Vazkulator replied to Atgeirr April 1, 2023 @ 5:38:09 pm PDT

since we're on the topic of history, maybe not everyone has heard that the viking age is getting a couple hundred years older than previously estimated
https://www.facebook.com/nationalmuseet/videos/749650573551665/
It is found on a gold piece of jewelery from the 4th century depicting a portrait of a man described as "Oden's man".

so far the oldest find where Odin's name is mentioned.
The runic inscription has been the most difficult to interpret in my 20 years as a runologist at the National Museum, but the discovery is also absolutely fantastic. It is the first time in world history that Odin's name is mentioned, and it takes Norse mythology all the way back to the beginning of the 4th century.
'The man may have been called Jaga or Jagaz'

- Runologist, Lisbeth Imer

The gold is imported from the south, and the bracteates are also modeled after the Romans,
suggesting a strong network down through Europe.
https://natmus.dk/fileadmin/user_upload/Editor/X13._Runer._Udsnit._Lille.jpg
5:13 am, April 2, 2023
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