Norway’s Viking coin hoard breaks records with 2,970 silver coins unearthed

Archaeologists in eastern Norway uncovered 2,970 silver coins from the Viking Age—the largest Viking coin hoard found in Norway—featuring coins minted under Æthelred II, Cnut the Great, and Otto III, and dating to around 1050 as Norwegian coinage emerged; the find, which also included hacksilver, suggests a wealth stash tied to medieval silver economy, with excavations continuing at the site.