[BlackVeil]

A rare piece of Viking gold dating back more than a thousand years was discovered by an amateur with a metal detector in Northern Ireland, ...It is one of only a few nuggets known from Ireland, experts said.

I am sort of not getting how it can be viking gold, and yet - from Ireland. Do they mean the Vikings owned it, but it was produced in Ireland?

However, it is a great find - beautiful and pure, incorruptible gold, untouched by time.

Gold had a strong presence in Irish culture and mythology, and to be a goldsmith was a very honoured profession.

[Godebert]

"I am sort of not getting how it can be viking gold, and yet - from Ireland. Do they mean the Vikings owned it, but it was produced in Ireland?"

Viking raids in Ireland began in the late 8th century AD and they began major colonization by the mid 9th century AD.

[afraidfortherepublic]

THe Vikings trampled all over Ireland, leaving their maark and their genetics on the Emerald Isle. Even today, I’ve heard Irish guides mutter, “Cursed Vikings!” when a bad driver tries to run their tour buss off the road.