Talk:Shrine of Saint Lachtin's Arm

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Did you know... that because the hand in the Shrine of Saint Lachtin's Arm (pictured) is clenched rather than open, it is assumed to have functioned as a battle standard or a talisman?

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The result was: promoted by Jack Frost (talk) 06:08, 15 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

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Shrine of Saint Lachtin's Arm, National Museum of Ireland

... that because the hand in the Shrine of Saint Lachtin's Arm (pictured) is clenched rather than open, it is assumed to have functioned as battle standard or talisman? Source: "Moss, Rachel. Medieval c. 400—c. 1600, "Art and Architecture of Ireland" series. CT: Yale University Press, 2014, p. 292 ISBN 978-03-001-7919-4

Reviewed: Victor Hugo Tinoco

Created by Ceoil (talk). Self-nominated at 00:20, 26 July 2021 (UTC).Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

Cited:
Interesting:
Other problems:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: All points check out, except that the hook is well over 200 characters. The last eight words could perhaps be taken out, when this is promoted. Moonraker (talk) 09:26, 4 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

Hook trimmed, thanks! Ceoil (talk) 23:09, 6 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

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Thanks. Great article! I think this should be more than a c class. Not sure how to go about making this happen.

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