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.