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Bogs were also places to sacrifice precious objects. The Dejbjerg carriages from a bog in Denmark are a pair of magnificent wagons made out of iron and wood with elaborate bronze decorations. Detailed human faces and intricate geometric patterns cover the central part. They most likely belonged to a local leader or rich merchant, yet they were dismantled and broken into more than 1000 pieces before being placed in the bog. It would have been a major abandonment of wealth and prestige by their owner—hopefully he or she was rewarded by the gods.
Toronto rock band Rush embraced Middle-earth magic in 1975 with “Rivendell,” a mellow acoustic track that imagines the home of Lord Elrond as “a place you can escape the world / Where the dark Lord cannot go / Peace of mind and sanctuary by loud water’s flow.” It’s an apt description written by a bona fide fan: Rush frontman Geddy Lee even appeared in the 2005 documentary Ringers: Lord of the Fans to talk about Tolkien’s indelible impact on his songwriting.
How one colour changed things:
Erez Ben-Yosef, a professor at Tel Aviv University’s archaeology department, said that some experts have claimed that King Solomon couldn’t have had textiles dyed with that rare colour — a writer hundreds of years later must have added the detail for flavour.
But a group of researchers, including Ben-Yosef, have found the oldest evidence yet of the use of purple dye in the Southern Levant — a region encompassing Palestine, Israel and Jordan — dating back 3,000 years. The study, published in PLOS One in January, not only confirms that it was used in King Solomon’s time, but also suggests that the nomadic tribes of the region were much more advanced than believed.
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