🥇 BANNER Best find of the year, Viking age grave

[Bard Gauden]

Hi to you all.

On the 1. of January I did an amazing find,
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

 

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[Lanny in AB]

Many congratulations on your great finds. Nicely done!

All the best,

Lanny

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[sonofadigger]

Holy crap that's absolutley amazing

 

[Prospector70]

wow I wonder how long ago that bad to the bone dude stompped the terra.

What a fantastic find, well done!

 

[myfantasia1]

a dream come true, congrats

 

[CSA2K]

Gratulerer from an American cousin!

 

[housemom6]

Tread lightly, It could be one of my relatives

Congrats. The find of a lifetime.

Might be one of mine too lol great find

 

[housemom6]

True, but I hope you can enjoy this find.
I know there are a lot of Americans that have Norwegian ancestors. You know 800 000 Norwegians moved to USA in the 1800's to live the "American dream".

Mine came in the early 1910s from Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway. I, for some reason can't see your pictures but just hearing about it is amazing

 

[ODA 226]

Mine came in the early 1910s from Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway. I, for some reason can't see your pictures but just hearing about it is amazing

Some of them founded Norge, Virginia a place where the Norwegian flag is still flown.

 

[housemom6]

That's very interesting most of my relatives came to new jersey and the out to the Midwest

 

[yaxthri]

Great work and I admire your responsible way of handling a historically significant find.
Congrats on the banner.

 

[swamp yankee]

Great finds Bard, You restore my faith in humans after calling in the right ones to "handle" the excavation ect.HH.....

 

[FamilyFun2010]

Makes me wish I lived there! lol

 

[twogunz]

When you bring the officials in on a find, do they determine the value of it and offer up a reward

 

[Bard Gauden]

When you bring the officials in on a find, do they determine the value of it and offer up a reward

In Norway all objects and sites older than 1537 is protected by law and are to be considered as property of the government.
When It comes to finders fee, the rules are a bit strange. They can give me a reward if they want to.
For gold and silver objects It is more normal to get a reward than for iron and copper objects.

As for me I don't expect to get a reward, of course I hope to get something. We just have to wait and see, the process can take years.
Anyway It was a sweet reward to get to take a part in the excavation, and to get lots of congratulations and good words from archaeologists and all you people.


Little update about the find itself;
I talked with the museum last week to ask if they had started the preservation of the objects.
-But they said they hadn't had any time yet, but hoped to get to it in a few months.

 

[geo4472]

absolutly awesome find and congrats also
in this pic seems to be a spectoral orb maybe he's saying thanks for making sure he is properly taken care of...??

 

[oravikmatt]

Awesome! I wish that they could leave the ancient warrior's grave alone though. I don't care how old the grave is, it is still grave robbing.

 

[Western Sky Ranch]

Excellent find, a fricken sword? Amazing, bout time for a Skyrim Bard Rap!

 

[Don Griffith]

...So we tanned 'is hide when he died, Clyde, an' that's it hangin' on the shed!!!!!!....

 

[BARKER]

HI Baurd; CONGRATS. That is Awesome. I appreciate you doing the right thing in this case. Your a shining example of what it means to be a real Treasure Hunter / Metal Detectorist. I vote Banner AND Honorable Mentions.
PEACE:RONB

 

[PikesPeakTreasures]

Excellent find! It's really neat how responsible you were to follow the local laws. Nice job!