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Weapons and Military Equipment Found in the German Settlement Area
German people in the Middle Ages and the modern times, especially for the North
German provinces. The tripod vessels (German Grape / Dreibeintöpfe aus Bronze) are so
prevalent in these regions that in the 1960s around 550 such vessels were already
documented on the territory between Flanders and Pomerania 83
Dating: the 12 th – 13 th centuries.
Place of discovery: Z. Székely states that the object was found between the villages of Baraolt
and Vârghiş, in the riverbed of Vârghiş stream, on the occasion of sand exploitation.
According to the field research of Bordi Zs. Loránd (the Székely National Museum – Sf.
Gheorghe), the object was actually discovered on the border between the villages of
Racoşu de Sus and Baraolt, on the occasion of the Nadas stream regularization.
The area of origin for this type of piece: the manufacturing method indicates northern
Germanic influences.
References: Z. Székely 1974-1975, p. 69, fig. 8; V. Cavruc 1998, p. 158, pl. XXIII/5; E.
Benkő 2003, p. 111-112.
The Székely National Museum (?)
18. Leg of a bronze tripod vessel from Cristuru Secuiesc. 50 km north-east from Baraolt, at
Cristuru Secuiesc, in a settlement dated in the 13 th century, objects and houses were
discovered, different from other discoveries made in that area; among them there was the
leg of a vessel similar to that from Racoşu de Sus. The researcher associated these
findings with a small German community, which had disappeared in violent
circumstances; in one of these burnt houses parts of a human burnt skeleton were
identified.
Dating: the 13 th century.
Place of discovery: the item was discovered during the archaeological research near Cristuru
Secuiesc.
The area of origin for this type of piece: North German influences.
References: E. Benkő 1992, p. 167-168, plate 40/9; E. Benkő 2003, p. 113
Translated by Cristina and Bogdan ARIZANCU
83 E. Benkő 2003, p. 111-112. On the typology, dating and functionality of these bronze vessels see H.
Drescher 1969, p. 286-315, H. Drescher 1982, p. 157-174.
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