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Many of the Viking coins that display images of Thor and Odin are accompanied with Christian symbols as well, while the use of Old Norse developed a distinctive line of coins apart from Anglo-Saxon kings.
24 paź 2020 · Among the coins, around 70% were minted in the Viking kingdoms on the British Isles, 15% from Anglo-Saxon kingdoms on the British Isles and 15% were from foreign sources. These included Byzantine, Islamic, Papal and Frankish coins as well as coins minted in Scandinavia.
27 lut 2020 · Some of the earliest Viking coins are anonymous silver pennies from Hedeby (or Haithabu) a trading post in southern Denmark (Varenius, 185-193). These include the only Viking coins depicting...
11 sty 2023 · In a practice as old as coinage itself, the Scandinavians imitated the coins of their neighbors and other cultures with which they were in contact. This can be seen in three main groupings.
'Suspended Value' examines the practice of reusing coins as pendants in Viking-Age Scandinavia. What made coins so meaningful that they were frequently adapted for suspension and worn as personal ornaments?
30 sty 2023 · Based on interpreting stories that appear on Norse picture stones, the Valknut is most-commonly believed to be the symbol of these slain warriors. The exact meaning of the three interlocking triangle shapes is unknown.
At the beginning of the 11th century, Scandinavian kings began to mint "national" coins in their realms. Fort the time being, an economy actually based on money could only be established in Denmark, however; Norwegian and Swedish coins from the time before 1050 are extremely rare.
