US EditionOver 3,000 Viking Coins Unearthed in Norway's Largest Hoard
Researchers say the 63-coin hoard was likely buried around 871-874 to protect wealth as Viking armies moved across England.
- Archaeologists recently uncovered 2,970 silver coins in a field near Rena, marking the largest Viking Age coin hoard found in Norway in decades. The discovery remains under controlled excavation to preserve its integrity.
- Archaeologist Jostein Bergst explained the area hosted massive iron production from the 900s until the late 1200s, with ore extracted from bogs and exported to Europe, creating wealth that may have prompted the hoard's burial.
- Metal detectorists Vegard and Rune discovered 19 silver coins on April 10 before alerting authorities. Their adherence to heritage guidelines earned praise from archaeologists, who stressed the importance of such cooperation for preserving cultural sites.
- Under Norwegian law, the hoard is automatically classified as protected cultural heritage. Minister Andreas Bjelland Eriksen called it "a historic discovery" belonging to the entire nation.
- Experts from the Museum of Cultural History dated the hoard to around 1047, capturing the economic transition toward national coinage under Harald Hardrada. The coins include issues from Cnut and Otto III, underscoring international trade networks.
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More than 3000 pieces of money: Norwegian scouts have encountered valuable, about a thousand-year-old coins on a field. The behaviour of the finders has been exemplary, archaeologists praise.
On April 10 it was going to be a most normal day for Rune Sætre and Vegard Sørlie, two fans of metal detectors living in Innlandet County, Norway. They got up like any other morning, had breakfast, prepared and left home with their team to enjoy an outdoor day.Keep reading...
Record-breaking Viking coin hoard in Norway
A routine sweep of farmland in Norway has turned into one of the most extraordinary archaeological discoveries in recent years, after metal detectorists uncovered what experts are calling a once-in-a-generation Viking treasure. Buried beneath the soil for nearly a millennium, the hoard — made up of almost 3,000 silver coins — is now confirmed as the largest Viking coin find ever recorded in the… Source
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