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 ...
Owner of immensely valuable Viking Age ‘Galloway Hoard’ of silver and gold finally found
Owner of immensely valuable Viking Age ‘Galloway Hoard’ of silver and gold finally found - Hoard was discovered in 2014 ...
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A Proposed Translation Hints at the Origins of the Mysterious Galloway Hoard
Discovered in a field in Scotland in 2014, the Viking Age "community property" is now the focus of a new exhibition in ...
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 ...
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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Mystery over Viking treasure solved after runic inscription deciphered
(National Museums Scotland/PA Wire) Previous theories suggested it was buried by four owners based on the four arm rings inscribed with Anglo-Saxon runes. Three of the inscriptions feature Old ...
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Newly translated runes shed ‘compelling’ new light on who owned Galloway Hoard
A number of theories have been put forward, with some suggesting it might have been buried by four owners, based on four arm rings inscribed with Anglo-Saxon runes. Three of the inscriptions ...