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According to reports by the Danish website videnskab and the Russian News Agency, at the end of December 2020, amateur archaeologist Ole Ginnerup Schytz found a batch of ancient gold treasures in a cornfield near the danish town of Yelling, which is composed of 22 gold objects, which is of great historical significance. The town of Yelling was the royal seat of the Danish kings during the Viking Age and the home of the Yelling Stones.
Experts from Denmark's Vejle Museum of Art and the National Museum of Denmark have carefully studied the gold objects, which are believed to have been buried under the soil of South Jutland for about 1,500 years, according to the Russian news agency.
These gold treasures from the early Germanic tribes weighed nearly a kilogram and were thought to be sacrificial items to the gods in prayer that meteorological disasters would not occur again.
Morten Axboe, inspector of the Honorary Museum of the National Museum of Denmark, said in an interview with Danish radio: "If you use 1 to 10 points to evaluate, this finding is 12 points!" His colleague peter peterson, who is also an inspector at the National Museum, could not hide his joy either. He said: "This is the most beautiful gold item I have found in years as an inspector. It's world class. What a fantastic find. ”
It is reported that most of the gold items found this time are so-called bracts or one-sided medals, which are popular jewels among Germanic tribes during the Great Migration. Mads Ravn, head of research at the Vajle Art Museum, said: "Some bracts are larger than matchboxes because of their gold texture. It's actually quite heavy. Peter Vang Petersen of the National Museum of Denmark said: "It's a professional craft. Is truly top notch! ”
The report pointed out that these small bracts date back to 450-500 AD, and some of the small bracts have Nordic writing on them, as well as detailed patterns of gods and mythological figures, which provide clues to the beliefs of scandinavians of that era.
(Editor: WDQ)