A metal detectorist has unearthed two hoards of Viking silver in a field in Denmark, including coins made during the reign of the powerful Danish king Harald Bluetooth.
Silver coins and jewelry unearthed from a field on the Jutland peninsula in Denmark are revealing new insight into the reign and religious ambitions of the powerful Viking king Harald Bluetooth, according to archaeologists.
It seems that whoever buried the treasure was deliberately splitting it up in case one hoard was lost, said Torben Trier Christiansen , an archaeologist involved with the find and curator at the Museums of North Jutland. "Putting crosses on his coins was part of his strategy," Trier said."He paid the local aristocracy with these coins, to set a precedent during a transitional period when people cherished the old gods as well."
Image 1 of 4Harald BluetoothArchaeologists aren't sure why Harald gained the nickname"Bluetooth"; some historians suggest he may have had a prominent bad tooth, as the Norse word for"blue tooth" translates to"blue-black tooth."
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