Power Class Integration Spoons And Swords

This lecture was sponsored and hosted by the Society of Antiquaries of London in its apartments at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London.

Overview Video of These Items

(March 2, 2025) Castell Nadolig is an iron age hillfort in southern Wales which was active just prior to Roman control of the area.

References

https://www.ashmolean.org/collections-online#/item/ash-object-319452

Castell Nadolig Bronze Spoon 1 (50 BCE- 100 CE)

(March 2, 2025) These were found together. In fact, all such spoons are found in pairs. Notice the gold inlay in the upper left quadrant with holes for now missing inlays in the other quadrants. Based on the clues from ritual swords below this spoon represents the motion powers while the other one must represent the life powers.

These are also known as the Penbryn Spoons.

https://www.ashmolean.org/collections-online#/item/ash-object-319452

Castell Nadolig Bronze Spoon 2 (50 BCE- 100 CE)

(March 2, 2025) Notice the hole in this example. Based on the clues from ritual swords below this spoon represents the life powers while the other one represents the motion powers.

In rituals these likely held burning incense or their scented equivalent. The use of the hole in the life power spoons remains unknown.

https://www.ashmolean.org/collections-online#/item/ash-object-319452

Inlays on Ritual Swords

The only other place where inlays occur during this time period are on a handful of ritual swords. These are 2 examples. One shows a pair of crescent moons representing the goddess Ayu while the other has full circles representing the sun and storm god Hu.

From YouTube video above: https://www.youtube.com/live/VVr9Df-cHIc

Distribution of Ritual Swords

The black dots are long swords while the white dots are short swords.

From YouTube video above: https://www.youtube.com/live/VVr9Df-cHIc

Short Sword Representing Integration of Divine Powers

(March 2, 2025) This class of swords represent the integration of motion/emotion powers from the celestial light goddess Selene/Selu and the life powers from the crescent moon goddess Ayu. The golden disk is either the full moon or a planet. The integration of these 2 power classes is often of topic discussed in the runic texts.

From YouTube video above: https://www.youtube.com/live/VVr9Df-cHIc

Another Short Sword Representing Integration of Divine Powers

(March 2, 2025) This class of swords represent the integration of motion/emotion powers with the life powers. The integration of these 2 power classes is often of topic discussed in the runic texts.

The left sword shows a crescent moon (life power goddess Ayu) combined with the dark new moon symbol representing the god Su. He is the motion source god hence the triskelion wheel giving the impression of rotation.

The right sword shows either the full moon or a planet surrounded by small stars dots. These represents the celestial light goddess Selu/Selene. On the other side is the crescent moon.

From YouTube video above: https://www.youtube.com/live/VVr9Df-cHIc