▁village ▁to ▁A uns lev ▁from ▁Av ns lev . ▁Up ▁until ▁this ▁change ▁city ▁signs ▁and ▁local ▁business es ▁used ▁both ▁spell ings . ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁can ▁be ▁dated ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 2 3 1 , ▁first ly ▁described ▁as ▁Ag ns lef . ▁ ▁Vik ing ▁settlement ▁ ▁Several ▁find ings ▁of ▁arte fact s ▁from ▁the ▁Vik ing ▁Age , ▁especially ▁Christ ▁from ▁A uns lev ▁and ▁a ▁run estone , ▁suggest ▁that ▁the ▁area ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁church , ▁was ▁once ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁a ▁Vik ing ▁settlement . ▁ ▁Christ ▁from ▁A uns lev ▁ ▁Christ ▁from ▁A uns lev ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁cru c if ix ▁found ▁in ▁Den mark ▁. ▁It ▁was ▁found ▁by ▁a ▁local ▁vill ager , ▁Dennis ▁Fab r ici us ▁Hol m , ▁who ▁searched ▁a ▁field ▁between ▁the ▁village ▁and ▁the ▁church ▁using ▁a ▁metal ▁det ector ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁cru c if ix ▁is ▁a ▁pendant ▁neck lace , ▁with ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁ 4 . 1   cm . ▁and ▁a ▁weight ▁of ▁ 1 3 . 2 ▁g . ▁The ▁precise ▁d ating ▁of ▁the ▁cru c if ix ▁has ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁determined , ▁though ▁estimates ▁state ▁around ▁ 9 0 0 – 9 5 0 ▁AD . ▁This ▁changes ▁the ▁broad ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁Christian ity ▁in ▁Den mark . ▁Until ▁this ▁finding ▁the ▁J elling ▁St