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 ...

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A new find from Denmark dubbed the Vindelev bracteate, has challenged the previous understanding of religion in late prehistoric and early medieval Scandinavia. The discovery of the oldest recorded ...

The disc says “Odin’s man,” the oldest-known inscription with a reference to Norse God Odin. Arnold Mikkelsen National Museum of Denmark A hoard of Norse treasure was discovered at the Viking site of ...

A new find from Denmark, dubbed the Vindelev bracteate, has challenged previous understanding of religion in late prehistoric and early medieval Scandinavia. The discovery of the oldest recorded ...

Scandinavian scientists said Wednesday that they have identified the oldest-known inscription referencing the Norse god Odin on part of a gold disc unearthed in western Denmark in 2020. Lisbeth Imer, ...

The inscription "He is Odin’s man" is seen in a round half circle over the head of a figure on a golden bracteate unearthed in Vindelev, Denmark, in late 2020. (Arnold Mikkelsen, The National Museum ...