Hoard
A hoard denotes hidden treasure; Celtic bog deposits may represent valuables concealed from raiders or sacrificial offerings made during crises.
Our paraphrase of what the sources say it carries.
At a glance
- Type
- Symbol
- Borne by
- 1 figure
- Traditions
- Irish folklore (1)
Figures that bear it
A model judged each figure against its own description, one term at a time. Is: the figure is, or is partly, this thing. Bears: it carries the thing or is marked by it. What a figure does is filed under motifs and powers. Open "why" for the sentence the judgement rests on.
- Leprechaun bears Irish folklore
why
… best-known possession is a hidden hoard of gold, which in …