Around 1,000 years ago, this Viking Age arm-ring from the Isle of Man was likely used not only to display its owner's wealth ...

"I've been detecting for many years now and found some wonderful things, but to find a piece of gold from the Viking Age, ...

A rare 9th Century silver brooch has been linked to the greatest Viking silver treasure trove found outside Russia. The piece of jewellery was discovered by a metal detectorist near Kelvedon ...

This Viking brooch is a family heirloom. Comments are closed for this object What's this? Most of the content on A History of the World is created by the contributors, who are the museums and ...

Researchers found a brooch that originated on a nearby island. Vikings were avid travelers, using boats to voyage around the coast of Europe and to Canada, Greenland, Iceland, and Russia.

Despite each grave’s wealth of jewelry and personal belongings, none contain any bones from the Viking women themselves. One possible reason has to do with the environmental conditions of Skumsnes.

One of the most interesting artifacts uncovered was a book clasp that the Vikings appeared to refashion as a buckle or brooch pin. Diinhoff explained that the clasp was likely raided from a ...

An x-ray of a soil block from the site revealed an oval brooch, an iconic Viking Age jewelry piece associated with women's garments, covered with wood and human remains. On the back of another ...

“Some have nothing with them, others have brooches and pearl necklaces.” Archeologists say many of the artifacts came from far beyond Denmark’s borders, shedding light on extensive Viking ...

The decorative 25mm by 20mm (0.9 by 0.7in) brooch has been bent in half at some point in the past 1,000 years A rare 9th Century silver brooch has been linked to the greatest Viking silver ...

Vikings armies were known to camp close to Anglo ... Braintree Museum hopes to acquire the brooch.