The Viking's Haul

05/09/2026

Finland. Far up in the north and often considered to be poor cousins to the Vikings, the Finns were instead a different people, with a language from a different linguistic group. What they were, were neighbours, trading partners and at times rivals with the nearby Norse and Swedes.

You probably know Vikings as fierce warriors from Sweden, Norway and Denmark. But did you know they influenced Finland too?

04/09/2026

Books, china & clothing. Just a few of the “new” arrivals😉👍

02/09/2026

Mind blowing!
The biggest Viking Age hoard of silver ever found in Denmark: 18.5kg - almost three times bigger than the previous largest find and discovered by a homeowner clearing ground for a new path!🤯

Thanks to Rob Bowden & Jay Veloso Batista, for showing me this👍😊

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Found during a gardening project, the Rebild Silver Hoard is Denmark's biggest-ever Viking-Age silver cache

02/09/2026

The last of the plunder taken on last raid has now been added to stock.

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30/08/2026

Another nautical knock out for Napoleon’s navies…

29/08/2026

I don’t often see a lot of “Fleurette.”
These few pieces are the first in a long while.

28/08/2026

Times are changing in Norway.

The late King Harald V, died yesterday, aged 89, after 35 years on the throne. He was a reformer who did much to modernise the Norwegian monarchy, including marrying a commoner who became Queen Sonja. He worked hard to unify his country and people, with an attitude reflected strongly in this speech he gave in 2016. King Harald was seen as a unifying figure and a force for stability. He was also a great-great-grandchild of England’s Queen Victoria.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and his people at this sad time. He is succeeded by his eldest child, Haakon, who will reign as King Haakon VIII.

The king is dead. Long live the King!

28/08/2026

Anyone wanting a challenge?

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27/08/2026

Taken during temporal raids😉👍😂