Author Archives: Jules William Press

By Jennifer Nalewicki A metal detectorist found more than a half dozen pieces of silver jewelry while exploring farmland in Denmark. A college student in Denmark has unearthed a “spectacular silver treasure” of Viking Age jewelry that doubled as money. Gustav Bruunsgaard, a metal detectorist and archaeology student at Aarhus University, was exploring farmland near Elsted, a town northContinue reading “‘Spectacular silver treasure’ from Viking Age unearthed by college student on farm in Denmark”

By Katy Prickett A rare coin minted by a Viking warlord after he became a Christian king is “the first in the country” to benefit from a new Treasure Act definition on “the basis of national significance”, an expert has said. The silver penny was made for Athelstan II, better known as Guthrum, who led aContinue reading “Viking king’s coin find of ‘national significance’”