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  • Heritage: 17th century coin hoard unearthed in Denmark

    Heritage: 17th century coin hoard unearthed in Denmark
    Wielding metal detectors, three amateur archaeologists have unearthed a significant find of 75 large silver coins dating back to the turn of the 17th century, along with fragments of a silver belt, near Orenæs, Falster, in southeastern Denmark.

    17th century coin hoard unearthed in Denmark
    This silver coin minted in 1603 during the reign of the Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II, 
    was among the coins found [Credit: Anders Rasmussen/Museum Lolland-Falster]

    Michael Märcher, a museum inspector and coin expert with the National Museum of Denmark, was impressed by the many coins. In total, they weighed  two kilos.

    ”We are talking about silver coins that were the international hard currency of the 1600s,” Märcher told Ekstra Bladet tabloid. ”The coins date from 1593-1650, and about one third of the coins come from the Netherlands.”

    ”The treasure resembles many of the silver treasures that were hidden away in Jutland and west Funen during the Dano-Swedish Wars of the late 1650s.”

    Field of dreams

    It's not the first time that a treasure has been found on the same field in Orenæs. In the 1940s, two silver knife scabbards and two silver belt loops that were worn by well-to-do women of the Renaissance period were also discovered. They are on display at the National Museum of Denmark.

    The new find will be on display at the Museet Falsters Minder museum in Nykøbing Falster from March 28.

    Author: Christian Wenande | Source: The Copenhagen Post [March 17, 2015]

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  • Author Barbara Quick — Top Ten (Dead) Historical Figures You'd Like to have Dinner with

    Today's guest post is with Barbara Quick, author of A Golden Web (read my review here) . Barbara is joining us today to share her:

    Top Ten (Dead) Historical Figures You Would Like to Have Dinner With

    1. Mozart
    Dinner would be long and leisurely, with half a dozen of his best friends and a piano in the room. Mozart would be prevailed upon to improvise between courses.

    2. Oscar Wilde
    I picture this in a villa on the Amalfi coast, with a houseful of witty guests (to take the pressure off of me!)

    3. Henry James
    The Master and I would drink tea together beforehand in a beautiful English garden, speaking quietly about our favorite flowers.

    4. Jane Austen
    I would whisk Jane off to Paris for a picnic dinner—including the finest fois gras and a gorgeous Burgundy—on Midsummer’s Night by the banks of the Seine.

    5. The young Joseph Haydn
    The composer would be overjoyed with the feast I would order up for the two of us in 18th century Vienna’ s finest restaurant. I’ d make sure he was allowed to take a huge doggy-bag home with him, along with glad tidings from the future.

    6. Antoine-Brillat de Savarin
    I would eat and listen raptly during a meal that would, without doubt, last for several hours.

    7. Thomas Jefferson
    We would both be guests at a ball at the American Consulate in Paris. Dinner would be served at 11 pm.

    8. Anna Maria dal Violin
    I would bribe the Portinara and arrange for a gondola at sunset for Anna Maria and her closest friends. The King of Denmark and Norway would lend us his private chef for the evening. Vivaldi (after being paid a huge sum of money) would serenade us with his violin.

    9. Catherine of Aragon
    We would speak—very frankly, tete-à-tete—about men.

    10. Queen Elizabeth I
    The after-dinner entertainment would include the first act of a new play by William Shakespeare.

  • Round-up for Weekly Geeks 2009-21

    It won't be officially summer in the northern hemisphere for another nine days, but some Geekers are getting into the spirit early.

    Trish offers a summer reading list for kids, and activities to go along with the books, while Gautami has a list of fun activities for the adult who's a kid at heart.

    Care has been so excited about the boat she and her husband bought, and she plans on spending the summer there with her sweetie and the adorable Oscar (cute dog picture alert!).

    Gavin tells us about a well-loved book-themed inn on the Oregon Coast--if you ever plan a vacation to Oregon, the Sylvia Beach Hotel is definitely worth looking into.

    Lou tells the story of how she traveled from Denmark to the U.S. to meet members of her online bookclub, and Michelle also shares some favorite summer travel memories.

    Do pay a visit to these posts and the others, if you haven't had a chance to. It's a great way to get into the spirit of summer (or, er, winter, if you're in the bottom half of the globe).

  • Anne Sofie Madsen Spring/Summer 2012 Women’s Collection

    Anne Sofie Madsen Spring/Summer 2012 Women’s Collection