Some of the thousands of studs from the dagger. Each stud is thinner than a human hair. They were set into the wood at a density of over 1,000 per square centimeter to create a zig-zag pattern. [Wiltshire Museum, Devizes]
Some of the thousands of studs from the dagger. Each stud is thinner than a human hair. They were set into the wood at a density of over 1,000 per square centimeter to create a zig-zag pattern. [Wiltshire Museum, Devizes]
The body “facing west” captured my attention. Recall reading the phrase, “he’s gone west”, signifying death many times in English literature from my teen years on. Avalon of the Arthurian legends was also to the west. So it appears to have ancient origins.
