Questo barmiano Jómali aveva una corona d'oro sul capo, una ciotola contenente argento sulle ginocchia e una preziosa catena intorno al collo. Quando un nuovo bambino wa
2616 x 3888 px | 22,1 x 32,9 cm | 8,7 x 13 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
15 luglio 2022
Ubicazione:
Lapland, Finland, Europe
Altre informazioni:
This Barmian Jómali god had a golden crown on his head, a bowl containing silver on his knees and a valuable chain around his neck. When a new baby was born or someone died two handfuls of silver coins and two handfuls of dirt were offered to the god. When a rich man died the half or at least 1/3 of his silver were offred to god. This habit tempted Vikings to several raids to Biarmia. The best know raid is Tore Dog raid in 1026. The name of the Bjarmian god Jómali is so close to the word for "god" in most Finnic languages that Bjarmians were likely a Finnic group. Bjarmians cannot be connected directly to any existing group of people living today, but it is likely that they were a separate group of Finnic speakers in the White Sea area. A native laplanders were the last worshippers of Jómali, as late as the 18th century. An original engraved image from 1720 by Bernard Picart, (1673-1733) and David Herrliberger, (1697-1777). Lapland, Finland, Europe. A private collection.
