Iron Age gold hoard discovered in Denmark

• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Published date: 25 September 2021
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

The gold was reportedly buried by an Iron Age chieftain back in the sixth century. The stash included lavish jewelry, Roman coins, an ornament and medallions known as bracteates. Some of the artifacts' inscriptions possibly reference contemporary rules of that era, but also some may refer to Norse mythology.

One finding was a bracteate inscribed with the words "the high one" - which may refer to the Norse mythology god Odin.

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One gold coin depicted Constantine the Great, meaning that it must date back earlier to the Roman Empire. Some Roman coins have been made into jewelry, Vejle Museums stated.

The treasure hunter who made this discovery, Ole Ginnerup Schytz, discovered the hoard in the town of Vindelev on land...