According to Danish researchers, a gold-disc stash and other jewels with an ancient reference to the god Odin were buried about 1,500 years ago to hide from enemies or appease the celestials.
Scandinavian scholars announced on March 8 that they had discovered the oldest known inscription referring to the Norse god Odin. In 2020, a golden disk with runic letters was found in a cache weighing about one kilogram in western Denmark. This will be reported by The Independent.
Lisbeth Ymer, a rune expert at the Copenhagen National Museum, explained that the inscription is the oldest reliable evidence that the Norse worshiped the god Odin in the 5th century, 150 years earlier than previously thought. The previous find was a 6th-century brooch found in southern Germany.
Found in Denmark, the disk was part of a stack weighing about one kilogram. Among other things, large plate-sized medallions and a necklace of Roman coins were found. The treasure was found in the village of Vindelev, in the central part of the territory of Jutland. The discovery was called the “Viddelevsky treasure”.
Experts believe the cache was buried about 1,500 years ago – either to hide it from enemies or to appease the celestials. The inscription on the gold bracteate – “He is the man of Odin” – and probably referred to some kind of king or high-ranking person.
The god Odin was one of the most important in the Scandinavian pantheon, he was considered the patron saint of poets and warriors.
“This is one of the best runic inscriptions I’ve ever seen,” said Ymer.
The ancient linguist Christer Wasshus explained that runic inscriptions are extremely rare. To him, each runic inscription is important for understanding the past – especially religion and society.
During the Viking Age, which is thought to last from 793 to 1066, these tribes were engaged in conquest, colonization and trade activities throughout Europe, and they also sailed to the shores of North America.
Previously Focus He understood what the tombstones said about the runes. The hypothesis that runes are predominantly spoken language is based on the assumption that runic inscriptions are related to context, as opposed to Latin, which is associated with scientific culture.
Recall that scientists learned what the inscription on the oldest runic stone means.
Source: Focus
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