Viking swords forged from metal so advanced the technique was lost for 800 years. #history #vikings #ancienthistory | Intriguing Archaeology

9.9K views · 57 reactions | Two metal detectorists stole a £3m Viking hoard that experts say has the potential to "rewrite history". George Powell and Layton Davies dug up about 300 coins in a field in Eye, near Leominster, Herefordshire, in 2015. They did not declare the 1,100-year-old find, said to be one of the biggest to date, and instead sold it to dealers. bbc.in/2D6nxJw | BBC Birmingham | Facebook

3.6K views · 25 reactions | A metal detectorist has found a 1,000-year-old piece of gold Viking jewellery which sheds new light on the island’s history. Ronald Clucas discovered the gold in spring this year, and it has now been declared Treasure by the Isle of Man’s Deputy Coroner of Inquests. Read more here: https://www.manx.news/ronald-strikes-gold/ #isleofman | Energy FM Isle of Man | Facebook