Tag: Denmark
A gold serpent pendant from Viking Age Denmark
This beautiful serpent pendant was recently discovered near Gørding in Denmark
Ornate Irish-type Mount Discovered in Denmark
A beautiful early medieval mount, of insular type, has been discovered in Denmark. Fashioned out of gilt bronze and measuring…
Odin’s Skull: A Macabre Amulet from Denmark
This rather macabre artefact was found during an archaeological excavation at Ribe in Denmark. It consists of a fragment of…
Let’s go a Viking: Sailing on the Sea Stallion of Glendalough
Alva Mac Gowan recounts her recent voyage on the Sea Stallion of Glendalough, a reconstructed Viking longship ‘It is the…
Neolithic flint axe and preserved wooden handle discovered in Denmark
Another fantastic find by archaeologists working on the Fehmarn Belt Tunnel scheme in Denmark. They have uncovered a Neolithic flint…
Five-thousand-year-old footprints found in Denmark
Exciting news from Denmark: archaeologists working on the Fehmarn Belt Tunnel scheme, have uncovered evidence for 5,000-year-old human footprints (source…