medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Brian Spencer, Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges, has the standard late medieval badges for Rome but I'm not sure if that's too late for you.
Also late in date is the 'pilgrim grave slab' at Llandyfodwg in south Wales which has a double key badge for Rome but also a ring with 3 keys - which I have speculated might be the shrine of St Sitha: but that's a late medieval cult.
Maddy
Dr Madeleine Gray, in the foothills of God's golden county of Gwent
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Subject: Re: [M-R] keys - pilgrim souvenirs, grave goods, other?
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Greetings all,
I´ve been reading a lot of archaeological reports recently, and the topic of keys, as
possible indications of Christianity, has come up. So far, I´m skeptical, but here are my
specific queries:
1) what kind of pilgrim badges or other souvenirs might one bring from Rome? Are any in
the form of keys, and if so, is there a standardized form?
2) do studies exist of keys in female graves - I have in mind the Anglo-Saxon
and Scandinavian worlds in which women have household keys (or at least, keys to a
chest to which she therefore has sole access).
I´d be interested in hearing about any studies that might bear on this question, especially
if they discuss actual surviving keys.
Meg
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