Guldgubber of the Muld variety
The guldgubbers from the Muld variety are gold sheet figures (so-called guldgubbers ) that were found near Svaneke in the north-east of Bornholm . They date from the 6th century AD, when the Muld variety was a center of trade and craft. There were similarly important centers in Åhus and Helgö in Sweden , Dankirke near Ribe , Gudme (on Funen ) in Denmark, Borg and Klepp in Norway, and on Öland and Gotland .
Around 2,500 gold sheet figures were found near Svaneke, which are interpreted as idol amulets. Other Bornholm finds come from Møllegård, Rønne and Smørenge . Such gold work was also found in Gudme and Helgö and over 25 other places.
The early centers , especially the Muld and Gudme variety with its Iron Age hall , are sometimes viewed as early royal seats. This is supported by the concentration of the gold hoard in combination with theophoric place names (Gudme = gods' home, Helgö = holy island, the Muld variety means Hellig Kvinde = holy woman) as an indication of a cult center. The replacement of Himlingøje ( Stevns peninsula , Zealand ) by Gudme speaks in favor of territorial rule. A central sanctuary and a king's hall are assumed in each case, as has been archaeologically proven for Gudme and Lejre and various places on Gotland. A total of 29 guldgubbers were found in Västra Vång in Blikinge . This makes Västra Vång the third largest site in Sweden.
literature
- Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politics bog om Danmarks oldtid . Copenhagen 2002 ISBN 87-567-6458-8 , p. 223
- Margarethe Watt: The gold sheet figures ("guldgubber") from Sorte Muld, Bornholm . In: Karl Hauck (Hrsg.): The historical background of the god image amulets from the transition period from late antiquity to the early Middle Ages . 1992, pp. 195-227.
- Margrethe Watt: Gubber. In: Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde (RGA). 2nd Edition. Volume 13, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1999, ISBN 3-11-016315-2 , pp. 132-142.
- Margrethe Watt: Kind of Muld. In: Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde (RGA). 2nd Edition. Volume 29, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2005, ISBN 3-11-018360-9 , pp. 249-252.
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Remarks
- ↑ See also Mrs. von Smørenge
Coordinates: 55 ° 7 ′ 35.4 ″ N , 15 ° 6 ′ 48.9 ″ E