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Anglo-Scandinavian Silver Bracelet in the Ashmolean Museum
Silver bracelet, Anglo-Scandinavian. 900-1050. Long Wittenham, Oxfordshire.
Anglo-Viking silver penny, St Edmund memorial type, 895-910AD
Anglo-Viking silver penny, St Edmund memorial type, 895-910AD. The PAS website has over 40 examples of such coins and many others associated with the Vikings. To view the full record and associated metadata, go to…
Blog: Viking-Age Metalwork
A blog describing research into Viking-Age metalwork by Jane Kershaw
Brooch inscribed with runes (G98) on display in the Swedish History Museum
Brooch from Etelhem in Gotland (now in Historiska museet) inscribed with older futhark runes and dating to the period 400-500AD. According to Rundata one reading is as follows: mk mrla wrt(a)a Ek, erilaz, worta. I, the eril, wrought.
Brooches based on Viking designs on sale in Kalundborg Museum
A series of brooches and jewellery based on Viking Age motifs and original artefacts.
Celtic Caddy Spoon with Viking Ship Handle
Silver tea caddy spoon produced by Charles Horner, featuring a viking ship with dragon prow.
Copy of a silver pendant (Odin?) on display in Museet Ribes Vikinger
A copy of a Viking-Age silver pendant excavated at Ribe, and interpreted as representing Odin. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
Finds from a Burial at Fevang in Sandefjord
The finds from this grave were primarily tools, including pliers, a frying pan and a pot handle. The display also includes bronze oval brooches, glass beads and other pieces of jewellery.
Frankish silver goblet on display in Museet Ribes Vikinger
A silver goblet with Christian iconography of Frankish origins. Produced around the year 800, and possibly taken in a Viking raid. Found north of Ribe. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
Galgebakken Fibula
A silver fibula in the form of a woman with a shield and sword. This has been identified as a Valkyrie, although it may be a shieldmaiden.
Hacksilver / finger-ring / arm-ring - detail from the Cuerdale Hoard in the British Museum
The Cuerdale Hoard is the largest Viking hoard discovered in the British Isles, and includes 8,600 pieces, mostly silver including hacksliver, ingots and coins from as far afield as Byzantium and the Islamic world. It dates to 905 and was discovered…
King Sitric ring produced by Ogham Designs
King Sitric, 'Silkbeard', Norse King of Dublin, who 'had an Irish mother and he married a daughter of Brian Boru', features as one of ten 'Impressions of Ireland' symbols on a ring produced by Ogham Designs. Sitric (or Sigtrygg II Silkbeard…
Mathias fandt monstermønt i Munkebo
Mathias found a coin from the 800s in Munkebo. It is a rare example of a well-preserved coin featuring a face that is probably Odin on one side, and a monster on the other. It was minted in Ribe.
News: Fant skålvekt fra vikingtiden
Scales and other finds from a site near Steinkjer in Norway show that this was an important trading town. These are the first finds in the area to confirm what is written in the sagas.
News: Galloway Viking treasure pot's contents revealed after more than 1,000 years
Conservators have released images of the contents of a Carolingian cup that formed part of the Galloway Hoard.
News: Mayo's Viking Silver on display in Turlough
A hoard of Viking silver found in Kilmeena in 1939 is now on display at the National Museum of Ireland, Country Life, Turlough. The Cushalogurt Hoard is displayed alongside the Coolcronaun Sword.
News: The Spillings Hoard
The Spillings hoard is the largest Viking-Age silver treasure hoard ever found. It was discovered in 1999 while the finders were filming a programme on looting of sites by metal detectorists.
News: Viking treasure discovered in Gwynedd goes on display for the first time
The Llandwrog hoard is to go on display in the exhibition 'Treasures: Adventures in Archaeology' at the National Museum in Cardiff until 30 October 2016.
News: Viking treasure hoard dating back almost a thousand years unearthed near Caernarfon
The Llandwrog hoard was found in March 2015. It comprises silver coins and ingots, and is thought to have been buried between 1020 and 1030. Eight of the coins date back to 995 while the other six are thought to date from around 1018.
News: Viking Treasure Trove Unearthed from English Field
A ninth-century hoard was found by a metal detectorist in a field near Watlington.