Metal detectorist discovers £5,500 haul of Roman and Viking artefacts in field in Aldi bag

A metal detectorist who was using his gadget for the first time was stunned when he stumbled across a hoard of stolen Roman and Viking treasure. Charles Cartwright, 43, was using his new detector in a field on the border between Worcestershire and Herefordshire when it suddenly started buzzing. He started digging and was amazed to … Read more

Metal detectorist discovers £5,500 haul of Roman and Viking artefacts in field in Aldi bag

A metal detectorist who was using his gadget for the first time was stunned when he stumbled across a hoard of stolen Roman and Viking treasure. Charles Cartwright, 43, was using his new detector in a field on the border between Worcestershire and Herefordshire when it suddenly started buzzing. He started digging and was amazed to … Read more

Viking treasure including gold bangle buried over 1,000 years ago discovered by local on Isle of Man

A valuable hoard of ancient Viking artefacts including a gold arm-ring and a ‘massive’ silver brooch believed to have been buried over 1,000 years ago has been discovered on the Isle of Man by a metal detectorist. The rare collection, likely to be worth several thousand pounds, was officially declared treasure by the Island’s Coroner of … Read more

Dublin Lidl built on Viking ruins has a glass floor so shoppers can see 11th century house below

A new Lidl built on 11th century Irish-Viking ruins in Dublin has used glass floors to allow shoppers to look at the structure below. The Lidl on Aungier Street in the Irish capital opened on October 15 and managers have made an effort to showcase the significant archaeological finds on the site. It lies in … Read more

Viking board game pieces found by metal detector go up for auction

A rare complete set of Viking gaming pieces has been put up for sale after being discovered in a field by a metal detectorist.  Retired miner Mick Bott, 73, made the find at a site in Torksey, Lincolnshire, where the Vikings formed a winter camp in AD 872. The camp was used as the Vikings’ … Read more

Viking board game pieces uncovered with a metal detector go up for auction 

A rare complete set of Viking gaming pieces has been put up for sale after being discovered in a field by a metal detectorist.  Retired miner Mick Bott, 73, made the find at a site in Torksey, Lincolnshire, where the Vikings formed a winter camp in AD 872. The camp was used as the Vikings’ … Read more

From the world’s oldest football to a Viking sock, museums around the world share their best items

Battle of the museums! Institutions from around the world show off their ‘star objects’ including a Viking sock and 2,000-year-old coins in an impromptu social media competition Museums around the world have competed over who has the best object  Range from the world’s oldest football to a Viking sock or 2,000 year-old coins The Yorkshire Museum began … Read more

Lost Viking waterway running across mainland Orkney revealed 

A lost Viking waterway that ran across Orkney and connected the North Atlantic and Scapa Flow 1,000 years ago has been discovered by archaeologists. The canal-like network would have provided a shallow water routeway through which the Norse/Vikings were able to haul both their boats and heavy goods, such as grain. Similar navigable waterways are … Read more

Filming of Nicole Kidman’s Viking drama The Northman to resume after COVID-19 crisis

Filming of Nicole Kidman’s Viking drama The Northman is back on track as construction resumes on wooden village in Northern Ireland… after COVID-19 pandemic forced delays By Ryan Smith for MailOnline Published: 19:28 BST, 17 July 2020 | Updated: 19:28 BST, 17 July 2020 Nicole Kidman’s upcoming Viking drama The Northman is back on track … Read more

Viking re-enactor nearly kills partner when he stabs her with sword while practising his moves

Viking re-enactor nearly kills partner when he stabs her with sword while practising his moves outside their caravan A Viking re-enactor nearly killed a woman when he stabbed her with a sword The part-time Viking was practising his moves in Benover, near Maidstone, Kent The unnamed woman had a life-threatening injury and needed emergency care  She … Read more