The ancient golden treasure rewriting Danish history

YouTube ^ | July 11, 2022 | BBC Reel

[SunkenCiv]

A chance discovery is shedding new light on early Norse history, after two old school-friends, armed only with a metal detector stumbled across a gold treasure trove.

More than 20 gold artefacts, weighing almost a kilo, were found buried in a field in the Danish village of Vindelev. Hidden for almost 1,500 years, the treasure includes Roman medallions and ornate pendants called 'bracteates' - some as large as a saucer.

There are mysterious inscriptions and never-seen-before runes, which researchers think are some of the earliest references to Norse gods.

So could Vindelev have been the seat of power for a previously unknown Iron Age king or chieftain?

Video by Adrienne Murray & James Brooks

Commissioned by Dan John

The ancient golden treasure rewriting Danish history | July 11, 2022 | BBC Reel

[SunkenCiv]

This dig site is actually an ancient Frolf course. After all, the Romans invented the frisbie. ;^)

[blam]

Suggests that the Viking Age may have began in the 600’s AD.

[Boogieman]

“Until I noticed grooves in the hole.”

Obviously the ancient aliens were carving the grooves with space lasers. You could have gotten on the History Channel!

[ComputerGuy]

I missed my chance at fame.

[Rebelbase]

I’m going to take a bag of them and secretly salt my son and DIL’s garden next week.

[Sawdring]

Don’t cross the streams.

[mad_as_he$$]

Good one!!