Editing Gudme (section)

==History==
Gudme was an important site during the [[Iron Age]]. Numerous archeological finds dating from the 3rd to the 6th century have been made here; they include large amounts of gold treasure and the remains of what is assumed to have been a royal palace.<ref>{{cite web | title=Gudme – gold, gods and people | website=National Museum of Denmark | url=https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-late-iron-age/gudme-gold-gods-and-people/ | access-date=29 July 2024}}</ref> [[Bracteates]] were produced at the site during that period, indicating a [[shamanic]] culture in Gudme.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Niles |first1=John |title=Hawks, Horses, and Huns: "The Impact of Peoples of the Steppe on the Folk Cultures of Northern Europe" |journal=Western Folklore |date=Spring 2016 |volume=75 |issue=2 |page=152 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44790910 |access-date=15 April 2021}}</ref> The name of the town means "gods' home", leading to the assumption that it was an important religious site as well.<ref>{{cite web | title=Gudme | website=Førkristne kultpladser | url=http://vikingekult.natmus.dk/en/foerkristne-kultpladser/noeglepladserne/gudme/ | language=da | access-date=29 July 2024}}</ref>