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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: 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.
Öland Silver 'Valkyrie' Pendant from the Statens historiska museum
Discovered in Öland, Köping in Sweden and dating to the Viking Age. It depicts a female figure in elaborate dress holding a cup or horn, and may represent a Valkyrie. For more images of this item, see…
The Viking Hoard from Lejre
An essay about the tenth-century hoard found out Lejre, Denmark. The article links to a more detailed pdf in Danish about the hoard.
News: Vil ha vikingskatt tilbake på Sørlandet
The Slemmedal hoard is one of the largest Viking-Age hoards found in Norway. It was found in Grimstad on 19th May 1981, and consisted of 2.3kg of silver and gold artefacts.
Blog: Viking-Age Metalwork
A blog describing research into Viking-Age metalwork by Jane Kershaw
The Gilling Sword
The Gilling Sword was found in a stream in Gilling West in 1976. It is on display at The Yorkshire Museum, York.
Penannular Brooch and Silver neck rings in the Historisk museum, Oslo
Penannular Brooch and Silver neck rings from Vulum, Malvik, Sør-Trøndelag on display in the Historisk museum, Oslo. Tenth or eleventh century.
The Bedale Hoard at The Yorkshire Museum
The Bedale hoard was found in 2012. It consists of gold and silver items, and an inlaid gold sword hilt. These images were taken at The Yorkshire Museum in York
The Vale of York Hoard
The Vale of York Hoard was found in 2007, and was the largest Viking Age hoard found in England since the Cuerdale Hoard. It is on display at The Yorkshire Museum in 2015. The hoard comprises a gilded silver cup, silver coins, silver objects and a…
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…