The Aasvik Family at Jomfruland celebrating their find.
Theydiscoveredan early medieval buckle and another item that date to the Viking period, a rare 1,000-year-old find.
Having called archeologists to investigate, the exciting news soon emerged.
The Aasvik Family at Jomfruland celebrating their find. (Photo:Kulturarv i Vestfold og Telemark fylkeskommune)
The family’s back garden likely contains a Viking woman’s grave.
The family lives on Jomfruland, a Norwegian island.
These silver items are detailed and engraved with ornate patterns.
They are thought to be over 1,000 years old, likely from the 800s CE.
So where did these goods come from?
They are likely burial goods, archeologists think, from the burial of a Viking Age woman.
The discovery of the grave goods is not the only exceptional archeological find in Norway lately.
A man metal detecting on the island of Rennesoeyfound a bunch of goldjewelry, including rings and pendants.
In Europe, treasure finds and evenhoardsare not unheard of, given the ancient history abounding.
They went looking for an earring and found a Viking instead.
