Macehead in Bronze from the 1200

[Trond]

Here is a nice piece of weapon from the year 1100/1200, Its made out of bronze.
Some of the spikes has broken of, most likely in a fight/battle.

I found it buried at ca 60cm deep, it has been delivered to the museum.
This is the 3rd weapon of this kind that exist in Norway, its very rare.

[birdman]

Now that is one amazing piece of history.

[CRUSADER]

Very nice find.

Which culture used it?

[Cubfan64]

Excellent - very interesting find!! Curious about the 60cm deep comment though - that's almost 2 feet down. Were you doing some type of archeological dig when you came across it, or were you using a box type deep detector?

Find of a lifetime though!

[bookfisher]

An Incredibly historical find! Wow!

[DJ_Quinn]

Wow, that is awesome. Its Viking. Imagine getting clobbered by one of those?
I dream about finding Viking relics. There was a dig a few years ago a few miles from where I live and they uncovered a grave of a high ranking Viking warrior. He was burried with his sword and all. They're digging the whole area now and are going to develop it for tourism, surprise surprise. That's a great historical piece, congratulations!

[headhunter_1970]

ouch,whata headache.....great find!

[Trond]

Excellent - very interesting find!! Curious about the 60cm deep comment though - that's almost 2 feet down. Were you doing some type of archeological dig when you came across it, or were you using a box type deep detector?

Find of a lifetime though!

I found it by accident, i was detecting a small piece of land close by the sea. The ground was mostly sand on top, and shifted to black smelly dirt when i was digging. The detector i used was the Fisher cz 70. No special about it.

I was certain it was some rubbish on the bottom of the dig, but i continued digging because of the signal was to begin with very very small- but good. When i found the weapon, i didnt know what it was- because it was completly covered with hard dirt and sand.

[Trond]

Wow, that is awesome. Its Viking. Imagine getting clobbered by one of those?
I dream about finding Viking relics. There was a dig a few years ago a few miles from where I live and they uncovered a grave of a high ranking Viking warrior. He was burried with his sword and all. They're digging the whole area now and are going to develop it for tourism, surprise surprise. That's a great historical piece, congratulations!

Ireland is loaded with relics. Im sure you will find viking relics if you dont give up.
Remember, the ocean was ca 1.0- 1,5m higher in the days of the vikings. Every small place where they could take shelter for the icecold northwind, is a good place to find relics.

[CRUSADER]

Wow, that is awesome. Its Viking. Imagine getting clobbered by one of those?
I dream about finding Viking relics. There was a dig a few years ago a few miles from where I live and they uncovered a grave of a high ranking Viking warrior. He was burried with his sword and all. They're digging the whole area now and are going to develop it for tourism, surprise surprise. That's a great historical piece, congratulations!

Ireland is loaded with relics. Im sure you will find viking relics if you dont give up.
Remember, the ocean was ca 1.0- 1,5m higher in the days of the vikings. Every small place where they could take shelter for the icecold northwind, is a good place to find relics.

Good advice, now your thinking like a Viking. Always helps to be empathic.

[DJ_Quinn]

Yeah, I'm in waterford and they've uncovered loads of Viking relics here, but I'm sure there are more waiting to be discovered. Your advise about the ocean being 1-1.5 meters higher is good to remember. I'm going to be thinking about that the next time I go out.

[Trond]

Yeah, I'm in waterford and they've uncovered loads of Viking relics here, but I'm sure there are more waiting to be discovered. Your advise about the ocean being 1-1.5 meters higher is good to remember. I'm going to be thinking about that the next time I go out.

Some last advice i can give you on the way: Look for pieces of lead, pottery, flint. There is a lot more tricks of the trade, but something you will have to find out yourself as you go.

I dont know what detector you are using, but if you want the coins from the good òl days, then you must listen for foil.!
Use a 6" coil for hammered silver and go slooowly. ((ca 3sec...))

[DJ_Quinn]

Thanks GH. I'm just using a Viking V detector, nothing fancy. I dig everything anyway.

[bomber]

no doubt,one of the coolest things i've ever seen,AWESOME!

[Trond]

Thank you all, for your replys.

[panzermeyer]

Outstanding find !!! That belongs on the top of the page for everyone to see.I;d sure hate to be on the receiving end of it.Unfortunately I;m in Canada and theres very little old stuff where I live although there were viking settlements on the east coast.God Bless and hh..Panz

[Trond]

Here is an update on the macehead. I finally got an letter from the museum with an beautiful diploma. Just wanted to share the good news with all of you..

[allen]

congrats on that awesome relic !!

[Kieth-Tx]

WTG on an awesome find! Can you translate the diploma for us yanks! Thanks.

[sasnz]

Wow trond, When did you find this, I dont recall it being on the todays find forum, I am sure that would be a Banner find for sure. That has to be one of the most amazing pieces i have seen here on Tnet and i love the decoration at the base of the mace too.

The pictures the museum have done look absolutely awesome but i have trouble reading icelandic, are you able to translate the script for us into english. I would be very interested in what they had to say.

Great find

Sasnz