden tree.””Yet more I know of Seigfried that well your your ear may hold.
Beneath the lindeu tree he slew the dragon bold;
Then in its blood he bathed him, which turned to horn his skin,
So now no weapon harms him, as […]
The Roman Amphitheatre at Xanten (Germany)
The Amphitheatre
LVR-Archaeological Park Xanten / LVR-RömerMuseum
* Trajanstraße 4, 46509 Xanten, Germany * Phone: +49 (0) 28 01 / 712 – 0 * apx@lvr.de * http://www.apx.de/english/archaeologicalpark/rec_buildings/amphitheatre.htm
The Amphitheatre
During the Roman occupation, their engineers built a new type of building where they could entertain their citizens with spectacular performances: A theatre enclosed on both sides (Greek: amphi-theatre). The […]
The Harbour Temple at the Xanten Archaeological Park (Germany)
The Harbour Temple (Colonia Upia Traiana)
LVR-Archaeological Park Xanten / LVR-RömerMuseum
* Trajanstraße 4, 46509 Xanten, Germany * Phone: +49 (0) 28 01 / 712 – 0 * apx@lvr.de * http://www.apx.de/english/archaeologicalpark/rec_buildings/harbour+temple.htm
In the Archaeologie Park resides a partially reconstructed ruins of an ancient Roman temple of which is unknown which God/dess(es) were worshipped. It stands tall with columns […]
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Xanten Archaeological Park
LVR-Archaeological Park Xanten
* Trajanstraße 4, 46509 Xanten, Germany * Phone: +49 (0) 28 01 / 712 – 0 * apx@lvr.de * http://www.apx.de/
* Adults: EUR 5.00 * Children (over the age of six): EUR 2.50 * Disabled people: EUR 4.00 * Students, apprentices: EUR 4.00
The LVR-Archaeological Park Xanten resides on the site […]
Cooking Pot burial at Xanten, Germany
Buried in a Cooking Pot
The Germans had no special ceramic objects for their graves; they used cooking and dining dishes, as well as storage vessels .