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The Trundholm sun chariot is characterized by extraordinary aesthetics. The front and the back side of the Trundholm disc represent through their difference in brilliance and decoration a separate concept -- the Sun and the Moon. The analysis of these exquisite decorations demonstrates that the Bronze Age people had profound astronomical knowledge of the movements of these heavenly bodies. Taken together, the front and the back side of the disc form a complete picture, one which already contains the Metonic cycle. The mathematics of the ornamentation on both sides is also of great potency and beauty. The Trundholm disc is thus the key to understanding the Nordic style and its underlying creation myth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]