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Hoard of 1,000-year-old Viking coins unearthed in Denmark: Artefacts believed to date back to 980s found by girl metal-detecting in cornfield last autumn
Guardian (UK) ^ | April 21, 2023 | Agence France-Presse

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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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: ancientnavigation; coins; denmark; epigraphyandlanguage; fartyshadesofgreen; godsgravesglyphs; haraldbluetooth; ireland; middleages; scotland; scotlandyet; thevikings; vikings
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To: SunkenCiv
Send them to me!


21 posted on 04/29/2023 9:52:49 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (“There is no good government at all & none possible.”--Mark Twain)
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To: Hot Tabasco

Bingo


22 posted on 04/29/2023 9:54:49 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
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To: Captain Walker

That was hilarious. I nearly spit out my tea.


23 posted on 04/29/2023 9:55:00 AM PDT by Dutch Boy (The only thing worse than having something taken from you is to have it returned broken. )
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To: telescope115

Gary would say she made a “top pocket” find!


24 posted on 04/29/2023 9:56:04 AM PDT by Rowdyone (Vigilence)
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To: exPBRrat

Sarcasm? Doesn’t smell like sarcasm.

The girl should sell them for their numismatic value and reap her just reward.


25 posted on 04/29/2023 9:57:15 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
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To: SunkenCiv
What a beautiful coin!

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26 posted on 04/29/2023 10:04:26 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (What did Socialists use before Candles?..... Electricity)
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To: Albion Wilde

I want to know when we are going after the Mongolians for their crimes, which they celebrate to this day!


27 posted on 04/29/2023 10:05:21 AM PDT by beef (Say NO to the WOE (War On Energy))
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To: rolling_stone

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?


28 posted on 04/29/2023 10:06:22 AM PDT by epluribus_2
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To: Sarcazmo

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”.


29 posted on 04/29/2023 10:07:27 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: epluribus_2

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/metal-dectectorists-denmark-national-museum

treasure trove denmark


30 posted on 04/29/2023 10:11:45 AM PDT by rolling_stone
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Kool...


31 posted on 04/29/2023 10:12:57 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (The Truman Show)
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To: crusty old prospector

Usually no, but the finder’s fee is 10% of the value.


32 posted on 04/29/2023 10:16:39 AM PDT by Krosan
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To: crusty old prospector

Did King Bluetooth get compensated when they named wireless connectivity after him?


33 posted on 04/29/2023 10:30:07 AM PDT by Rural_Michigan
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
How could it not be hit by a plow in 1,000 years?

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.

34 posted on 04/29/2023 10:34:44 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (My guitar wants to kill your mama - Zappa)
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To: telescope115

RE: GARY DRAYTON/OAK ISLAND

Are they still dredging the treasure mine?


35 posted on 04/29/2023 10:38:33 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever ( Blessed is the nation whose GOD is the LORD. (Psalm 33:12))
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To: SunkenCiv

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.


36 posted on 04/29/2023 10:40:57 AM PDT by x
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To: stars & stripes forever

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…


37 posted on 04/29/2023 10:46:27 AM PDT by telescope115 (My feet are on the ground, and my head is in the stars. A Man, and proud of it!)
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To: Alas Babylon!

I can kinda, sorta understand the Danish Govt getting the Danish coins, but why would they figure they deserve the Arab and Germanic coins?


38 posted on 04/29/2023 10:54:48 AM PDT by philetus (Keep doing what you always do and you'll eventually get what you deserve)
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To: Carriage Hill

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.


39 posted on 04/29/2023 11:04:30 AM PDT by mware ( )
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To: x

;^) The Kingdom of Dyslexia is a great vacation spot...


40 posted on 04/29/2023 11:30:36 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpers are Republicans the same way Liz Cheney is a Republican.)
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