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Odin at Lejre?

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

This Viking-Age figurine has already provoked quite a lot of interest on the net. Jonas Wellendorf brought it to my attention on norrønt.no; it’s also been discussed in posts at Norse and Viking Ramblings and The Viking Rune. But is it really Odin, as people have already claimed?

Roskilde Museum is confident that this 2cm-high silver artifact represents Odin on his throne with his two ravens. It wa...
Original article from http://www.archaeology.eu.com/weblog/2009_11_01_archaeologyeu_archive.html#5647670344051556672
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