Unique 1500-year-old chainmail found in Denmark: sheds light on Iron Age rituals

A unique discovery was made by Danish archaeologists during a highway expansion: a cache with more than a hundred weapons was discovered under the house of an Iron Age leader. The collection includes 119 spears, eight swords, five knives, an axe, and an extremely rare set of chainmail.

Elias Witte Thomasen, an archaeologist from the Weil Museums who led the excavations, said that this find provides an unprecedentedly close look at the lives of the people who inhabited these lands 1500 years ago. The discovery took place on the territory that was once part of Greater Germany, the peripheral zone of the Roman Empire. This was reported by Unian.

Researchers suggest that the weapons could have been sacrificed after a military victory. The metal objects were found under two houses dating back to the early fifth century, which apparently belonged to an influential military leader. A particularly valuable find was a chainmail, the first such discovery at a settlement site in Southern Scandinavia.

In addition to the weapon, archaeologists found two bronze neck rings, symbols of power of that historical period, fragments of a horse bridle, a bugle, and other artifacts. Although the exact origin of the weapon remains unclear, scientists believe that it may belong to local soldiers or be a war booty.

The researchers continue to carefully study the find, hoping to gain additional information about Iron Age society and military affairs.

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