Satanic dagger, Age & country of Origin?

Tim Simmons · 8th January 2007, 10:00 PM

I am not at all sure this is "satanic" if you look very closely you will see that the crosses are not upside down. look at the arches and read from there and you will see the crosses are in the correct position. The lady has a tambourine in her hand and I think the goat has a far more philosophical meaning, as in scape goat? very hard to be sure. I cannot see any symbolism that is not of an ordinary Christian sect/brotherhood nature. Nice castings.

Yannis · 8th January 2007, 10:25 PM

I agree with Wolviex totally. This is a normal cathedral with its crosses. It has nothing to do with satanic. What is it?

It looked familiar till…

Have you ever read/seen the “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”????

Esmeralda, was a beautiful gypsy woman and she had a goat, Djali, I think. So she plays with her tambourine to tease us

Victor Hugo wrote the story in 1831 and it was best seller soon after that. So why not a “fantasy” knife of mid 19th century?

Rick · 8th January 2007, 10:33 PM

Ding !
Could be we have a winner.

katana · 8th January 2007, 11:30 PM

Yannis, I too think you are 'bang on' with your suggestion. The sheath seems to have many similarities to architectural features of Notre Dame.
Is the knife / dagger in her waist band relavent to the story ?

8th January 2007, 10:00 PM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,925	I am not at all sure this is "satanic" if you look very closely you will see that the crosses are not upside down. look at the arches and read from there and you will see the crosses are in the correct position. The lady has a tambourine in her hand and I think the goat has a far more philosophical meaning, as in scape goat? very hard to be sure. I cannot see any symbolism that is not of an ordinary Christian sect/brotherhood nature. Nice castings.

8th January 2007, 10:25 PM	#2
Yannis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Athens Greece Posts: 479	I agree with Wolviex totally. This is a normal cathedral with its crosses. It has nothing to do with satanic. What is it? It looked familiar till… Have you ever read/seen the “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”???? Esmeralda, was a beautiful gypsy woman and she had a goat, Djali, I think. So she plays with her tambourine to tease us Victor Hugo wrote the story in 1831 and it was best seller soon after that. So why not a “fantasy” knife of mid 19th century?

8th January 2007, 10:33 PM	#3
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,376	Ding ! Could be we have a winner.

8th January 2007, 11:30 PM	#4
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Yannis, I too think you are 'bang on' with your suggestion. The sheath seems to have many similarities to architectural features of Notre Dame. Is the knife / dagger in her waist band relavent to the story ?