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Norse Gold: 1,500-Year-Old Pendants Found In Norway May 8, 2021 by David NikelHome » News from Norway » Norse Gold: 1,500-Year-Old Pendants Found In Norway The seven gold pendants were found in a field in Østfold. They are believed to have been buried as part of a sacrificial act in the 6th century. Seven gold pendants, known as bracteates, have been discovered in south-east Norway. Archaeologists say it s an “incredibly rare” votive hoard, unlike anything seen in about 70 years. Photo: Margrete F. Simonsen / UiO Museum of Cultural History A bracteate is a flat, thin, single-sided gold medal worn as jewellrey that was produced in Northern Europe predominantly during the ‘Migration Period of the Germanic Iron Age, between the 4th and 6th century.

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