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The Hiddensee treasure

The Hiddensee treasure is a hoard of Viking gold artifacts found in 1873 on the German island of Hiddensee in the Baltic Sea by chance, during rebuilding after significant flooding in 1872 and 1873.[1]

Description and dating

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Closeup of some pendants.

The treasure consists of 16 pendants, a brooch, and a neck ring, all of gold weighing a total of Шаблон:Convert. It is the largest discovery of Viking gold artifacts in Germany.

The jewelry dates from the late Viking Age, Шаблон:Circa. The pendants include both Norse pagan and Christian symbolsШаблон:SndThor's hammer of Mjölnir and the cross. It is possible that the jewelry originally belonged to the family of the Danish King Harald Bluetooth.[1][2]

Exhibition

A replica of the Hiddensee treasure can be seen today in the Hiddensee Local History Museum. The original is kept in the Stralsund Museum of Cultural History and Шаблон:Update after.[2]

See also

Further reading

  • Claudia Hoffmann: Der Goldschmuck von Hiddensee. In: WELT-KULTUR-ERBE. Nr. 01/2009, OCLC 265909878

References

External links

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