Denmark’s Largest Viking Gold Treasure Discovered

MessageToEagle.com – Amateur archaeologists in Denmark have made a remarkable discovery excavating in a field in Jutland. They found Denmark’s largest Viking gold treasure consisting of several beautiful bracelets weighing a total of almost one kilogram (2.2. pounds).

In 1911, a striking Viking gold chain was unearthed in the same field. This discovery indicated there could be more ancient treasures hidden in the area.

Three amateur archaeologists who call themselves Team Rainbow Power decided they should investigate the ground with metal detectors and their efforts were certainly rewarded. Within just a few minutes the metal detectors started to beep and the amateur archaeologists literally struck gold.

“We really felt that we had found the gold at the end of the rainbow when we found the first ring, but as there appeared more, it was almost unreal,” says Marie Aagaard Larsen, who together with her husband Christian Nedergaard Dreiøe and their friend Poul Nørgaard Pedersen is one of the three happy finders.

The team Rainbow Power quickly snapped a picture of the treasures and sent it to the Museum at Søndersko. The email reached archaeologist Lars Grundvad who is curator at the museum.

Grundvad says archaeologists suspected there could be Viking artifacts buried in the field, but to find seven precious Viking bracelets was beyond his dreams.

“One of the gold rings is made in a style known as the Jelling style. And so, is the gold chain from 1911. All these artifacts were found in the same field on the same field, which suggests they were part of a large Viking treasure consisting of eight magnificent jewelry pieces,” Grundvad said.

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This is a truly astonishing discovery since most Viking hoards consist of silver artifacts. Grundvad thinks the jewelry belonged to elite Vikings. These bracelets have probably been used as alliance gift by important Viking men. It was common to among Viking chiefs to give their trusted men alliance gifts or oath rings as rewards.

Why such a wealth ended up buried in the ground remains an unanswered question for the moment.  The seven discovered bracelets one of silver and six of gold are yet another excellent example of how important jewelry was to the Vikings.

Astonishing Norse jewelry discovered in hoards and burial sites reveal Vikings were highly skilled craftsmen. Viking jewelry was beautifully made and it still reproduced today in modern times.

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