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Vimose Bog Find. The explorations in the Yimose bog, 1 

 situated about five miles from Odense, Fyen, commenced in 

 1848, and since that time 3,000 objects have been gathered 

 together, all of which were found in a space of 9,000 square feet. 

 Sometimes there seemed to be a certain order in the way in 

 which the articles had been sunk, for all the ring armour was 

 together, and a number of small articles had been placed 

 inside a shield-boss, while other articles were surrounded with 

 broad bands of cloth. Many of the objects here were also 

 badly damaged. Only one coin has been found, i.e. a silver 

 denarius of the time of the Empress Faustina Junior (d. 175), 





Fig. 381. 



Fig. 382. Fig. 383. 



Iron axe-heads, i real size. 



Fig. 384. 



with " Pudicitia " on its reverse. The number of single and 

 double-edged swords, many of which are in tolerably good 



1 The principal objects in this find 

 included a very great number of arrow 

 shafts (most of them thoroughly decayed), 

 with arrow-points of bone or iron'; a 

 remnant of a quiver of wood about 

 25 inches long ; a mass of wooden scab- 

 bards, mostly for edged swords: :i'.'i> 

 pieces of metal and bone mountings for 

 the scabbards, some of silver, and one of 

 bronze covered with silver and thin gold 

 plates, with runes lightly traced ; shield- 

 boards, handles and buckles (180 of the 

 latter of iron) ; about 150 knives, all of 

 iron and different shapes ; several rem- 



nants of belts, as well as about 40 buttons 

 of bronze, some covered with gold, and 

 about 'U double buttons of bronze ; about 

 250 different pieces of buckles and other 

 mountings of iron and bronze ; about 15i> 

 different pieces of riding harness; a few 

 horses' bones ; bronze bowls, needle*, 

 keys; scissors; scythe-blades; 1 millstone: 

 1 small anvil; 6 hammers; 25 iron 

 chisels: 3 iron files; 2 iron pincers: 57 

 bone combs, some with svaxtiua, and one 

 with runes on ; 4 square, '_' oblong dire : 

 amber, glass, and mosaic beads; fibula 

 of bronze, iron, silver, &c., &c. 



