SVT.se<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n?? During a research excavation in Aska outside modern day Vadstena, southern Sweden, archaeologists have found no less than 23 so-called Gullgubber in what has been interpreted as a 50 meter long Vendel-era royal hall dating to 700 AD. This type of find is only the third one made in \u00d6sterg\u00f6tland and it is also unique due to its large number of Gullgubber. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gullgubber are found almost exclusively at various Vendel and Viking Age centers of power and indicate the presence of a group of people in special power position. They are most often found in post holes and consist of centimeter-sized gold plates where a man and a woman embracing is the most common motif. Gullgubber are interesting finds as they tell about everything from fashion standards to mythology and power structures of the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The hall where the finds were made had been placed on a 3.5 meter high artificial mound and is believed to have been inhabited for only about 100 years. Judging by the lack of finds from the following centuries, the site was deliberately not used again. According to the archaeologists, this indicates that the site of the former hall was revered as a form relic during the subsequent Viking Age. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The investigation at Aska has now been completed and a number of analyzes are pending.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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