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The three horse heads depicted may refer to the sacred numbers three and nine from Proto-Indo-European paganism — a culture in which the well-known horse goddess Epona also has its origins

The sticks were found in the peat fields and have been impregnated with peat for hundreds of years

Around the 16th century

landsknecht trousers daniel blue Middeleeuws hoofddeksel een traditie die de RomeinenLandsknechts were the famous German mercenary soldiers of the late 15th and 16th centuries: infantrymen who, following the Swiss example (the Reislaufer), fought with long pikes and arquebuses, initially in the service of the Habsburg emperors. They played a decisive role in battles such as the Battle of Pavia (1525) and the Siege of Vienna (1529), and became infamous for their exuberant clothing style: bright color combinations, ostentatious cuts and