Chapter 39

African celt-like,340;Danish,309,340;flat,404;gold,309,313;Irish,340;iron,341“Ferrum” used for sword in Cæsar’s time,276Fibula of silver,155;with interment,387,400Fiji, conch-shell trumpets from,359Files, bronze,7,181,184,185;iron,184Finds of bronze.SeeHoards of BronzeFinger-rings,198,391Fisher, Mr. Marshall, collection,53,78,79,91,121,248,254,272,282,286,322,328Fish-hooks,192Fitch, Mr. R., F.S.A., collection,52,114,120,282Flaminius Nepos,374“Flanches” on celts,60,107 to 111,131,480Flint, arrow-heads,42,167,223,226,236,238,318,391;Etruscan,39;celts,189,190;chipped,243,366;chisels,165;flakes,167,366;flakes used as saws,454;implements,189,224,225;implements, French,223;implements, Irish,271;knives,41,225,240;scraper,225;similarity between Irish and Portuguese forms,271;spear-heads,190,225;“strike-a-lights,”22,225Flower, Mr. J. W., F.G.S.,122,242,270Forbes, Mr. David, F.R.S.,148,165Forel, M., collection,210,441Franks, Mr. A. W., F.R.S., quoted,37,49,51,135,199,257,299,302,330,353,363,404,405, &c.Frederick, Sir Charles,257,260GGage, Mr., F.S.A.,343Garrucci, Padre,341Gärthe, Dr. Hugo, collection,448Gastaldi, Prof.,202Gauls, gold torques among the,374;Isumbrian, had iron swords,19;of North of France had iron mines,9Gaulish reaping machine,194;torques used for trophy,374;trumpets,363Genthe, Rector, quoted,21Geoffroy’s experiments,12Gesenius, suggestion of,5Gladstone, Rt. Hon. W. E., quoted,11,16Glass beads,134,135,366,394,485,487Gold, bracelets,180,209,283,285;buttons,394;clasps,139,391;Cornish celt, doubtful,135;diadems,42,393;ferrules,309,313;fillet,239;mines, Egyptian,8;necklaces,39;on dagger hilts,51,228,232;ornaments,51,304,391,393;Merovingian,117;pins for inlaying,51,228,232;plates,51,232,244;plates, crescent-shaped,394;probably the first metal used,418;rings,389,390,393;torques,90,180,209,374,375,376,379,390;trophy of Gaulish torques,374Gongora y Martinez, Don M.,238Goodwin, Mr.,347Gordon, Sir R.,218,289,340,362Gouges,173 to 177,319,320,336;French,176Gozzadini, Count, quoted,37Gray, Mr. W., collection,352,412Greece, early use of iron in,14Greek axe,161;fret on Chilian celts,145;language, testimony of,10;sword,298;vases, representations on,340Greenwell, Rev. Canon, F.R.S., collection,passim;quoted,37,41,151,224,227,387,389,400,407, &c.Grimm quoted by M. Müller,10Grose quoted,363Gross, Dr. Victor, collection,114,176,183,195,422,431,449Gudea, King of Assyria,9Gun-metal,415HHafting.SeeHandles and HiltsHalberds,261 to 270;Chinese,263;Irish,263,266,268;iron,263;Italian,480;mode of attachment to shaft,262;rare in Britain,270;Russian,263;Scandinavian,262;Scottish,269;Spanish,271Hallstatt,23,25,69,144,181,184,229,288,293,308,342,355,389,393,394,401,405,409,412Hammers,177 to 181;bronze,81,94,319,442,451;in Bologna hoard,180;casting for,361;clay mould for,450;formed of part of palstave,180;Hungarian,180;Lake-dwellings,181;looped,180;stone,165;stone with interment,51,232,353,405Handles to celts,146 to 164;to celts, club-like,149;to celts, elbowed,146;to celts, original,150;to iron celt,144,157;to Italian celt,155;to knife, of amber,228;to stone celts, of stags-horn,150;to vessels, variety of,414Hare, remains of, at Barton Mere,486Harford, Mr. E. J., F.S.A., quoted,34Harland, Mr. H. S.,118,226“Hasta Pura,”218Hatchets, iron,148Hearne, quoted,31Hector, gold-ringed spear-head of,313Helmets, bronze,355;Late Celtic,356Herodian quoted,355Herodotus quoted,17Hesiod quoted,16,17Hiero, Tyrant of Syracuse,355Hieroglyphic inscriptions on axes,147Hildebrand, Dr. Hans, quoted,21Hilts of daggers,229 to 236;of rapiers,252 to 256;of swords,286 to 300;proportional to blades,277;made of amber,228;made of ivory, inlaid with amber,299;made of ox-horn,252;inlaid, of dagger,352Hoards of Bronze—Abergele,144,308,404,405,471Achtertyre,136,315,382,425,468Allhallows, Hoo,214,230,467Alnwick,43,113,285,321,391,465Ambleside,285,465Amiens,52,157,176,201,206,249,371,398Arreton Down,49,243,244,257,258,260,464,473,480Barrington,78,118,466Battlefield,43,86,405,464Beachy Head,94,283,423,467Beacon Hill,43,174,321,466Beddington,110,174,320,340,423,447,468Bernay,77,78,79Bilton,113,129,282,314,320,465Blackmoor,464Bloody Pool,338,339,465Bo Island,180,292,466Bologna,104,143,172,173,176,180,183,184,185,210,217,288,341,448,480Brechin,290,465Broadward,168,285,319,320,336,338,397,465Broxton,91,169,331,464Burgesses’ Meadow, Oxford,81,169,179,467Burwell Fen,467Camenz,202,384,390,459Carlton Rode,78,94,113,119,121,122,133,167,171,173,175,178,424,467Chrishall,117,283,465Clare, Postlingford Hall,48,464Cleveland,447,468Corsbie Moss,290,464Cumberlow,94,110,134,424,467Danesbury,423,468Dowris,176,179,211,220,293,335,360,361,410,411,412,452,468Dreuil,109,110,129,144,176,208,283,370,393,403,404,405Duddingston Loch,289,315,335,409,424,465Dunbar,220,465Earsley Common,113,134,424,468Eaton,447,468Ebnall,167,174,187,466Edington Burtle,197,249,320,325,330,377,385,391,464Exning,174,394,466Flixborough,465Fresné la Mère,180,183,189,209,375Fulbourn,279,282,320,340,464Glancych,285,304,315,340,389,464Greensborough Farm, Shenstone,285,465Guilsfield,87,114,174,285,302,315,336,339,424,467Hagbourn Hill,144,322,368,466,470,471Harty, Isle of,110,111,174,177,181,186,211,214,308,403,441,442,453,457,468Haxey,89,129,465Haynes’ Hill,297,305,320,403,467Heathery Burn Cave,110,118,166,172,175,185,206,211,219,285,314,365,372,381,386,388,391,401,402,412,424,447,451,468Helsdon Hall,424,467High Roding,109,116,424,468

African celt-like,340;Danish,309,340;flat,404;gold,309,313;Irish,340;iron,341“Ferrum” used for sword in Cæsar’s time,276Fibula of silver,155;with interment,387,400Fiji, conch-shell trumpets from,359Files, bronze,7,181,184,185;iron,184Finds of bronze.SeeHoards of BronzeFinger-rings,198,391Fisher, Mr. Marshall, collection,53,78,79,91,121,248,254,272,282,286,322,328Fish-hooks,192Fitch, Mr. R., F.S.A., collection,52,114,120,282Flaminius Nepos,374“Flanches” on celts,60,107 to 111,131,480Flint, arrow-heads,42,167,223,226,236,238,318,391;Etruscan,39;celts,189,190;chipped,243,366;chisels,165;flakes,167,366;flakes used as saws,454;implements,189,224,225;implements, French,223;implements, Irish,271;knives,41,225,240;scraper,225;similarity between Irish and Portuguese forms,271;spear-heads,190,225;“strike-a-lights,”22,225Flower, Mr. J. W., F.G.S.,122,242,270Forbes, Mr. David, F.R.S.,148,165Forel, M., collection,210,441Franks, Mr. A. W., F.R.S., quoted,37,49,51,135,199,257,299,302,330,353,363,404,405, &c.Frederick, Sir Charles,257,260GGage, Mr., F.S.A.,343Garrucci, Padre,341Gärthe, Dr. Hugo, collection,448Gastaldi, Prof.,202Gauls, gold torques among the,374;Isumbrian, had iron swords,19;of North of France had iron mines,9Gaulish reaping machine,194;torques used for trophy,374;trumpets,363Genthe, Rector, quoted,21Geoffroy’s experiments,12Gesenius, suggestion of,5Gladstone, Rt. Hon. W. E., quoted,11,16Glass beads,134,135,366,394,485,487Gold, bracelets,180,209,283,285;buttons,394;clasps,139,391;Cornish celt, doubtful,135;diadems,42,393;ferrules,309,313;fillet,239;mines, Egyptian,8;necklaces,39;on dagger hilts,51,228,232;ornaments,51,304,391,393;Merovingian,117;pins for inlaying,51,228,232;plates,51,232,244;plates, crescent-shaped,394;probably the first metal used,418;rings,389,390,393;torques,90,180,209,374,375,376,379,390;trophy of Gaulish torques,374Gongora y Martinez, Don M.,238Goodwin, Mr.,347Gordon, Sir R.,218,289,340,362Gouges,173 to 177,319,320,336;French,176Gozzadini, Count, quoted,37Gray, Mr. W., collection,352,412Greece, early use of iron in,14Greek axe,161;fret on Chilian celts,145;language, testimony of,10;sword,298;vases, representations on,340Greenwell, Rev. Canon, F.R.S., collection,passim;quoted,37,41,151,224,227,387,389,400,407, &c.Grimm quoted by M. Müller,10Grose quoted,363Gross, Dr. Victor, collection,114,176,183,195,422,431,449Gudea, King of Assyria,9Gun-metal,415HHafting.SeeHandles and HiltsHalberds,261 to 270;Chinese,263;Irish,263,266,268;iron,263;Italian,480;mode of attachment to shaft,262;rare in Britain,270;Russian,263;Scandinavian,262;Scottish,269;Spanish,271Hallstatt,23,25,69,144,181,184,229,288,293,308,342,355,389,393,394,401,405,409,412Hammers,177 to 181;bronze,81,94,319,442,451;in Bologna hoard,180;casting for,361;clay mould for,450;formed of part of palstave,180;Hungarian,180;Lake-dwellings,181;looped,180;stone,165;stone with interment,51,232,353,405Handles to celts,146 to 164;to celts, club-like,149;to celts, elbowed,146;to celts, original,150;to iron celt,144,157;to Italian celt,155;to knife, of amber,228;to stone celts, of stags-horn,150;to vessels, variety of,414Hare, remains of, at Barton Mere,486Harford, Mr. E. J., F.S.A., quoted,34Harland, Mr. H. S.,118,226“Hasta Pura,”218Hatchets, iron,148Hearne, quoted,31Hector, gold-ringed spear-head of,313Helmets, bronze,355;Late Celtic,356Herodian quoted,355Herodotus quoted,17Hesiod quoted,16,17Hiero, Tyrant of Syracuse,355Hieroglyphic inscriptions on axes,147Hildebrand, Dr. Hans, quoted,21Hilts of daggers,229 to 236;of rapiers,252 to 256;of swords,286 to 300;proportional to blades,277;made of amber,228;made of ivory, inlaid with amber,299;made of ox-horn,252;inlaid, of dagger,352Hoards of Bronze—Abergele,144,308,404,405,471Achtertyre,136,315,382,425,468Allhallows, Hoo,214,230,467Alnwick,43,113,285,321,391,465Ambleside,285,465Amiens,52,157,176,201,206,249,371,398Arreton Down,49,243,244,257,258,260,464,473,480Barrington,78,118,466Battlefield,43,86,405,464Beachy Head,94,283,423,467Beacon Hill,43,174,321,466Beddington,110,174,320,340,423,447,468Bernay,77,78,79Bilton,113,129,282,314,320,465Blackmoor,464Bloody Pool,338,339,465Bo Island,180,292,466Bologna,104,143,172,173,176,180,183,184,185,210,217,288,341,448,480Brechin,290,465Broadward,168,285,319,320,336,338,397,465Broxton,91,169,331,464Burgesses’ Meadow, Oxford,81,169,179,467Burwell Fen,467Camenz,202,384,390,459Carlton Rode,78,94,113,119,121,122,133,167,171,173,175,178,424,467Chrishall,117,283,465Clare, Postlingford Hall,48,464Cleveland,447,468Corsbie Moss,290,464Cumberlow,94,110,134,424,467Danesbury,423,468Dowris,176,179,211,220,293,335,360,361,410,411,412,452,468Dreuil,109,110,129,144,176,208,283,370,393,403,404,405Duddingston Loch,289,315,335,409,424,465Dunbar,220,465Earsley Common,113,134,424,468Eaton,447,468Ebnall,167,174,187,466Edington Burtle,197,249,320,325,330,377,385,391,464Exning,174,394,466Flixborough,465Fresné la Mère,180,183,189,209,375Fulbourn,279,282,320,340,464Glancych,285,304,315,340,389,464Greensborough Farm, Shenstone,285,465Guilsfield,87,114,174,285,302,315,336,339,424,467Hagbourn Hill,144,322,368,466,470,471Harty, Isle of,110,111,174,177,181,186,211,214,308,403,441,442,453,457,468Haxey,89,129,465Haynes’ Hill,297,305,320,403,467Heathery Burn Cave,110,118,166,172,175,185,206,211,219,285,314,365,372,381,386,388,391,401,402,412,424,447,451,468Helsdon Hall,424,467High Roding,109,116,424,468

African celt-like,340;

Danish,309,340;

flat,404;

gold,309,313;

Irish,340;

iron,341

“Ferrum” used for sword in Cæsar’s time,276

Fibula of silver,155;

with interment,387,400

Fiji, conch-shell trumpets from,359

Files, bronze,7,181,184,185;

iron,184

Finds of bronze.SeeHoards of Bronze

Finger-rings,198,391

Fisher, Mr. Marshall, collection,53,78,79,91,121,248,254,272,282,286,322,328

Fish-hooks,192

Fitch, Mr. R., F.S.A., collection,52,114,120,282

Flaminius Nepos,374

“Flanches” on celts,60,107 to 111,131,480

Flint, arrow-heads,42,167,223,226,236,238,318,391;

Etruscan,39;

celts,189,190;

chipped,243,366;

chisels,165;

flakes,167,366;

flakes used as saws,454;

implements,189,224,225;

implements, French,223;

implements, Irish,271;

knives,41,225,240;

scraper,225;

similarity between Irish and Portuguese forms,271;

spear-heads,190,225;

“strike-a-lights,”22,225

Flower, Mr. J. W., F.G.S.,122,242,270

Forbes, Mr. David, F.R.S.,148,165

Forel, M., collection,210,441

Franks, Mr. A. W., F.R.S., quoted,37,49,51,135,199,257,299,302,330,353,363,404,405, &c.

Frederick, Sir Charles,257,260

G

Gage, Mr., F.S.A.,343

Garrucci, Padre,341

Gärthe, Dr. Hugo, collection,448

Gastaldi, Prof.,202

Gauls, gold torques among the,374;

Isumbrian, had iron swords,19;

of North of France had iron mines,9

Gaulish reaping machine,194;

torques used for trophy,374;

trumpets,363

Genthe, Rector, quoted,21

Geoffroy’s experiments,12

Gesenius, suggestion of,5

Gladstone, Rt. Hon. W. E., quoted,11,16

Glass beads,134,135,366,394,485,487

Gold, bracelets,180,209,283,285;

buttons,394;

clasps,139,391;

Cornish celt, doubtful,135;

diadems,42,393;

ferrules,309,313;

fillet,239;

mines, Egyptian,8;

necklaces,39;

on dagger hilts,51,228,232;

ornaments,51,304,391,393;

Merovingian,117;

pins for inlaying,51,228,232;

plates,51,232,244;

plates, crescent-shaped,394;

probably the first metal used,418;

rings,389,390,393;

torques,90,180,209,374,375,376,379,390;

trophy of Gaulish torques,374

Gongora y Martinez, Don M.,238

Goodwin, Mr.,347

Gordon, Sir R.,218,289,340,362

Gouges,173 to 177,319,320,336;

French,176

Gozzadini, Count, quoted,37

Gray, Mr. W., collection,352,412

Greece, early use of iron in,14

Greek axe,161;

fret on Chilian celts,145;

language, testimony of,10;

sword,298;

vases, representations on,340

Greenwell, Rev. Canon, F.R.S., collection,passim;

quoted,37,41,151,224,227,387,389,400,407, &c.

Grimm quoted by M. Müller,10

Grose quoted,363

Gross, Dr. Victor, collection,114,176,183,195,422,431,449

Gudea, King of Assyria,9

Gun-metal,415

H

Hafting.SeeHandles and Hilts

Halberds,261 to 270;

Chinese,263;

Irish,263,266,268;

iron,263;

Italian,480;

mode of attachment to shaft,262;

rare in Britain,270;

Russian,263;

Scandinavian,262;

Scottish,269;

Spanish,271

Hallstatt,23,25,69,144,181,184,229,288,293,308,342,355,389,393,394,401,405,409,412

Hammers,177 to 181;

bronze,81,94,319,442,451;

in Bologna hoard,180;

casting for,361;

clay mould for,450;

formed of part of palstave,180;

Hungarian,180;

Lake-dwellings,181;

looped,180;

stone,165;

stone with interment,51,232,353,405

Handles to celts,146 to 164;

to celts, club-like,149;

to celts, elbowed,146;

to celts, original,150;

to iron celt,144,157;

to Italian celt,155;

to knife, of amber,228;

to stone celts, of stags-horn,150;

to vessels, variety of,414

Hare, remains of, at Barton Mere,486

Harford, Mr. E. J., F.S.A., quoted,34

Harland, Mr. H. S.,118,226

“Hasta Pura,”218

Hatchets, iron,148

Hearne, quoted,31

Hector, gold-ringed spear-head of,313

Helmets, bronze,355;

Late Celtic,356

Herodian quoted,355

Herodotus quoted,17

Hesiod quoted,16,17

Hiero, Tyrant of Syracuse,355

Hieroglyphic inscriptions on axes,147

Hildebrand, Dr. Hans, quoted,21

Hilts of daggers,229 to 236;

of rapiers,252 to 256;

of swords,286 to 300;

proportional to blades,277;

made of amber,228;

made of ivory, inlaid with amber,299;

made of ox-horn,252;

inlaid, of dagger,352

Hoards of Bronze—

Abergele,144,308,404,405,471

Achtertyre,136,315,382,425,468

Allhallows, Hoo,214,230,467

Alnwick,43,113,285,321,391,465

Ambleside,285,465

Amiens,52,157,176,201,206,249,371,398

Arreton Down,49,243,244,257,258,260,464,473,480

Barrington,78,118,466

Battlefield,43,86,405,464

Beachy Head,94,283,423,467

Beacon Hill,43,174,321,466

Beddington,110,174,320,340,423,447,468

Bernay,77,78,79

Bilton,113,129,282,314,320,465

Blackmoor,464

Bloody Pool,338,339,465

Bo Island,180,292,466

Bologna,104,143,172,173,176,180,183,184,185,210,217,288,341,448,480

Brechin,290,465

Broadward,168,285,319,320,336,338,397,465

Broxton,91,169,331,464

Burgesses’ Meadow, Oxford,81,169,179,467

Burwell Fen,467

Camenz,202,384,390,459

Carlton Rode,78,94,113,119,121,122,133,167,171,173,175,178,424,467

Chrishall,117,283,465

Clare, Postlingford Hall,48,464

Cleveland,447,468

Corsbie Moss,290,464

Cumberlow,94,110,134,424,467

Danesbury,423,468

Dowris,176,179,211,220,293,335,360,361,410,411,412,452,468

Dreuil,109,110,129,144,176,208,283,370,393,403,404,405

Duddingston Loch,289,315,335,409,424,465

Dunbar,220,465

Earsley Common,113,134,424,468

Eaton,447,468

Ebnall,167,174,187,466

Edington Burtle,197,249,320,325,330,377,385,391,464

Exning,174,394,466

Flixborough,465

Fresné la Mère,180,183,189,209,375

Fulbourn,279,282,320,340,464

Glancych,285,304,315,340,389,464

Greensborough Farm, Shenstone,285,465

Guilsfield,87,114,174,285,302,315,336,339,424,467

Hagbourn Hill,144,322,368,466,470,471

Harty, Isle of,110,111,174,177,181,186,211,214,308,403,441,442,453,457,468

Haxey,89,129,465

Haynes’ Hill,297,305,320,403,467

Heathery Burn Cave,110,118,166,172,175,185,206,211,219,285,314,365,372,381,386,388,391,401,402,412,424,447,451,468

Helsdon Hall,424,467

High Roding,109,116,424,468


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