Danish Teen Finds Viking Stash

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May 18, 2013, 07:33:32 AM
QuoteDanish museum officials say that an archaeological dig last year has revealed 365 items from the Viking era, including 60 rare coins.

Danish National Museum spokesman Jens Christian Moesgaard says the coins have a distinctive cross motif attributed to Norse King Harald Bluetooth, who is believed to have brought Christianity to Norway and Denmark.

Sixteen-year-old Michael Stokbro Larsen found the coins and other items with a metal detector in a field in northern Denmark.

Stokbro Larsen, who often explores with his detector, said he is often laughed at because friends find him "a bit nerdy."

Moesgaard said Thursday that it was the first time since 1939 that so many Viking-era coins have been found, calling them "another important piece in the puzzle" of history.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/05/16/teenager-rare-viking-era-find-metal-detector/#ixzz2TeAvdbzN

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May 18, 2013, 08:32:53 AM
Interesting story. Thanks for sharing.
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May 18, 2013, 07:36:18 PM
Cool!
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May 18, 2013, 07:41:12 PM
Who's laughing now, Danish non-nerds?
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