Medieval News May 2016 No. 5 ...Beowulf Revisited Medieval News this week... Lejre Museum 3 Myth and Archaeology 6 Odin from Lejre 13 The Hoard from Lejre 17 The Hoard from Karleby 20 Reconstructing the Hall 21 From Lejre to Roskilde 24 Beowulf Unlucked 27 Conferences & Books 37 Medieval News Medieval Histories Inc © Photo (frontpage): - read about new exhibitions, Paradisstien 5 The Stoneship at Lejre. Photo: books, research and much more DK2840 Holte National Heritage Agency, Den- Denmark mark Editor-in-chief: Karen Schous- boe www.medievalhistories.com Photos are to the best of our 2016: February, No. 2
[email protected] ability either published by per- ISBN: 978-87-92858-32-0 +45 24 23 36 10 mission or under the CCA. 2 Lejre Museum Lejre in Denmark is famous as the mythical royal seat of the Scyldings, renowned in Beowulf. However, it is also a hugely fascinating archaeo- logical site. A new museum is well worth a detour. Granted, it is a small museum. And yes, contours of a breathtaking archeological more prominent exhibits from the Dark treasure have slowly emerged. What we Ages may be found in the British Museum or in Uppsala. Nevertheless, it pays to trav- centre dominating the early medieval el to Roskilde in Denmark to see not only landscapeget is a glimpse for more of a thantruly 500magnificent years (AD royal the Viking-ship museum, but also Lejre, a 500 - 1000). small inland village four km. from the see. Landscape Here, a new exhibition recently opened, which tells the story of the remarkable Looking a Gl.