“This is the smoking gun for Odin’s presence in Scandinavia as early as the 5th century,” Simon Nygaard, an assistant professor in pre-Christian Nordic religion at Aarhus University in Denmark, tol…
Researchers have discovered that an ancient gold disc found in southern Denmark includes the earliest written reference to the Norse god Odin, revealing that he was worshiped up to 150 years earlier than previously thought, according to a report.
“This is the smoking gun for Odin’s presence in Scandinavia as early as the 5th century,” Simon Nygaard, an assistant professor in pre-Christian Nordic religion at Aarhus University in Denmark,In addition to a reference to Odin, the bracteate also has an inscription of a swastika.Nygaard said that the inscription on the disc — known as a bracteate — is nothing short of “spectacular.
“The carver knew exactly how to shape the runes to make them perfect, simply perfect,” he added. “They are exquisite.”
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