Gold bracelets were just sticking out of the ground in Denmark. BY TIM NEWCOMB A local man was taking a walk along a road through the woods near Rold (on Denmark’s Himmerland peninsula) when he spotted something unusual: two metallic objects glinting in the topsoil. He crouched down, scraped away the dirt, and pulled outContinue reading “A Man Was Walking Through a Field—and Found a Massive Viking Gold Hoard”
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‘Extremely rare’ English coins meant to ward off Vikings found in Denmark — because the Vikings wore them as jewelry
Two rare coins minted in England to ward against Viking raids have been discovered in Denmark, where Vikings made them into jewelry. By Kristina Killgrove Two rare silver coins discovered by metal detectorists in Denmark reveal that the Vikings made jewelry out of Christian coins that were originally designed to prevent Viking raids, according toContinue reading “‘Extremely rare’ English coins meant to ward off Vikings found in Denmark — because the Vikings wore them as jewelry”
Archaeologists Thought They Found Wires Buried on a Farm. It Was Actually Viking Treasure.
Here’s the likely story of the secret stash. BY TIM NEWCOMB Silver was the Vikings’ treasure of choice. Their affinity for the metal gives discoveries of silver artifacts significant historical value—much like a treasure that archaeologists found in 2024 in the mountains of Norway, one that had sat undisturbed since the 9th century AD. BeforeContinue reading “Archaeologists Thought They Found Wires Buried on a Farm. It Was Actually Viking Treasure.”
Meet the mysterious leaders of the Vikings’ most fearsome army
The Great Heathen Army wasn’t a single unified force, but rather a shifting coalition of warbands whose multi-layered leadership helped it outmanoeuvre the Anglo-Saxons. By James Osborne When the Great Heathen Army arrived in England in the mid-9th century, it marked a turning point in the history of Viking activity in the British Isles. EarlierContinue reading “Meet the mysterious leaders of the Vikings’ most fearsome army”
Archaeologists Found a Ship Buried in Norway. It’s Older than the Vikings.
Monumental ship burials had a wider and deeper past than we thought. BY TIM NEWCOMB The Vikings weren’t the first to get into the business of monumental ship burial mounds in Norway. It turns out that burying ships under piles of Earth was happening at least 100 years before the Vikings made it famous—and inContinue reading “Archaeologists Found a Ship Buried in Norway. It’s Older than the Vikings.”