When I first heard of this, I immediately thought of the hero from Irish mythology, Nuada Silverhand.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuada_Airgetlám
I wonder if the Irish myth is a recollection of a famous Bronze Age king with this prosthesis.
Oh what a cool piece of history.
All I know is that it's fun to say curculln.
Nuada yo business 😎
Original motivation for Jaimie Lannister? Lol.
That is pretty cool!
I think the story is actually much more interesting! Archeologists have a bunch of theories, including the prosthetic, but there is no proof or anything that this was actually a prosthetic. Other ideas include a sceptre or a cultural artefact used to offer things to gods.
It's the earliest occurrence of a bronze hand and they are still searching for indications what it's actual use was.
Strong Balduin IV vibes
