Scientists have discovered the earliest material evidence for the existence of the cult of Odin and Thor. In this respect informs Danish National Museum.
The gold brachteate discovered dates back to 400 AD. Bracteats are often called gold and silver coins of the Middle Ages, but initially, during the Migration of Peoples, the word denoted wearable jewelry similar to medallions. They were worn among the Vikings, including. The found artifact is engraved with inscriptions identifying the local ruler as “Odin’s man”.
Bracteate has been known for a long time, but scientists have not been able to read the inscription on it for a long time. “The runic inscription was the most difficult inscription I had to translate in all my years as a runologist at the National Museum of Denmark,” says academic Lisbeth Ymer. “This will help us understand other prehistoric runic inscriptions we haven’t been able to read yet.”
This inscription is the oldest mention of Odin, although earlier scholars believed that this cult arose 150 years later. In Viking mythology, Odin is the supreme god who rules Valhalla, the hall of the slain, while Thor creates thunder by driving his chariot through the clouds and waving a giant hammer. These two gods were considered the most important in the authentic Scandinavian religion that preceded Christianity.
Earlier archaeologists learned on the standardization of ceramic paints in the ancient Indian empire Huari.