A Viking burial site linked to King Harald Bluetooth has been discovered after remaining hidden for over 1,100 years.
It’s believed the grounds are home to mostly pagan graves, of which 30 were found.
But an “elite” family, linked to King Harald, who reigned from 958 AD to 986 AD, might have also been buried there.
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The site was accidentally discovered during construction work, reports Need To Know.
Archeologists found pearls, coins, ceramics and a box adorned with golden thread.
Human remains, such as teeth and bones, were also unearthed; and shall be tested to see who they belong to.
It spans two hectares and is located near Lisbjerg, a village around four miles north of Aarhus, Denmark’s second-largest city.
Mads Ravn, an archeologist at the Moesgaard Museum, believes it could be the nobleman’s constables or stewards buried there.
A coffin containing decorative items and a pair of scissors belonging to an supposed important woman was one of the “very rare” objects found.
King Harald’s farm from the Viking age is located less than a mile away from the site; further confirming theories on who these people might be.
Mads added: “The objects we have found in the graves tell us that the buried are people of high status – it could be the extended family from the farm itself that is buried here.”
Aarhus was one of Denmark’s most important and oldest cities in the Viking Age and functioned as a centre for the king and international trade.
A number of significant objects and settlements from the Viking Age have previously been found there.
The excavations at Lisbjerg were completed last week and now, the experts will begin a thorough analysis of the objects, especially wooden ones, recovered.
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