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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 7873850, member: 96898&quot;]I&#039;ve seen this in my newsfeed today and am utterly fascinated. This find will likely change the understanding of migration age bracteates dramatically. I&#039;m eagerly awaiting the publication and scholarly analysis of this hoard.</p><p><br /></p><p>In short words, there is an ongoing and unresolved debate on whether 5th and 6th century bracteates reflect indigenous northern European religious beliefs and thus must be read in relation to (much later) Eddic sources, or whether they simply adapt images from Roman coins and medallions to fit local aesthetics and customs. For example, type C bracteates (human head and horse) have been interpreted either as showing the deity Odin, or as descendants of <i>adventus-</i>reverses showing the emperor on horseback.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Vejle hoard on first sight contains both numerous type A, C, and F bracteates, Roman gold coins made into pendants, and gold bracteates more closely copying Roman models. It thus might constitute a missing link between Roman coins and Scandinavian bracteates that supports the second (i.e. Roman) interpretation, which until now has been mostly overshadowed by the first (i.e. autochthonous religious iconography) interpretation.</p><p><br /></p><p>This might also have consequences for the interpretation of Runic inscriptions on migration age bracteates. These are typically decipherable but not interpretable. Some words of unclear meaning (e.g. <i>laþu</i>, <i>laukaʀ</i>, <i>alu</i>) are found on most known examples. Scholarship has mostly speculated that these series of letters each constitute a sort of incantation. An alternative interpretation that proposes to read these words as Scandinavian equivalents of titles on late Roman coins (like CAES, AVG, PF, DN, etc.) has so far received only little support. The discovery of the Vejle hoard might change this.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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