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Guldskålene
Vidste du at Guldskålene på Nationalmuseet er fundet på Avernakø?
I 1685 gjorde bonden Hans Lauritsen et bemærkelsesværdigt fund, mens han var i gang med at pløje sin mark.
I jorden så han seks skinnende genstande. Da han fik gravet dem fri, stod han med tre guldskåle. De skinnede som solen. Hans Lauritsen var særdeles overrasket over sin opdagelse, og derfor holdt han den hemmelig og tog skålene med hjem.
Dagen efter, da Hans Lauritsen pløjede videre, fandt han endnu tre guldskåle. Hans hjerte bankede af spænding over det unikke fund, som han nu ikke længere kunne holde for sig selv.
Han besluttede at opsøge en lokal guldsmed i den nærliggende by Faaborg for at få gode råd til hvad han skulle gøre. Guldsmeden, der var overrasket over at se så dyrebart et materiale som guld i landlige omgivelser, blev straks mistænksom. Han mente, at skålene måtte være stjålet, og anmeldte Hans til politiet for muligt tyveri.
Nyheden om de seks guldskåle bredte sig som en steppebrand, og det nåede også øens ejer, herremanden Niels Krag til Egeskov. Da han hørte om det unikke fund på Avernakø, gjorde han straks krav på skålene. Men sagen blev kendt af myndighederne, og Lensgreven, der havde juridisk ansvar for øen, blev nødt til at træde ind og afgøre tvisten.
Efter lidt tovtrækkeri, blev skålene afleveret til kongens skatkammer, som senere blev til Nationalmuseet.
Det var ikke blot dengang, skålene vakte stor interesse. Det er nemlig første fund af denne type guldskåle i Danmark, og det vakte stor interesse blandt arkæologer og historikere.
Skåne var spor fra en fjern fortid, og siden da er der blevet gjort flere lignende fund rundt om i landet, men det første fund var på Avernakø.
I 1988 blev der lavet nøjagtige kopier af skålene, og tre af dem er nu stolt udstillet i Avernakø Kirke, som er næste stop på QR-ruten. Så her kan du se hvordan de berømte guldskåle ser ud.
The Golden Bowls
ENGLISH VERSION
Did you know that the Golden Bowls at the National Museum were found on Avernakø?
In 1685, a farmer named Hans Lauritsen made a remarkable discovery while plowing his field.
In the soil, he saw six shiny objects. When he dug them up, he found himself holding three golden bowls. They gleamed like the sun. Hans Lauritsen was extremely surprised by his find, so he kept it a secret and took the bowls home.
The next day, as Hans Lauritsen continued plowing, he found another three golden bowls. His heart raced with excitement at this unique discovery, which he could no longer keep to himself.
He decided to visit a local goldsmith in the nearby town of Faaborg for advice on what to do. The goldsmith, surprised to see such a precious material as gold in rural surroundings, immediately became suspicious. He believed the bowls must have been stolen and reported Hans to the police for possible theft.
News of the six golden bowls spread like wildfire, reaching the island's owner, Lord Niels Krag of Egeskov Manor. When he heard about the unique find on Avernakø, he immediately claimed ownership of the bowls. However, the case came to the attention of the authorities, and the Count, who had legal responsibility for the island, had to step in and settle the dispute.
After some back and forth, the bowls were handed over to the king's treasury, which later became the National Museum.
It wasn't just back then that the bowls generated great interest. They were, in fact, the first discovery of this type of golden bowls in Denmark, sparking significant interest among archaeologists and historians.
These bowls were traces from a distant past, and since then, similar discoveries have been made all over the country, but the first find was on Avernakø.
In 1988, exact replicas of the bowls were created, and three of them are now proudly displayed in Avernakø Church, which is the next stop on the QR route. So here, you can see what the famous golden bowls look like.