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Animal sacrifice under the home? The custom of burying an animal under the foundations of a house is not only very widespread; found in Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia, Finland and beyond, but is also very old, dating back to the Indo-Europeans of the Bronze Age Europe. It even spread as far away as America and India! In this video I trace the customs origins and dispersal and explain the magical function of the animal and human sacrifices underneath the home.
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Sources:
Eliade, Mircea - Zalmoxis - The Vanishing God-The University of Chicago Press (1972)
Hukantaival, Sonja. (2009). Horse Skulls and "Alder-Horse": The Horse as a Depositional "Sacrifice" in Buildings. Archaeologia Baltica. 11. 350-356.
Kuzmina, The Origins of Indo-Iranians, 2007
Manning, M. Chris. “The Material Culture of Ritual Concealments in the United States.” Historical Archaeology, vol. 48, no. 3, 2014, pp. 52–83.
O’Reilly, Barry. “Hearth and Home: The Vernacular House in Ireland from c. 1800.” Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Section C: Archaeology, Celtic Studies, History, Linguistics, Literature, vol. 111C, 2011, pp. 193–215.
Ó Súilleabháin, Seán. “Foundation Sacrifices.” The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, vol. 75, no. 1, 1945, pp. 45–52.
Søvsø, M., et al. 'Om hugorme, dyrekranier og tordensten– bygningsofre og andre skikke med rødder i folketroen'
00:00 Introduction
02:19 Iron Age
03:40 Britain and America
06:37 Saint Oran of Iona
07:56 Manole of Romania
09:22 Indo-Iranians
12:31 Ireland
15:02 Scandinavia
20:34 Finland and Alder horse
22:25 Conclusion
Animal sacrifice under the home? The custom of burying an animal under the foundations of a house is not only very widespread; found in Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia, Finland and beyond, but is also very old, dating back to the Indo-Europeans of the Bronze Age Europe. It even spread as far away as America and India! In this video I trace the customs origins and dispersal and explain the magical function of the animal and human sacrifices underneath the home.
Grab Atlas VPN for just $1.83/mo+ 3 months extra before the BIG DEAL expires: get.atlasvpn.com/Jive
This channel depends on your support:
Patreon: patreon.com/survivethejive
All Links: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJive
Sources:
Eliade, Mircea - Zalmoxis - The Vanishing God-The University of Chicago Press (1972)
Hukantaival, Sonja. (2009). Horse Skulls and "Alder-Horse": The Horse as a Depositional "Sacrifice" in Buildings. Archaeologia Baltica. 11. 350-356.
Kuzmina, The Origins of Indo-Iranians, 2007
Manning, M. Chris. “The Material Culture of Ritual Concealments in the United States.” Historical Archaeology, vol. 48, no. 3, 2014, pp. 52–83.
O’Reilly, Barry. “Hearth and Home: The Vernacular House in Ireland from c. 1800.” Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Section C: Archaeology, Celtic Studies, History, Linguistics, Literature, vol. 111C, 2011, pp. 193–215.
Ó Súilleabháin, Seán. “Foundation Sacrifices.” The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, vol. 75, no. 1, 1945, pp. 45–52.
Søvsø, M., et al. 'Om hugorme, dyrekranier og tordensten– bygningsofre og andre skikke med rødder i folketroen'
00:00 Introduction
02:19 Iron Age
03:40 Britain and America
06:37 Saint Oran of Iona
07:56 Manole of Romania
09:22 Indo-Iranians
12:31 Ireland
15:02 Scandinavia
20:34 Finland and Alder horse
22:25 Conclusion
