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Odin from Lejre

Odin from Lejre is a small cast silver figurine from approximately 900 C.E., showing a person sitting on a throne. The figurine has inlay of black niello (black coloured alloy) and some gilding.[1][2] The height is 18 mm and the weight is 9 grams.[3] The figurine was found by local amateur archaeologist Tommy Olesen on September 2, 2009 during Roskilde Museum's excavations at the small village of Gammel Lejre (Old Lejre), near the modern town of Lejre.[1] It was unveiled at Roskilde Museum on November 13, 2009 and is now part of the permanent exhibition.

The person on the throne wears a floor-length dress, an apron, four bead necklaces, a neck ring, a cloak and a rim-less hat. Two birds are seated on the armrests and the back of the throne shows the heads of two animals.  

It has been a matter of dispute whom the person on the throne is intended to depict. The excavator interpreted it as Odin, the chief god in Norse paganism and the ruler of Asgard, sitting on his throne Hlidskjalf, from which he sees into all the worlds. The birds would be the ravens Hugin and Munin, who gathered information for Odin. The beast-heads might symbolise Odin's two wolves, Geri and Freki.  

Scholars specialising in Viking Period dress and gender representations, however, pointed out that the person is dressed entirely in female attire, making it more probably a goddess such as Freya or Frigga.
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Coppi of Odin from Lejre

Item: Description: Price Dkr.:
1-168-00 Coppi of Odin from Lejre in silver with silver ring

700,-

1-168-01 Coppi of Odin from Lejre in silver

650,-