Posted on Apr 25, 2023
Amateur Archaeologist Finds Ancient Silver Coins Near Viking Castle in Denmark
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Amateur Archaeologist Finds Ancient Silver Coins Near Viking Castle in Denmark
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
"A young amateur archaeologist discovered a hoard of coins and silver jewelry near a Viking castle in northwestern Denmark that experts believe are more than 1,000 years old.
Last fall, a young girl and member of a local amateur archaeology association found the coins in a field about five miles from the Viking castle Fyrkat, near the Danish town of Hobro. The coins were from two Viking treasures buried about 160 feet apart and could be dated back to the 980s during Harald Blåtand’s reign as king of Denmark and Norway."...
"A young amateur archaeologist discovered a hoard of coins and silver jewelry near a Viking castle in northwestern Denmark that experts believe are more than 1,000 years old.
Last fall, a young girl and member of a local amateur archaeology association found the coins in a field about five miles from the Viking castle Fyrkat, near the Danish town of Hobro. The coins were from two Viking treasures buried about 160 feet apart and could be dated back to the 980s during Harald Blåtand’s reign as king of Denmark and Norway."...
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Kom helt tæt på vikingetiden på Fyrkat, der er en af Danmarks fem ringborge.Fyrkatborgen blev opført i 980 under Kong Harald Blåtand. Ingen af de oprindelige ringborge findes i dag, men på Fyrkat markerer en jordvold, hvor ringborgen omkransede de oprindelige 16 langhuse. Husenes beliggenhed er i dag markeret med hvide sten. Umiddelbart uden for borgen er et af langhusene rekonstrueret.I umiddelbar nærhed af Fyrkatborgen ligger vikingegården,...
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