Bronze Age finds on Fyn island

Archeologists from the City Museum of Odense have found two bronze swords in the archaeological expedition close to Røjle, in the North-East of the Fyn island. Swords are dated approximately 1000 BC which corresponds to the middle of the Bronze Age. Swords have been buried as sacrificial items in settlement territory.

Unusually well preserved and almost identical swords, almost 90 cm in length probably belonged to soldiers with a high status. The swords still have half of the handle from wood or horn and distinct prestigious symbols outside. Because the swords have been sacrificed, they have been broken into 3-5 parts - probably to underline transition to the life after dead.

This is the first case where two sacrificial swords have been found in a settlement. This means that this settlement should be very important. A number of graceful finds in nearby territory specifies, that North-East of Fyn was a rich territory in the Bronze Age.

 

Source (text, photo):  Historie-online.dk