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katana · 9th December 2007, 01:16 PM

Hi,
It seems that there is a relationship between the Celts and India ...although the sword shown by Sikh Soldier seems quite recent and some sort of reproduction... its roots may be historical.

http://northernway.org/school/onwarticles.html

And this from another source....

"....The Celts seem to have originated from an area around the Caspian Sea,(See also a theory displayed by # 730 below). Their eruption into the west came at much the same time as a similar migration into India and Persia. It is thought that the Celts and the Hindus shared a common ancestry in a race known as the Battle-Axe People, whose mark was a perforated stone battle-axe and whose home was in southern Russia; the language spoken by the Celts came from the same source as Sanskrit, the classical language of the Hindus. Thus the Celtic language is called Indo-European and it is not too far-fetched to see correspondences between the Indian deities and those of the Celts; and likenesses between the brahmins, the priest-astrologers of India, and the druids, the priest-astronomers of Europe - in fact, much has been written about the links between the two races. It is noticeable, for instance, that Celtic gods are depicted seated in a similar meditation posture to the Hindu deities, and that giant figures are carved on the hillsides of India as well as of Europe. ...."

http://www.isle-of-skye.org.uk/celti...a/celt_c3b.htm

So a possibillity that an early Indian sword should be mounted in a Celtic styled hilt is not so crazy ...afterall

Regards David

9th December 2007, 01:16 PM	#11
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,653	Hi, It seems that there is a relationship between the Celts and India ...although the sword shown by Sikh Soldier seems quite recent and some sort of reproduction... its roots may be historical. http://northernway.org/school/onwarticles.html And this from another source.... "....The Celts seem to have originated from an area around the Caspian Sea,(See also a theory displayed by # 730 below). Their eruption into the west came at much the same time as a similar migration into India and Persia. It is thought that the Celts and the Hindus shared a common ancestry in a race known as the Battle-Axe People, whose mark was a perforated stone battle-axe and whose home was in southern Russia; the language spoken by the Celts came from the same source as Sanskrit, the classical language of the Hindus. Thus the Celtic language is called Indo-European and it is not too far-fetched to see correspondences between the Indian deities and those of the Celts; and likenesses between the brahmins, the priest-astrologers of India, and the druids, the priest-astronomers of Europe - in fact, much has been written about the links between the two races. It is noticeable, for instance, that Celtic gods are depicted seated in a similar meditation posture to the Hindu deities, and that giant figures are carved on the hillsides of India as well as of Europe. ...." http://www.isle-of-skye.org.uk/celti...a/celt_c3b.htm So a possibillity that an early Indian sword should be mounted in a Celtic styled hilt is not so crazy ...afterall Regards David Last edited by katana; 9th December 2007 at 02:43 PM.