Three metal detectors became part of Denmark’s history. When Jane Foged-Mønster, Louise Stahlschmidt, and Mette Norre Bækgaard stumbled on the trove while on holiday in North Denmark in late 2022.
The detectors found about 300 silver items in the same field. They were Danish, German, and Arab coins. The coins were made sometime from 970 CE to 980 CE. They date back to when Harald Blåtand was king (958-987 CE).
Archeologist Torben Trier Christiansen said that those treasures were buried in the ground when the area was abandoned.
“The two silver treasures constitute a fantastic story in themselves, but to find them abandoned in a settlement only eight kilometers from Harald Blåtand’s Viking fortress Fykrat is incredibly exciting,” Christiansen said.
Those artifacts will be on display in Denmark’s Aalborg Historical Museum starting July 1, 2023.
The accidental discovery has made history.
The detectors found about 300 silver items in the same field. They were Danish, German, and Arab coins. The coins were made sometime from 970 CE to 980 CE. They date back to when Harald Blåtand was king (958-987 CE).
Archeologist Torben Trier Christiansen said that those treasures were buried in the ground when the area was abandoned.
“The two silver treasures constitute a fantastic story in themselves, but to find them abandoned in a settlement only eight kilometers from Harald Blåtand’s Viking fortress Fykrat is incredibly exciting,” Christiansen said.
Those artifacts will be on display in Denmark’s Aalborg Historical Museum starting July 1, 2023.
The accidental discovery has made history.
