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A Proposed Translation Hints at the Origins of the Mysterious Galloway Hoard
In 2014, a metal detectorist discovered a hoard of Viking Age treasures in western Scotland. Found in a plowed field, the ...
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'Fascinating' Viking Age inscription reveals who owned immensely valuable 'Galloway Hoard'
A newly deciphered inscription suggests the immense "Galloway Hoard" found in Scotland over a decade ago was held in common.
Viking-age hoard found in Scotland a decade ago had indecipherable runes — until now
Ten years ago in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, metal detectorists stumbled upon pieces of silver and gold. Researchers ...
Experts Just Decoded a Big Mystery Surrounding a Famous Viking Treasure
A famed Viking-age silver hoard discovered in Scotland may have belonged to an entire community of people, rather than one ...
Experts may have solved a mystery linked to treasure from the Viking Age
Special writing on an arm ring from the Galloway Hoard may shed some light on who might have owned the collection.
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Newly translated runes shed ‘compelling’ new light on who owned Galloway Hoard
A newly translated runic inscription has shed “compelling” new light on who might have owned the Galloway Hoard, experts have announced. The Viking Age hoard, which contains more than 5kg of ...