The Nordic Bronze age

• published: 09 Mar 2013
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The Bronze Age in southern Scandinavia surpasses most of bronze age europe. It is the richest period of finds, crafts, creativity and artistic expression. Only in Mycenaean Greece there is an equivalent in findings. In Scandinavia it developed over 1000 years the prime Bronze Age craftsmanship and crafts in Europe. Large quantities of buried amber treasures has been found from Bronze Age Scandinavia. Amber was also a very important commodity in countries around the mediterranean sea. Tutankhamun was buried with an amber held over his heart. Amber was seen as magical during the Bronze Age and was used for jewelry. In the richest graves of Mycenae in Greece, it has been found large collars of amber. Modern analysis shows that those amber comes from the Baltic Sea. The Nordic bronze age fits also the Greeks description of their contact with the Hyperboreans in the far north. Amber seems ta have been the Nordic gold during the Bronze Age. Svenska: Bronsåldern i södra skandinavien överträffar det mesta i europa. Det är den rikaste perioden på fynd, konsthantverk, kreativitet och konstnärliga uttryck. Endast i Mykene och Grekland finner man nått motsvarande. I skandinavien utvecklas i ca 1000 år det främsta bronsåldershantverket och konsthantverket i Europa. Stora mängder nedgrävda bärnstens skatter har hittats i bronsålderns skandinavien. Bärnsten var också en mycket viktig handelsvara i rikena runt medelhavet. Den nordiska bronsåldern passar perfekt in i Grekernas beskrivningen av Hyperboréerna som levde långt upp i norr. Tutankhamon blev begravd med en bärnsten över hjärtat. Bärnstenen ansågs magisk under Bronsåldern och användes till smycken. I de rikaste gravarna i Grekland Mykene finner man stora halskragar av bärnsten. Moderna analyser visar att bärnstenen kommer ifrån Östersjön. Bärnstenen framstår som Nordens guld under Bronsåldern. History documentary: Stenristarna Music: Anders Hagberg - Stenristarna Arcana- My Cold Sea Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.