Treasure of Hoen

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Treasure of Hoen

The Hoen Treasure ( Norwegian Hoenskatten or Hoenfunnet ) was found in 1834 at Hoen Farm in Øvre Eiker , northwest of central Hokksund . It is the largest gold treasure found in Norway from the Viking Age (850–1050 AD). Today the approximately 2.5 kilogram find is in the Kulturhistorisk Museum in Oslo .

The treasure

Parts of the treasure in the exhibition of the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo

The hoard consists of 50 pieces of jewelry, 20 coins and around 200 pearls made of glass and semi-precious stones and weighs around 2.5 kilograms, of which the largest neck ring alone weighs almost 1 kilogram. The origin of the objects testifies to the prosperity and international connections of the area in the Viking Age. The pieces of jewelery include a Franconian fibula , an Anglo-Saxon ring and two smaller medallions from Byzantium , while the coins are ancient Roman and Byzantine as well as more recent Arabic and Franconian coins. The smaller pieces of jewelry and coins are made into pendants and together with the pearls formed a large necklace. While earlier studies assumed that the pieces of jewelry were looted goods, various studies have shown that at least parts of the jewelry and the pearls were produced in Scandinavia and possibly in the vicinity of the place where they were found.

Based on the jewelry and the dating of the coins, it is assumed that the treasure was buried between 875 and 890.

context

Perhaps Bødmod Torbjørnsson von Skot's treasure comes from , according to Icelandic sources, a great Viking chief . It could have been part of the ransom that the Franks paid in 858 after the Vikings attacked the monastery of Saint-Denis near Paris . When Ludwig , a Rorgonide and son of Rotrud , daughter of Charlemagne Archchancellor Charles the Bald and since 844 abbot of Saint-Denis and his half-brother Gauzlin got into captivity, Karl the Bald (823-877) brought the enormous ransom that for it was demanded.

In the Viking Age and before the land uplift , the sea level was four to five meters higher than it is today. The Drammen fjord extended beyond Hokksund and Viking ships could sail as far as Vestfossen.

Others

The poet Jonas Lie (1833–1908) was born on Hoen Gård and moved to Tromsø with his parents when he was four years old , where his father worked as a judge.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Vikingskatten frå Hoen i Viken Kulturhistorisk Museum, accessed on June 23, 2020 (Norwegian)
  2. ↑ a b På spaden hang det plutselig en ring av gull , NRK, accessed on June 23, 2020 (Norwegian)
  3. ↑ a b Gullskattens hemmeligheter Universitetet i Oslo, accessed on June 24, 2020 (Norwegian)
  4. ↑ Hoen-skatten Eiker Arkiv, accessed June 23, 2020 (Norwegian)
  5. ↑ Hoenskatten Store norske leksikon, accessed on June 24, 2020 (Norwegian)

Coordinates: 59 ° 46 ′ 45.5 "  N , 9 ° 53 ′ 38.8"  E