Where it is from: Village of Hårby, Funen Island, Denmark When it was made: Around A.D. 800 (Early Viking Age) Related: Apulian rhyton: A 2,300-year-old Spartan-hound-shaped cup that was likely used ...

What it tells us about the past: This cast silver figurine of a Valkyrie — a mythological maiden who assists Odin, the Norse god of war — is a unique example of Viking Age metalworking that provides ...