Archaeology mystery as 1,500-year-old pendant features inscription of Norse god

According to Dr Imer, the identification of the inscription on the bracteate represents the first tangible evidence for Odin having been worshipped in the 5th century.

This pushes back the god’s archaeological record by some 150 years, she explained — with the previous oldest-known reference to Odin having been found on a brooch unearthed in southern Germany that is thought to date back to the late 6th century.

According to the National Museum in Copenhagen, more than 1,000 bracteates have been unearthed to date from across the breadth of northern Europe.

It is in the museum’s collections that the newly-studied, inscribed bracteate — along with the rest of the so-called Vindelev Hoard — is being preserved.

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