It would've been used in religious ceremonies,
这东西是用在宗教仪式上的
specifically for baptism.
比如洗礼
It's to pour water over the head of someone
(神父)拿着它把圣水浇在
who's being welcomed into the Christian church.
皈依基♥督♥教的信徒的头上
It's made of bronze,
这把勺子是用黄铜打造的
and it's probably from North Africa.
它可能来自北非
The Christian crosier and Coptic ladle are incredible objects.
主教的牧杖和科普特教派的长柄勺固然已经很罕见
But there was something found beside them
还有一件和它们一同发现的东西...
that I find even more extraordinary.
更加让我觉得不同寻常
It's a bronze Buddha.
这是一尊黄铜的佛像
This was probably made
它可能来自...
in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent.
印度次大♥陆♥的北部
Maybe Pakistan or Afghanistan.
象巴基斯坦或者阿富汗
And it has made its way here, likely, along the Silk Road.
它可能走过了丝绸之路
Passing through many hands,
经过很多人的手
going through Constantinople, through Russia,
到过君士坦丁堡...到过俄♥罗♥斯♥
and eventually finding its way to Helgo.
最终来到的海尔格
Within the heart of Scandinavia, in the far north,
在这斯堪迪纳维亚中心地带的遥远北方
you have objects that represent
看到几件分别代表着...
the other three points on the compass.
罗盘上另外三个方向
West, South, and East.
西...南...东
The products of Africa, Ireland, and India,
来自非洲,爱尔兰和印度的产品
and in one place.
出现在同一个地方
One little Baltic island.
在一个波罗的海的小岛上
It's almost inconceivable.
这几乎是难以置信的
Quite marvellous to behold.
有幸看到它们真是美妙
Think how far the Vikings have come.
维京人到访过的地方真是太大了
It's only 100, maybe 150 years, since those first raids.
离他们发动第一次攻击仅仅短短一百或者一百五十年
But by now, those Vikings
而此时这些维京人...
have stretched their hands across the face of the known world.
他们的足迹已经遍及了已知世界的每一个角落
The Vikings have arrived.
维京人来了
Next time,
下一集中
the Vikings head for unknown lands.
维京人会远赴未知的大♥陆♥
The Vikings were no longer just raiders and traders.
维京人扮演的不再是侵略者和商人
From that moment onwards, they were explorers and adventurers.
从那时开始他们将是探索者和冒险家
They begin to form powerful nation states.
他们开始成立强大的国家
We have Harold himself being baptised.
我们为哈罗德施受洗礼
And finally, say goodbye to their ancient pagan gods,
最后...向异教的维京诸神告别
to join the kings of Christian Europe.
而加入欧洲的基♥督♥教王国之列
Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd
字幕翻译: BY LONELGUY