Hunters find a 1,200-year-old Viking sword in remarkably good condition

[garryson]

At the end of the summer of 2017, Einar Åmbakk and two of his friends were hunting reindeer high in the mountains of Oppland County, Norway. At one point, Åmbakk happened to look down and spotted something amazing–lying in between the rocks was a 1,200-year-old Viking sword in remarkably good condition.



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[RustyGold]

Great find! Thanks for the pic. Good luck!

 

[A2coins]

Holy smokes that would be sweet. I bet thats worth a fortune

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

Thank you, for posting this !!
What-a-Discovery, huh?

 

[Sheldon J]

mondo cool but this does not inspire one to report anything they may find....

In Norway, the Cultural Heritage Act requires that any archaeological finds dated before 1537 AD must be reported and the artifacts belong to the state. Landowners must pay for any recovery work done at the site, which could run into hundreds of thousands of dollars. For this reason, many valuable and historically important finds are believed to be lost. Contractors will keep findings quiet because of the time required for archaeologists to set up a team and harvest the relics....

Farmers often leave artifacts in the ground or hide them in fear that their farms will be dug up and crops destroyed with the influx of geologists, metal detectorists, and archaeologists coming in–and then having to pay for it all.

 

[Holt0222]

I think it’s absolutely wrong that they should have to pay for it. It should be that the land owner gets paid for the damage done to the land and the hassle while it’s being excavated.