Discovered – the Vikings Treasure Island
The coins date between 1000 and 1065, most minted during the reign of Edward the Confessor (1042-1066). The balance of the find was issued by Aethelred II (978-1016) and Canute (1016-1035).
The coins date between 1000 and 1065, most minted during the reign of Edward the Confessor (1042-1066). The balance of the find was issued by Aethelred II (978-1016) and Canute (1016-1035).
The Bronze Age teenager was wearing a wool skirt belted with a large bronze disk with spirals on it.
Figurines from the Bronze Age show women in similar dress, with spiral symbols associated with a Scandinavian sun cult, so historians have concluded the girl must have been a priestess of that cult.
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