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Don't know the source.

That's different, it almost looks like it's designed to be used as a weapon with the splin brass weighted ends?

That IS interesting. And, to my mind, vaguely rohirric.

Fascinating... yeah, my first guess was c. 1st c. Germanic, though there's lots of what looks like Roman influence in the buckle frame of "B" - likewise the metallic ends of "C" remind me of the apron of a Roman soldier's belt.

I think in a M.E. context I'd be inclined to make them Dunlendish - they've got that "Euro Barbarian" look to 'em.
Though I could definitely see an argument for Rohirric or even early early Gondorian.

Now I'm curious where these are from!

Elleth wrote:Fascinating... yeah, my first guess was c. 1st c. Germanic, though there's lots of what looks like Roman influence in the buckle frame of "B" - likewise the metallic ends of "C" remind me of the apron of a Roman soldier's belt.

I think in a M.E. context I'd be inclined to make them Dunlendish - they've got that "Euro Barbarian" look to 'em.
Though I could definitely see an argument for Rohirric or even early early Gondorian.

Now I'm curious where these are from!

Ok, looked at it hard again, guessing it's German, and the top line is something like "Germanic belts from the beginning of the Roman Imperial era".

Derp. What am I thinking?
There you go, actually *reading* things.

Elleth wrote:Derp. What am I thinking?
There you go, actually *reading* things.

Yeah, I didn't either when I posted it. I simple confirmed, "Yup, not English, I must not understand it!"

caedmon wrote:Ok, looked at it hard again, guessing it's German, and the top line is something like "Germanic belts from the beginning of the Roman Imperial era".

Yup. I forgot how much I like translating German, it's been too long...literally: "German-ish girdles from the Beginning of the Roman-ish Caesar-time"

Interesting designs, indeed. Decorated forked tongues as easy way to 'dress up' one's leather goods.