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The people of the Nordic Bronze Age regarded the sun as one of their most important symbols. It appears in every conceivable context – on rock carvings and bronze ritual objects, on weapons and jewellery, and even on everyday items.
The bronze vessel is a part of the Hassle hoard found 1936 by the farmer Axel Nilsson.
The horse has long been a highly desired and exclusive animal in Scandinavia. Throughout history, horses have often been associated with men and warfare. In the collections of the Swedish History Museum are several pieces of equestrian equipment from the Bronze Age.
We do not know the names of any gods or goddesses from the Nordic Bronze Age. No written sources have survived, but traces of the gods theys believed in have been found.
The collections of the Swedish History Museum include many stones, such as agates, amethysts, and rock crystals, including two small Bronze Age stones with carved cup marks.
In archaeology, there are several methods for both relative and absolute dating.
What did life in Sweden look like over 3,000 years ago? The Nordic Bronze Age lasted from around 1700–500 BC. Explore the Nordic Bronze Age in two of the Swedish History Museum's permanent exhibitions: Prehistories and the Gold Room.
In Norrland and Dalarna, the material culture and economy of the Bronze Age differed from those both to the north and to the south.
Grave finds from the Nordic Bronze Age show that people adorned themselves with jewellery. The collections of the Swedish History Museum include neck collars, rings, and brooches, among many other items.
In the area north of the Dalälven River, material culture and economy differed from that of southern Sweden. In the northern parts of Scandinavia during parts of the Stone Age and Bronze Age, it was common to mix asbestos into pottery.
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