The Danish Island of Zealand was the site of a discovery of 20 wonderful pieces of Iron Age jewelry recently. The finds date to the Viking period and are made of bronze with some covered in gold foil.
18 of the pieces are of Scandinavian in origin. The site is named Vesterang and was a farmstead, thus it was a complete surprise to have found such beautiful artifacts at the site.
Archaeologist Ole Kastholm of the Roskilde Museum stated, "My explanation for the richness of finds is that the farmstead was owned by one of the Viking king's retainers. Furthermore, the site is close to the town of Lejre, which was the capital of Zealand between A.D. 500 and 1000.
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Sunday, December 15, 2013
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