Hindsgavl dagger

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Hindsgavl dagger

The dagger from Hindsgavl ( Danish Hindsgavldolken or Pragtdolken - German  magnificent dagger ) is a fishtail dagger made of flint . It belongs to type IV of the six-stage classification and comes from the dagger period (2400–1800 BC). It was found around 1867 on the Hindsgavl estate on the island of Fænø in the Little Belt off Funen in Denmark .

With a length of 29.5 cm and a thickness of only 1 cm, the Hindsgavl dagger is the best preserved specimen of its kind and is depicted on the Danish 100 kroner note that came into circulation in 2010. The dagger can be seen in the National Museum in Copenhagen .

Very similar daggers come from Dörphof district Rendsburg-Eckernförde and Wiepenkathen district Stade .

literature

  • Ingrid Falktoft Anderson: Vejviser til Danmarks oldtid. 2nd Edition. Gads Forlag, Århus 1994, ISBN 87-89531-10-8 , p. 214.
  • Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politics bog om Danmarks oldtid. Politics template A / S, Copenhagen 2002, ISBN 87-567-6458-8 , pp. 43, 161, 270.
  • Ernst Probst : Germany in the Stone Age. Hunters, fishermen and farmers between the North Sea coast and the Alps. Bertelsmann, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-570-02669-8 , p. 414.

Web links

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