This gold coin dates from between 580AD and 630AD. The Merovingian Dynasty was based in ancient Gaul (which is now France) and dates from the middle of the 5th century AD. One side of the coin has ...

The ring is thought to link an unknown Danish dynasty to the Frankish Merovingian dynasty. More The National Museum / Stefano Bianchetti/Corbis via Getty Images The ring points to connections with ...