Silver Viking Hoard Found With Metal Detector

http://www.treasurebone.blogspot.com With names like Eric Bloodaxe and Thorfinn Skullsplitter, Vikings conjure images of huge men with red blond manes and beards, matted with crimson battle refuse. Raiders, heroic warriors, axe wielding berserkers splashing into knee deep waters as they leap from their iconic long boats to sack and pillage the land.
Vikings are a bit more complex, not only were they raiders and warriors but they were also merchants and settlers. Through raiding one could convert gold and silver accumulated by the monasteries into personal wealth and thus was the main intent of the Vikings at the beginning of the eight century.
Fortunately for treasure hunters and metal detectorsist in the UK, these hoards of gold and silver amassed by the Vikings can and are being unearthed today.
For instance look at this hoard of 92 silver coins and artifacts found by a metal detectorist this April in the Furness area. It is thought that this hoard was buried in approximately 955 AD when the Viking invaders established a foothold in northern England.
According to UK Law, any item that is over 300 years old and contains at least 10% precious metal or stone can be classified as treasure. With the Furness hoard being at least 1000 years old and approximately 91-95% silver, it is Treasure and The Dock Museum in Furness is eager to take ownership. Ms Skae, curator at the Dock Museum said: "The British Museum has said they want the hoard to come to Barrow. "Once we know the valuation then we can move forward. I'm really excited about getting this treasure into the Dock Museum. It's a really good sized hoard and puts Furness on the map for archeology. It also puts us at the front of the queue for having the artefacts back in Barrow."



This is the largest amount of Viking artifact ever found in farness and has initially been valued in the tens of thousands of pounds. It will be up to the British Museum to conduct a valuation on the hoard. After the Valuation is complete a museum will be able to pay for the items and then take ownership of them. Usually the funds are split 50/50 between the landowner and the finder, though this is not always so.

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[SPARKYGUSS]

Hi Bud , Thankyou for everything you have done for the up and coming artical on the Blaydon roman hoard in the gold prospectors mag . All the very best to you and yours for the new year, from Guss and all the members of the Blaydon club in the UK. Cheers.

[knrbalbi]

@SPARKYGUSS Good to hear from ya! It will be out in the march/apr issue and as soon as it's out I'll send you guys a couple of copies. I mentioned your video in the article so it will be interesting to see how man more hits you get on that video.

[knrbalbi]

@Rinjingin7 Aye, that yah do beh hear'en lad

[swinginsouthjersey]

Thanks 4 the News again TB

[DigginDeepSouthLA]

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