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57: 197: 49: 84:. The hoard consisted of seven bronze figurines. Its first mention is in 1779, where it is said to have been found in the ground "a few years ago". After their discovery, they were kept with the pastor at 217: 247: 174: 201: 232: 222: 18: 182: 91:
A drawing of four of the figurines was made in 1779, by Schnabel. The drawing shows two kneeling figures of warriors with
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and axes, a leaping acrobat, and a standing woman. Five of these figurines are now lost, while two were bought by the
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Both the twins motive and the cultic significance of the horned helmets, seems to have persisted into
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R. Djupedal, HC Broholm, 'Marcus Schnabel og Bronzealderfundet fra Grevensvaenge',
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of early Indo-European religion, sons of the sky-god, known by the name of
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Medieval European objects in the National Museum of Denmark
209: 175:Reallexikon der germanischen Altertumskunde 55: 47: 210: 248:Archaeological discoveries in Denmark 177:, vol. 13, Walter de Gruyter, 1999, 13: 14: 274: 233:Germanic archaeological artifacts 189: 195: 223:1779 archaeological discoveries 52:1779 drawing by Marcus Schnabel 173:H. Thrane, 'Grevensvænge' in: 1: 160: 145:Religion of Bronze Age Europe 7: 132: 10: 279: 102:Based on comparison with 60:The two remaining figures 238:Archaeological artifacts 202:Hoard from Grevensvænge 115:early Germanic culture 106:of the same era (e.g. 97:Danish National Museum 68:is a find of the late 61: 53: 155:Trundholm sun chariot 59: 51: 258:Ancient art in metal 204:at Wikimedia Commons 74:Næstved Municipality 99:in 1823 and 1839. 88:, Marcus Schnabel. 30: /  66:Grevensvænge hoard 62: 54: 228:Nordic Bronze Age 200:Media related to 183:978-3-11-016315-5 70:Nordic Bronze Age 34:55.185°N 11.810°E 270: 199: 45: 44: 42: 41: 40: 35: 31: 28: 27: 26: 23: 278: 277: 273: 272: 271: 269: 268: 267: 208: 207: 192: 163: 135: 38: 36: 32: 29: 24: 21: 19: 17: 16: 12: 11: 5: 276: 266: 265: 263:Horned helmets 260: 255: 250: 245: 243:Bronze Age art 240: 235: 230: 225: 220: 206: 205: 191: 190:External links 188: 187: 186: 171: 162: 159: 158: 157: 152: 147: 142: 134: 131: 93:horned helmets 39:55.185; 11.810 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 275: 264: 261: 259: 256: 254: 251: 249: 246: 244: 241: 239: 236: 234: 231: 229: 226: 224: 221: 219: 216: 215: 213: 203: 198: 194: 193: 185:, p. 23. 184: 180: 176: 172: 169: 165: 164: 156: 153: 151: 148: 146: 143: 140: 139:Veksø helmets 137: 136: 130: 128: 124: 120: 116: 111: 109: 105: 100: 98: 94: 89: 87: 83: 79: 75: 71: 67: 58: 50: 46: 43: 167: 129:to Tacitus. 123:divine twins 112: 101: 90: 65: 63: 15: 170:1952, 5–59. 150:Solar barge 104:petroglyphs 86:Herlufmagle 37: / 212:Categories 161:References 108:Tanumshede 25:11°48′36″E 22:55°11′06″N 253:Figurines 168:Aarbøger 133:See also 121:" type 119:Ashvins 82:Denmark 78:Zealand 181:  127:Alcis 179:ISBN 64:The 214:: 80:, 76:,

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55°11′06″N 11°48′36″E / 55.185°N 11.810°E / 55.185; 11.810


Nordic Bronze Age
Næstved Municipality
Zealand
Denmark
Herlufmagle
horned helmets
Danish National Museum
petroglyphs
Tanumshede
early Germanic culture
Ashvins
divine twins
Alcis
Veksø helmets
Religion of Bronze Age Europe
Solar barge
Trundholm sun chariot
Reallexikon der germanischen Altertumskunde
ISBN
978-3-11-016315-5

Hoard from Grevensvænge
Categories
Medieval European objects in the National Museum of Denmark
1779 archaeological discoveries
Nordic Bronze Age
Germanic archaeological artifacts

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