Trundholm sun chariot

The Trundholm sun chariot (Danish: Solvognen) is a Nordic Bronze Age artifact discovered in Denmark.

The sculpture was discovered with no accompanying objects in 1902 in a peat bog on the Trundholm moor in Odsherred in the northwestern part of Zealand, (approximately 55°55′N 11°37′E / 55.917°N 11.617°E / 55.917; 11.617).

The Cooke disc has similar fittings to the Trundholm chariot, suggesting that it was also originally connected to a sun horse and mounted on wheels.

[18][19] The chariot has been interpreted as a possible Bronze Age predecessor to Skinfaxi,[20] the horse that pulled Dagr, the personification of day, across the sky.

The sky god Taranis is typically depicted with the attribute of a spoked wheel.The Rigveda in Hindu scriptures also reflects the mention of the Sun chariot.

Her spirit was the bridal car; the covering thereof was heaven: Bright were both Steeds that drew it when Surya approached her husband's home.

[21] In Greek mythology, the solar deity Helios was said to wear a radiant crown as his horse-drawn chariot raced across the sky, bringing daylight.

The gilded side of the Trundholm sun chariot
The left side of the disk shows no traces of gilding
Gold disc detail
Surya's chariot