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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 847471, member: 2844&quot;]Not only that, kyra is French and still lives in France, I have seen cicadas in many parts of the world, including France. I&#039;d like to think we both recognize cicadas, just like many other forum members.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The Childeric court and grave were in Belgium, btw, not in France.</p><p><br /></p><p>When researchers find something, they often interpret it in their own way. That was even more the case in the 17th century.</p><p>The Childeric grave is the only grave ever found to be identified as Merovingian. Childeric was buried at the time of the Great Migration, not the best period in Belgian history. Next to nothing was known of Merovingian culture and symbolism, so those good folks in the 17th century guessed what some of the objects were.</p><p>When the Childeric grave and treasure were found, there was no discussion by historians, specialists in semiotics or scientists as to the identity and symbolism of the insects. The researchers were a doctor to the Low Countries Habsburg court, and later on an abbot. Neither professions are generally associated with a great knowledge of entomology, but I suspect the abbot had some knowledge of Antiquity and of semiotics. Which could have led him to the deduction the insects must be bees.</p><p><br /></p><p>Childeric&#039;s court was in the part of Europe now known as Belgium, as was his grave, in Doornik/Tournai. Not cicada country. What is more, the two remaining insects don&#039;t look like cicadas. Or even Low Countries or northern French crickets.</p><p>Merovingian culture was Frankish, but also influenced by Roman culture. Bees were an important symbol in Roman and other cultures of the ancient world. Whether bee symbolism is important when it comes to the Childeric treasure, we don&#039;t know.</p><p><br /></p><p>Fid, I know you would like the Childeric insects to be cicadas, which is fine, of course. But you were the one who brought up Napoleon, and as I said before, what is relevant when it comes to Napoleon, is what he though the insects were. Which is bees.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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