🥇 BANNER Best find of the year, Viking age grave

Bard Gauden

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Nov 16, 2012
43
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Stavanger
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1
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Minelab CTX3030, Minelab Pro-Find 25
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All Treasure Hunting
Hi to you all. :hello:

On the 1. of January I did an amazing find, :headbang:
A find most detectorists will never get.

I found an early viking age sword! As soon as i realized what it was i carefully put it back in the hole and covered it back up.
Then I called my "state Archeologist" and told him about my find. He was very thrilled.

Today he came to excavate my find. (Third of January)
(You see, In Norway, all finds dating from before 1537 is automaticly protected by law)
And as he dug we found a complete sword (broken in 5 pices), 1 battle-ax and a scythe.
Even thou the person that was buried there is dissolved and not to be found, It is still most definetly a grave.

After he had removed the Items I checked the grave with my detector and there was still two pices left.
But they will be staying in the ground untill the summer. Then it will be a bigger excavation, as it might be more than one grave there.

Hope you like what I show you, and tell me if you want more pictures. EDIT; Check out page 5 for a lot more pics from the excavation
sverd ctx.jpg øks.jpg sverd pakket.jpg øks og ljå.jpg øks2.jpg
 

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Dak

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May 26, 2013
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Connecticut
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Garrett Sea Hunter XL 500
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That is a real fine recovery. Spring can't come soon enough!
 

Guest 1551

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Aug 4, 2013
782
889
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AT PRO, Fisher F2
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Other
I would have said it was from 1538 ;) Incredible finds! Sucks you get robbed though of YOUR once in a lifetime discovery!
 

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Tired Rooster

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Nov 6, 2011
710
706
Alabama
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Minelabs and Tesoros
Several of them....
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All Treasure Hunting
Amazing find!!! You are correct...most will never find such a thing. Congratulations!
 

Ia.FurTrade

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Aug 9, 2008
1,891
1,233
Southeast Iowa
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Equinox 800, E-Trac
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A Viking warriors grave with all his weapons??!!!!!
If this doesn't make "Banner", I don't know what would!!! I'm in!

Come on Guy's! Let's do it!

Iowa Dale
 

Argentium

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Feb 2, 2008
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5,574
Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Whites, MXT.
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Awesome finds ! Clearly BANNER -( this is a no brainer !) I'm pretty sure I've never seen anybody post a Viking period sword before !
 

joesdigs

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Dec 20, 2012
593
249
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Minelab Explorer XS
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All Treasure Hunting
I am
Speechless :o that's gotta be the ultimate find... Un ****ing real. BANNER
 

Sawyer

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Jan 25, 2013
325
204
N. Alabama
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Minelab Exterra 705
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All Treasure Hunting
Definitely find of a life time! Your decision to protect the site and preserve it for all to see deserves a standing ovation! People like you make this hobby, one honest man is worth more than 10,000 who would tell you to lie! Congratulations on both your find and your very honorable character!
 

flatbutton

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Aug 21, 2013
1,460
1,131
Eastern N.C.
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Teknetics T2 SE, Tesoro Sand Shark,Nautilus DMC 1, Garrett Grand Master Hunter,Garrett Master Hunter 5 , Whites Coinmaster 5000/D
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Holy cow! Amazing piece of history! I vote banner also. Incredible find, hats off to you bro :notworthy:
 

JohnnyRebCSA

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Oct 6, 2010
177
42
Tennessee, CSA
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Fisher 1266X
Amazing! How deep were your finds? Were the signals from your detector faint or still fairly strong? That's a BANNER find, my friend.
 

DocBeav

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Jul 8, 2012
1,697
3,157
SE Va
🥇 Banner finds
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Minelab Equinox 800, Minelab CTX 3030 (17", 11", 6" coils), Minelab Excalibur 800, Minelab Excalibur 1000 (w/OBN's Remote Pinpoint mod and CTX headphone connector)
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All Treasure Hunting
Excellent finds man! Way to go bringing a professional to help document and recover! You got my BANNER vote!

Guess the Bard will have some songs to write about THIS one!
 

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doolittle

Greenie
May 25, 2011
11
1
Whitmire SC
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Banner? You're doggone right it should be!!! Congratulations Great Find!!!!!
 

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