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ethan_smith 19 hours ago

Roman accounts using interpretatio romana (equating Germanic deities with Roman gods) aren't the same as direct written evidence naming "Odin" specifically. The bracteate's significance is that it contains the actual name in runic form, not a Roman interpretation or equivalent.

thaumasiotes 18 hours ago | parent [-]

Sure, but claiming that it pushes back the date of Odin's worship back 150 years is wrong. It hasn't made any change to our beliefs about when Odin was worshiped, or where, or by whom.

tokai 17 hours ago | parent [-]

>It hasn't made any change to our beliefs about when Odin was worshiped, or where, or by whom.

Why state this so strongly over something that was misconstrued?

thaumasiotes 16 hours ago | parent [-]

Huh?