And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Celtic Silver Mounted Lapis Lazuli Studded Bronze Sword. 6th Century BC
What's with the metal sticking out in the middle of where your hand goes?
ReplyDeleteUncomfortable much?
It probably had wooden inserts in the grip, likely wound with leather or wire, so that metal would’ve been flush.
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