Posted on 04/29/2023 9:05:04 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Nearly 300 silver coins believed to be more than 1,000 years old have been discovered near a Viking fortress site in north-west Denmark, a museum has said.
The trove – lying in two spots not far apart – was unearthed by a girl who was metal-detecting in a cornfield last autumn.
"A hoard like this is very rare," Lars Christian Norbach, the director of the North Jutland Museum, where the artefacts will go on display, told Agence France-Presse.
The silver coins were found about 5 miles (8km) from the Fyrkat Viking ringfort, near the town of Hobro. From their inscriptions, they are believed to date back to the 980s.
The trove includes Danish, Arab and Germanic coins as well as pieces of jewellery originating from Scotland or Ireland, according to archaeologists. Norbach said the finds were from the same period as the fort, built by King Harald Bluetooth, and would offer a greater insight into the history of the Vikings.
There could be a link between the treasure – which the Vikings would bury during wars – and the fort, which burned down during the same period, he said.
Archaeologists have said they will continue digging next autumn after the harvest. They hope to find the burial sites and homes of the troves’ one-time owners.
The Vikings believed that burying their treasure allowed them to find it again after death.
The artefacts will go on public display from July at the Aalborg Historical Museum. The girl who made the discovery will receive financial compensation, the amount of which has not been made public.
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Bingo
That was hilarious. I nearly spit out my tea.
Gary would say she made a “top pocket” find!
Sarcasm? Doesn’t smell like sarcasm.
The girl should sell them for their numismatic value and reap her just reward.
I want to know when we are going after the Mongolians for their crimes, which they celebrate to this day!
If your hard-earned money, land, children, bloodstream, etc. doesn’t really belong to you but the “people”, gobmint, society, the “future” then why should get to profit from your discoveries and treasure?
The UK claims ownership of any/all artifacts unearthed, and a small compensation is given to the finder. They want them for museum display, and other “cultural reasons”.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/metal-dectectorists-denmark-national-museum
treasure trove denmark
Kool...
Usually no, but the finder’s fee is 10% of the value.
Did King Bluetooth get compensated when they named wireless connectivity after him?
My brother-in-law was from Honduras and his family's business was growing sugar cane.
Many years ago when plowing the fields, they would occasionally unearth caches (for lack of a proper word) of buried Mayan stone carvings, usually broken by the plows.
However, he was able to salvage one intact and bring it home to the states.
RE: GARY DRAYTON/OAK ISLAND
Are they still dredging the treasure mine?
I was confused about what the “metal girl detectors” had to do with the Viking find, but enthusiastic about trying one.
Then I read the headline again.
They’ve sunk an 80ft. shaft into the Money Pit and are getting ready to probe for tunnels, located an area nearby that shows higher than natural levels of gold in the water, back in the swamp and uncovering a stone road. On the other end of the island they are investigating what appears to be a depression that appears to be the exact same diameter as the original Money Pit.
Rick Lagina is in Italy checking out some interesting Templar history.
A lot going on…
I can kinda, sorta understand the Danish Govt getting the Danish coins, but why would they figure they deserve the Arab and Germanic coins?
Coolest find in UK had to be Richard III, under a parking garage. That Tutor heart shaped charm found from Henry VIII and Anna wedding was pretty cool too.
;^) The Kingdom of Dyslexia is a great vacation spot...
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