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To see more Viking articles, click here. A 1,000-year-old silver ingot found by a metal detectorist is of “real importance” in understanding the Viking period on the Isle of Man, a heritage organisation has said. The 1.4 inch (3.5cm) oblong silver piece was found by Lee Morgan in the south of the island in September.Continue reading “Isle of Man Viking silver ingot declared treasure”

To see more Viking articles, click here. Two intricately decorated Viking age bronze brooches found by metal detectorists on the Isle of Man have gone on display for the first time. The 1,000-year-old pieces, which are about 10cm in length, date back to about AD 950. The ornate oval brooches feature silver wire decorations andContinue reading “Isle of Man Viking brooches go on display for first time”

To see more Viking articles, click here. The past year has seen a resurgence in interest in the Viking age on the Isle of Man after two significant finds were declared treasure. The first was a collection of jewellery, which included a rare gold arm ring and large silver brooch, and the second was a Viking eraContinue reading “Silver and swords: New light cast on the Isle of Man’s Viking era”

To see more Viking articles, click here. by Aarhus University Mobility shaped the human world profoundly long before the modern age. But archaeologists often struggle to create a timeline for the speed and impact of this mobility. An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the Danish National Research Foundation’s Centre for Urban Network Evolutions at Aarhus UniversityContinue reading “New dates for the start of Viking-age trade”