A rare Viking hoard of arm rings, coins and silver ingots has been unearthed in Oxfordshire. The hoard was buried near Watlington around the end of the 870s, in the time of the “Last Kingdom”. This was when the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex were fighting for their survival from the threat of the…
This remarkable hoard of 65 coins and 4 ingots found by two metal detectorists in a North Yorkshire field in 2012 has come onto the open market in a highly unusual sale. The hoard is a fascinating insight into the power struggles of the northern Danelaw and King Aethelstan’s subsequent recapturing of York from the Vikings in…
Metal detecting enthusiast Derek McLennan unearthed one of the most significant Viking hoards ever discovered in Scotland. The treasure trove of more than 100 items including gold and silver jewellery, ingots and a unique enamelled cross was found with a Minelab CTX 3030 metal detector. The discovery was found on Church of Scotland land after…
Treasure! The vaults of museums around the world are filled with precious antiquities, but who knows how many historical gems are still out there waiting to be unearthed? This list shows, that anyone can strike it lucky… even you. So grab your metal detector and get searching. Advanced modern technology and availability of equipment made…
A museum’s campaign to buy a Viking hoard worth more than £50,000 has been successful. The hoard was discovered in Bedale, North Yorkshire, in 2012 and includes a gold sword pommel and silver neck ring and collar. The Yorkshire Museum launched an appeal in January to raise the funds to buy the hoard, which was…
Published by BBC News Cumbria, Tuesday 17th April 2012 A fundraising appeal is under way to keep a Viking treasure find within South Cumbria. The Furness Hoard of Viking Treasure was found a year ago at an undisclosed site by a metal detector enthusiast. Campaigners need to raise £50,000 to buy and put it on…
Published by The Times, Jack Malvern, Thursday December 15th, 2011 “DARREN WEBSTER was meant to be going back to work after dropping his son off at home when, on a whim, he stopped by a field and decided to have a quick forage with his metal detector. Within 20 minutes he made a discovery that was…
Published by The Telegraph, Thursday 27th October 2011 “An amateur treasure hunter has discovered a “nationally significant” Viking hoard including hundreds of pieces of silver jewellery and coins.” – Taken from Article Click the image below to read further: …