#The nordics

[blueiskewl]

Stunning 1,500-Year-Old Gold Ring Unearthed in Denmark

An amateur metal detectorist in Denmark has unearthed a rare gold ring that may have belonged to a previously unknown royal family with ties to the Kingdom of France.

Lars Nielsen discovered the large, ornately decorated gold ring, set with a red semiprecious stone, while exploring Emmerlev, a parish in Southern Jutland, Denmark, according to a translated statement. The ring dates to the fifth or sixth century.

“Such a unique and one-of-a-kind find is completely surreal,” Nielsen said in the statement.

Researchers at the National Museum of Denmark determined that the piece of jewelry has much “historical significance” and may have belonged to local royalty connected to the Merovingians, a dynasty of Frankish kings who ruled over parts of what is now France, Belgium and Germany between the fifth and eighth centuries.

“The gold ring not only reveals a possible new princely family in Emmerlev, but also connects the area with one of Europe’s largest centers of power in the Iron Age,” Kirstine Pommergaard, an archaeologist and curator at the National Museum of Denmark, said in the statement.

“The gold ring is probably a woman’s ring and may have belonged to a prince’s daughter who was married to a prince in Emmerlev. Gold is typically [a] diplomatic gift, and we know that people have married into alliances.”

Exquisite craftsmanship of the gold ring

Researchers based the ring’s royal connection on its exquisite craftsmanship, which includes “well-executed spirals on the underside and trefoil knobs” where the ring and stone setting meet — a characteristic often associated with Frankish craftsmanship, according to the statement.

“It is an impressive level of craftsmanship that is difficult to imitate today,” Pommergaard said.

The ring’s red stone also offers clues to its ownership, since similar stones are well-known symbols of power in the Nordics, “while the elite gold rings of the Merovingians are typically set with a coin or a plaque, like a signet ring,” the researchers said in the statement. “This shows that the ring was to serve as a symbol of power in the Nordics.”

“Perhaps the princely family in Emmerlev had control over an area between Ribe [a town in Southwest Jutland] and Hedeby [a Danish Viking Age trading settlement in what is now Germany] and thus secured trade in the area,” Pommergaard said.

The ring’s location was a few miles away from previously found artifacts — including a collection of gold and silver coins, pottery and first-century golden horns — leading experts to think the item wasn’t lost but rather intentionally placed in the area.

“The person who had the ring probably also knew about the people who had the golden horns,” Anders Hartvig, a medieval archaeologist at Museum Sønderjylland, said in the statement.

“Maybe they were related. Together with other recent finds, it paints a picture that Southern Jutland has had a greater influence than previously thought, and that the Wadden Sea was not closed in on itself, but had an aristocratic presence with important trade links to the south.”

By Tasos Kokkinidis.

#Stunning 1500-Year-Old Gold Ring Unearthed in Denmark #Emmerlev #Southern Jutland #the Merovingians #Frankish kings #the Nordics #gold #gold jewelry #ancient jewelry #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #metal detecting #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations

[blackmetalnature]

Iceland's Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach.

#iceland #icelandic nature #icelandic black metal #black sand #black sand beach #Reynisfjara #the nordics #nordic music #folk music #black metal #Draugsól #paganism #pagan black metal #norse paganism

[nationsoftheworldtournament]

interact with this post in some way for me to randomly* assign you a country, territory, autonomous zone, or other region to research and follow current events for in 2024

Some clarifications before we get started

I'm using a random list generator to come up with these assignments so micronations won't be included

Everyone SHOULD be learning what they can about the genocide being inflicted against Palestinians and the Israel vs Palestine conflict more broadly, so for that reason I want everyone to treat Palestine as another country to learn more about in addition to the one I assign

interacting with this post in any way will be treated as an invitation to given you an assignment, this includes interacting exclusively to tell me NOT to do so

There's no set deadlines for turning anything in; if you wanna send new findings each week you're welcome to do that but you can also submit them monthly or even compile them to release at the end of 2024

Multiple interactions via the same blog won't lead to multiple assignments unless you explicitly ask for more

While I'm not going to explicitly require or forbid you to use specific sources I'd encourage you to look at sources both from within your assigned nation as well as from those outside of it, and in general be aware of fact checking and whatnot

*and some clarification: this won't be entirely at random because I'm going to generally try to avoid assigning anybody their own country...but like if you don't have it in your bio I'm not gonna ask what it is I'll just not worry about it when giving you your assignment

#nations of the world tournament #free palestine #tournament host #Can't tag all the places #North America #South America #Asia #Europe #Central America #the middle east #Africa #Oceania #Australia #Antarctica #Scandinavia #The baltics #The Balkans #The nordics #South asia #East asia #I at least tried to get a good mix of regions tagged

[ladybrainrot]

fuck i love the nordics, their just the gayest gaggle of gays to ever homosexually saunter their way into the global phenomenon of hetalia

#hetalia #the nordics #norway #denmark #sweden #finland #iceland

[kelliekfs]

Drew some moments from this romance book I’m reading! Just little drawings. Gonna do a really nice one as well. Anyways it’s called the Nordic Spear by Alexander Armsted.

#artwork #drawing #digital painting #my art #artists on tumblr #portrait #painting #sketch #animation #the nordics #books and reading #bookworm #booktok

[stressedbeetle]

Just watched the news about us (Sweden) joining NATO and when they talked about NATO splitting up the Nordics under two different commands (or something like that) it really just reminded me of a teacher splitting up the best friend group in a group project so they would hang out with and learn to cooperate with other kids in class. Like the newsperson literally said all of the top generals from all Nordic countries requested to be put under the same command together. I don't know why but I just find it hilarious

#The Nordics #Sweden #Finland #Norway #Iceland #Denmark #NATO #we need to expand our friendship circle

[ionomycin]

Maiden of Light

#artists on tumblr #i'm so ready to be over winter #spring and warm weather can't come soon enough #my mood is directly linked to the temperature #so i'm trying to cope by channeling my nordic roots #lucia maiden is a cool bit of culture that i always liked as a kid #the whole school would be standing along the long hallway #in the dark #holding candles #while the one chosen as lucia would walk through it with a wreath and candles on her head and we all sing the Sankta Lucia song #i'm not religious but #the VIBES #were immaculate

[miksunko]

My friend's cozy little kitchen in Finland.

9th of July, 2023

#cottagecore #photography #grandmacore #decor #aesthetic #nordic #finland #suomi #warm #cozy #Scandinavian #interior #kitchen

[carnivore-voyeur]

The way I only get this result because I listen to a lot of Nordic drinking songs for fun... 🫣🤪

#i don't drink and i am not norwegian #and yet... #spotify wrapped #the nordics #aka europe's penis

[arcusxx]

#dark #storm #dark storm #lightning #sky #night #meteorology #black and white #atmosphere #mood #slavic #celtic #nordic #thor #ritual #nature

[naapurinheluna]

you can’t tell me that there’s someone in the nordics who doesn’t know this song:

#nordics #finland #sweden #norway #iceland #denmark #🇫🇮 #🇩🇰 #🇧🇻 #🇸🇪 #🇮🇸 #🇫🇴 #🇦🇽 #faroe islands #åland #sommartider #nordic summer #summer #europe #the nordics #spotify #culture #there aren’t actually polar bears

[nfasth]

#18-55mm #f2.8-f4 #Fujinon #XF #Fuji lens #Fuji X #photographers on tumblr #photography #photographers of tumblr #original photographer #photo #original photographers #nature #natural #outdoor #nature photography #nature photographer #landscape #view #nordic #scandinavian #scandinavia #outdoors #adventure #europe #hike #hiking #trek #trekking #live free

[visitheworld]

Oulanka National Park / Finland (by Jukka Risikko).

#travel #finland #kuusamo #nordic #adventures #landscapes #outdoors #nature #oulanka #europe

[betomad]

“The Shore Near Croagh Patrick”, by Bradley Greene.

#kisses #men kiss #boyfriend #love #nostalgic #nordic guys #painting #lgbt #gay love

[mytvjunk]

Did ya notice that Wilhelm looked extra RICH this season? The costume department really stepped their game up, more than ever and doubled down on the quiet luxury trend for Wilhelm. You can see how they blatantly conveyed the vast financial difference between him and Simon through their wardrobe. From their suits at Wilhelms birthday party, to their opposing outifts at their pre trial hearing....Even Wilhelms camping outfit looks like its straight out of a luxury outdoor brands ad campaign. The styling choices this season are simple, but very well executed.

#young royals #wilmon #edmar #yr s3 spoilers #yr #yr season 3 #friends best #omar rudberg #edvin ryding #lgbt #gay ships #wilhelm x simon #prince william #Wilhelm #simon #Hillerska #Netflix #netflix nordic #quiet luxury

[graveyardzhift]

give him all your worldly possessions now

#nordic bunny #shred force #my art