Arm ring with runic inscription© National Museums Scotland
Posted on 02/20/2025 4:37:30 PM PST by SunkenCiv
A new study has determined that the famous Galloway Hoard may not have belonged to a single wealthy individual but perhaps to an entire community, according to a statement released by National Museums Scotland. In 2014, metal detectorists in Kirkcudbrightshire discovered a collection of Viking Age objects that were buried around a.d. 900. The treasure included 11 pounds of silver and gold, an Anglo-Saxon crucifix, various pendants, brooches, and bracelets, and a silver gilt vessel that originated in the Sasanian Empire of Iran. A recently translated runic inscription found within the interior of one silver armband reads, "this is the community's wealth/property." "This is another really interesting and significant development in our understanding of the Galloway Hoard," says Martin Goldberg of National Museums Scotland. "The idea that the wealth this hoard represents would be communally held is fascinating. It does still leave us with unanswered questions around the circumstances in which a community's wealth would come to be buried, and also which particular community."
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Arm ring with runic inscription© National Museums Scotland
Sounds like they had a community bank.
I thought they found it on Oak Island.
I’d love to know how a pitcher or whatever made in Iran wound up in tenth century Scotland. Viking trade perhaps?
Just lost my hoard. Could be it.
I often find champagne cork wires, rusty nails, and rebar, proving that the ancient romans came to the Atlantic coast of modern USA to drink and build things.
only if the rebar is epoxy coated.
Definitely.
They did settle Russia.
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