Sanctuare în lumea germanică şi nordică în epoca fierului

Abstract

During the Iron Age Germanic tribes used mainly open air sanctuaries, such as holy groves or spring sanctuaries for sacrifice. This article describes such open air sanctuaries and their use by the worshippers according to the sources and reconstructed with the help of the archaeological evidence. Closer attention is paid to the complex practice of human sacrifice, which has attracted the attention of scholars since the 18th century.

Keywords: sanctuaries, Iron Age, antic sources, archaeological finds.