Swedish Teens Find Viking-Age Silver Treasure

Fox News ^ | Oct 30 2006 | AP

[winodog]

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Archeologists said Monday they found more than 1,000 silver coins in a Viking-age hoard discovered by chance on the Swedish island of Gotland.

The treasure, believed to have been buried in the 10th century, also included several silver bracelets and weighed about 7 pounds, local curator Majvor Ostergren told Swedish news agency TT.

Edvin Sandborg, 20, and his 17-year-old brother Arvid said they found the hoard last week when they were helping a neighbor with some yard work.

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"By coincidence, I happened to find an Arabic silver coin that's about 1,100 years old," Edvin Sandborg told TT.

The brothers said they dug up more than 100 coins and decided to contact a local museum, which sent archeologists to excavate the site.

[11th_VA]

I love these stories - BUMP !!!

[Teflonic]

tag for later

[martin_fierro]

Swedish Teens Find Viking-Age Silver Treasure

Ich bin ein bullioner.

[stainlessbanner]

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[Alouette]

"By coincidence, I happened to find an Arabic silver coin that's about 1,100 years old," Edvin Sandborg told TT.

I saw that movie too

[Repeal The 17th]

"...The brothers said they dug up more than 100 coins and decided to contact a local museum, which sent archeologists to excavate the site...Officials said the two brothers could expect a finder's fee from the government, but it was unclear how much they would be paid..."

Oh where, oh where would we all be without the "help" of our governments?

Note to self: If you ever find any viking treasure, don't tell anybody.

[Youngman442002]

oh did I say 100....what I MEANT was 2....yeah thats it..2

[popdonnelly]

Just my luck! There's nothing in my yard but dirt!

[Paladin2]

We found a 2,000 lb glacial rock about 18 in. down while digging a trench. Makes a dandy lawn ornament and the price was great.

[BobL]

If the coins leave the country, then whoever took them is stealing from their soon-to-be Muslim landlords.

...and that doesn't go over too well in that 'culture'.

[kittycatonline.com]

the two brothers could expect a finder's fee from the government, but it was unclear how much they would be paid.

After considering levying fines for desecrating a holy religious site, and for disturbing the environment, the beneficient magnanimous caring-for-you Swedish government decided instead to show compassion and not fine the culprits. They were instead ordered to attend a 30-day "Diversity In Cultures" course where they will memorize Koran pasages, eat only halal foods, and learn proper dhimmitude etiquette.

[maine-iac7]

The brothers said they dug up more than 100 coins and decided to contact a local museum, which sent archeologists to excavate the site.

somebody brought those boys up right = I might have been tempted to take them and 'bury' them on my own land - to then 'find' ;o)

[PzLdr]

The coins were gathered, no doubt, on one of the Vikings diversity cruises, during their multicultural period.

[SunkenCiv]

[rimshot!]

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks stainlessbanner.

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[Hegemony Cricket]

"Ich bin ein bullioner."

Now that's funny right there - I don't care who you are! Prolly a good thing that JFK didn't make that famous speech from Hamburg or Frankfurt, huh?

[Red Badger]

Every now and then Spanish gold washes up on a Florida beach usually after a big storm or hurricane. Ich bin ein nofinder......

[spectre]

That would be a dream vacation..to use my metal detector and hit that beach..:)

sw

[Red Badger]

Hordes of us treasure seekers hit the beaches as soon as the winds die down........