Are these magnificent gold collars the real-life inspiration for the treasures in Beowulf?
I examine three massive Migration-Era gold collars discovered in central Sweden. By comparing them to the neck rings mentioned in Beowulf, we may be able to place the original story in Sweden.
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| Migration era gold collar from Möne |
Sources:
Davidson, H. E. (1980). Archaeology and Beowulf. In G. N. Garmonsway & J. Simpson (Trans. & Eds.), Beowulf and its Analogues (2nd ed., pp. 350–364). J.M. Dent & Sons.
Gräslund B. Archaeological Delimination. Naylor M, trans. In: The Nordic Beowulf. Arc Humanities Press; 2022:27-36.
Music:
Stark von Oben - The Emerald isle
97 sound signal - Markagunt Plateau
Art:
Beowulf and Freyja/Easter by Christian Sloan Hall
Anglo-Saxon noblewoman by Joan Francesc Oliveras Pallerols (modified with AI to include gold collar)
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