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Gullgubber
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Gullgubber or guldgubber, guldgubbar, are art-objects, amulets, or offerings found in Scandinavia and dating to the Nordic Iron Age. They consist of thin pieces of beaten gold, usually between 1 and 2 cm2. in size, usually stamped with a motif, and are the oldest examples of toreutics in Northern Europe.
Gold foil figure from c. AD 700, found at Aska in Hagebyhöga, Sweden, in 2020.
Gold foil figure from c. AD 700, found at Aska in Hagebyhöga, Sweden, in 2020.
6th–7th-century gullgubber from Sorte Muld, Bornholm
6th–7th-century gullgubber from Sorte Muld, Bornholm
A "wraith" gullgubbe
A "wraith" gullgubbe
Iron Age Scandinavia
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Iron Age Scandinavia was the Iron Age, as it unfolded in Scandinavia. It was preceded by the Nordic Bronze Age.
Reconstructed Iron Age hall at Veien, Norway. Roman Iron Age, 1st-2nd century AD.
Reconstructed Iron Age hall at Veien, Norway. Roman Iron Age, 1st-2nd century AD.
Lojsta Hall, a 30 x 16 m reconstructed hall from the Germanic Iron Age (Gotland, Sweden)
Lojsta Hall, a 30 x 16 m reconstructed hall from the Germanic Iron Age (Gotland, Sweden)
Women wore sprangs. A reconstructed hairnet from the Pre-Roman Iron Age (Arden Woman, Denmark)
Women wore sprangs. A reconstructed hairnet from the Pre-Roman Iron Age (Arden Woman, Denmark)
Iron axe head (Gotland, Sweden. Drawing from Nordisk familjebok, 1904–1926)
Iron axe head (Gotland, Sweden. Drawing from Nordisk familjebok, 1904–1926)