{"product_id":"irminsul-anhnger-altmessing","title":"Irminsul pendant, antique brass","description":"\u003cp\u003eIrminsul pendant made of antique brass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Irminsul (from irmin = mighty, divine, great and sul = pillar), also known as the Irmen Column, was a principal sanctuary of the Old Saxons and is believed to have been a large oak tree or wooden pillar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIts exact location is unknown, but it was probably near the Eresburg near Obermarsberg, as indicated by the wording in the Annales regni Francorum (\"Annals of the Frankish Kingdom\") for the year 772.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eOther possible locations include the Externsteine and the Velmerstot. The Irminsul was destroyed by the Franks at the instigation of Charlemagne in 772 during the Saxon Wars.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe Irminsul was apparently intended to symbolize the connection between heaven and earth. The monk Rudolf of Fulda, to whom we owe the only detailed account of the Irminsul, writes in the Translatio s. Alexandri (Chap. 3): \"Truncum quoque ligni non parvae magnitudinis in altum erectum sub divo colebant, patria eum lingua Irminsul appellantes, quod Latine dicitur universalis columna, quasi sustinens omnia.\" - \"They also worshipped a block of wood (or: tree trunk) of no small size, which had been erected high up in the open air, which they called \"Irminsul\" in their native tongue, which in Latin means \"universal column,\" as if it supported everything.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eA (remains) version of an Irmen Column, apparently of Roman origin, is now located in Hildesheim Cathedral. A connection to \"the\" Irminsul is unclear. Incidentally, nearby are the towns of Irminseul\/Irmenseul, Segeste, the Drachenberg and the Wormstal, which could even point to the Nibelungenlied.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAmong other things, there is a memorial in Irmenseul in the district of Hildesheim (about 9 kilometers from our company).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIrminsul made of antique brass\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 40 x 32 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 8 g.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"nordwelt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53694944477521,"sku":"53.007-alt-53694944477521","price":9.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/9821\/9345\/files\/53-007-irminsul-anhaenger-altmessing-weltenbaum-yggdrasil-schmuck-germanen_97c50e0f-37cb-47ad-811d-dab8dc4ada9b.jpg?v=1777981498","url":"https:\/\/nordwelt-versand.de\/en\/products\/irminsul-anhnger-altmessing","provider":"nordwelt","version":"1.0","type":"link"}