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Beskrivelse
Studies of weapons from an accumulated body of detector material from Denmark demonstrate a complex composition. It is characterised by a majority of refined and exclusive parade weapons; a dispersed distribution including rural locations as well as ritual sites and depositions; typological transformation and transgression i.e. as jewellery; and a deviating warrior symbolism as seen in the use of ringknobs found in Denmark lately. Although the body of detector material has vastly accumulated in the past decades, weapons and weapon parts suffer from an apparent scarcity. Furthermore, there is an ambiguous lack of defence weapons such as helmets, shields and mails. Although studies, arguments and discussions on this topic are multiple, it still calls for exploration, especially including the accumulated detector material.