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Double hoard of Viking treasure discovered near Harald Bluetooth's fort in Denmark
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA metal detectorist has unearthed two hoards of Viking silver in a field in Denmark, including coins...
'Dream' hoard of 1000-year-old Viking coins discovered by amateurs on a metal-detector vacation
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTwo viking coins from the 900s discovered by amateur archaeologistsNorth Jutland Museums A group of...
Viking queen — not king — may have been ‘the key figure’ in Danish society, study says
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 8 months agoHundreds of Viking monuments dot Denmark’s coastal countryside. These carved stones, known as runes,...
Girl Finds 1,000-Year-Old Viking Coins in Denmark with Metal Detector: 'This Is Very Rare'
People via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe coins — believed to be from the 980s — were discovered in a Danish cornfield last autumn...
Jelling Stone analysis reveals runestone carver's name and identifies a powerful Viking queen
Live Science via Yahoo News· 9 months agoLarge boulder, known as the Jelling Stone, covered in runes. Denmark's famous Jelling Stone — which...
1,000-year-old Viking coins unearthed by young girl with metal detector
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNearly 300 silver coins believed to be more than 1,000 years old have been discovered near a Viking...
Someone buried treasure and never returned — then volunteer found it 1,000 years later
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPerhaps carefully planning ahead or rushed in a moment of panic, someone in Viking-age Denmark...
Is Danish king who gave name to Bluetooth buried in Poland?
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMore than 1,000 years after his death in what is now Poland, a European king whose nickname lives on...
Viking Runestones Suggest Bluetooth’s Mom Was Actually a Really Big Deal
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 8 months agoArchaeologists scrutinizing two groups of runestones from Denmark have determined the name ‘Thyra’...
Name found on Viking runestones reveals mysterious queen who shaped a nation
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoTwo groups of runestones erected in Denmark mention a woman named Thyra, which suggests she was a...