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katana · 17th May 2011, 05:38 PM

It seems these axes may be explained by 'cultural movement'.

The Roma (Romani) were Hindu's that originated from North India and due to historic reasons migrated and diffused into Eastern Europe and beyond. A lot of Roma resided in Hungary ...and therefore had cultural roots in India. Perhaps the axe design is indeed Indian ...but with 'local' decoration .....

Regards David

17th May 2011, 05:38 PM	#44
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,653	It seems these axes may be explained by 'cultural movement'. The Roma (Romani) were Hindu's that originated from North India and due to historic reasons migrated and diffused into Eastern Europe and beyond. A lot of Roma resided in Hungary ...and therefore had cultural roots in India. Perhaps the axe design is indeed Indian ...but with 'local' decoration ..... Regards David Last edited by katana; 17th May 2011 at 05:55 PM.