‘Biggest Surprise of My Life’: Denmark’s Largest Viking Age Silver Hoard Discovered in Backyard
The 700-object cache includes ingots, coins and jewelry, and experts say its weight classes show silver was used as payment.
- A homeowner in Rebild, Denmark, discovered 40 pounds of 10th-century silver while working on his patio, unearthing 700 objects that constitute Denmark's largest-ever Viking Age silver hoard.
- Rebild has a history of yielding Viking Age treasures, including the Rold Hoard discovered two months ago. Torben Sarauw, Museums of North Jutland archaeologist, noted the region was part of extensive economic networks.
- The haul includes ingots, jewelry, and 47 coins, with roughly 320 objects weighing 14 pounds remaining inside a clay jug. Two Anglo-Saxon pennies minted under King Edward the Elder help date the find.
- Declared danefæ, the hoard will become government property and go to the National Museum for assessment. Nordjyske Museer hopes for permanent display at the Fyrkat Viking Museum alongside recent gold rings.
- The silver reveals Viking economic practices, as items were divided into distinct weight classes for trade. Coins show connections to the Islamic world and England, highlighting extensive Viking Age networks.
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Man Uncovers Hundreds Of Pieces Of Viking Silver After Digging Up His Garden In Denmark
European civilization has an incredibly rich history stretching back thousands of years that’s defined by a number of different cultures. It’s also filled with reminders of those bygone peoples, including a sizable stash of Viking silver that one man recently dug up in his backyard in Denmark. There are obviously plenty of places outside of […]
A homeowner from Denmark has discovered the largest silver treasure in his country during gardening.
It is estimated that the treasure was hidden in the 10th century.
A marriage finds by chance Denmark's largest Viking silver deposit while performing works in its home in Jutland, a colossal discovery composed of seven hundred objects that more than double the country's historical precedents and opens up new unknowns on the trade routes of the time
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