Archaeologists in Denmark have discovered a cache of more than 100 weapons buried under the house of an Iron Age chieftain. The 1,500-year-old collection — which is big enough to equip a small army and includes the only Roman helmet ever found in Denmark — may have been a "sacrifice" or offering.
"The sheer number of weapons is astonishing, but what fascinates me most is the glimpse they provide into the societal structure and daily life of the Iron Age," Elias Witte Thomasen, an archaeologist at Vejle Museums who led the excavation, said in a statement in November 2024. "We suddenly feel very close to the people who lived here 1,500 years ago."
