Silver treasures of the 10th century Vikings discovered in Jutland (photo)

Two treasures of Viking silver and coins dating from the late 10th century have been discovered in northern Jutland. The discovery was made under a cornfield near Bramslev.

The treasures were found less than 165 feet from each other and are very similar in content. It is reported by The History Blog.

The first traces of the treasure were discovered last fall by Jane Voged-Menster, a member of the local metal detector association Nordjysk Detektorforening. She spotted a piece of silver that turned out to be a clipped Arabian dirham coin, then another piece, this time a decorated silver ball from a ring buckle.

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The archaeological team and volunteers uncovered 300 finds, from small scraps of silver to jewelry and coins. The decorated ball terminal on a silver rod that Jane Voged-Manster found has a pair. They both weigh about 70 grams (2.5 ounces) and were originally part of the same piece of jewelry, probably a very large ring brooch.

There are 50 coins among the 300 finds, most of them Danish, but also German and Arabic. Some of the Danish coins are extremely rare cross coins minted during the reign of Harald "Bluesub" Blatan in the 970s and 980s.

Earlier, archaeologists discovered a 6000-year-old metal fish hook

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