'The detectors never stopped beeping!' Nearly 3,000 coins discovered in field are Norway's largest Viking hoard on record

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www.livescience.comby https://www.livescience.com/author/kristina-killgroveApril 30, 2026Submitted May 4, 2026

Archaeologists in Norway have uncovered a Viking Age hoard containing 2,970 silver coins minted in England, Germany, Denmark and Norway. It is the largest Viking coin hoard ever discovered in Norway — and...

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