Select List of Viking Age Hoards

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Select List of Viking Age Hoards

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Denmark
England
France
Germany
Iceland
Ireland
Norway
Sweden



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This list is in no way intended to be comprehensive. It only hoards that the authors have read about.

England

Wakefield, Yorkshire
Found 2008
6 Gold items.
900's
Summary:
-
Publications:
Vale of York, Yorkshire
Found 2007
Duel Hoard. Coin and bullion.
c.920AD
Summary:
Frankish silver cup (mid C9th), 1 gold and 5 silver arm rings
Publications:
Ainsbrook, Yorkshire
Found 2007
Duel Hoard. Coin and bullion.
late 800's
Summary:
-
Publications:
Shotton Hall, Durham
Found 1881
c.?
Summary:
'
Publications:
Lark Hill, Worcs
Excavated 1854
c.1175AD
Summary:
Silver figure ring
Publications:
Goldsborough, North Yorks
Found 1858
Mixed Silver Hoard
c.925AD
Summary:
Mixed Silver Hoard
Publications:
Halton
Halton, Lancs
Found 1851
c.1025AD
Summary:
Mixed silver and gold hoard
Publications:
Soberton, Hants
Found 1850
c.1068
Summary:
2 gold finger rings
Publications:
Cuerdale
The Cuerdale Hoard, Lancashire
Found 1840
Duel Hoard. Coin and bullion.
c.898AD
Summary:
over 8,600 items
Publications:
Flusco Pike (no.1), Cumbria
Found 1785, 1830 & 1989
Coinless hoard of penannular brooches
c.?AD
Summary:
coinless hoard of penannular brooches
Publications:
Trewhiddle Hoard, Cornwall
Found 1774
Duel Hoard. Coin and bullion.
c.870AD
Summary:
Publications:

Isle of Man

26 hoards have been found on the Isle of Man [WILSON 2008]:p.105

Glenfaba
Glenfaba
Found ?
Mixed silver hoard
c.?
Summary:
464 coins (326 from Dublin, 79 from England, 58 from the Irish Sea region and 1 Danish imitation of an English coin); 25 silver ingots and 1 broken silver plaited arm band.
Publications:
Manx Museum Exhibit, visited in 2013.
Ballaquayle
Ballaquayle, Onchan
Found 1894
Mixed gold and silver hoard
c.?
Summary:
-
Publications:
Ballacamaish
Ballacamaish, Kirk Andreas
Found 1868
Coinless silver hoard
c.?
Summary:
Parts of 4 neck rings and an arm ring
Publications:

Scotland

There are over 30 known hoards from Scotland [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL & BATEY 1998]:p.228.

Unprovenanced
Found before 1851
Coinless silver hoard
c.?
Summary:
-
Publications:
Inch Kenneth, Argyll
Found c.1830
Mixed hoard
c.?
Summary:
-
Publications:
Tiree, Argyll
Found c.1780
Mixed hoard
c.970
Summary:
-
Publications:

Ireland

Unprovenanced
Found in or before 1859
Coinless gold and silver hoard
c.?
Summary:
2 arm rings
Publications:
Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Found in or before 1851
Coinless silver hoard
c.?
Summary:
'
Publications:
Co. Cork
Found in or before 1850
Coinless silver hoard
c.?
Summary:
'
Publications:
Scattery Island, Co. Clare
Found in or before 1836
Coinless silver hoard
c.?
Summary:
2 pseudo-penannular brooches
Publications:

Denmark

Terslev, Zealand
Found ?
Duel Hoard. Coin and bullion.
after 944AD
Summary:
Neck and arm rings, Chains, Nordic cups, Persian bowl, 1751 coins (1708 are Arabic)
Publications:
Historisk Viden, Denmark. Website (Link)
Duesminde, Zealand
Found 2002
Duel Hoard. Coin and bullion.
after 950AD
Summary:
Mainly Carolingian (820-870AD) Strap ends, buckles, strap plates
Publications:
Historisk Viden, Denmark. Website (Link)

References

Graham-Campbell, James (2011) The Cuerdale Hoard and Related Viking-age Silver and Gold from Britain and Ireland in the British Museum. British Museum Publication. [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL 2011] *
Graham-Campbell, James, and Batey, Colleen E. (1998) Vikings in Scotland, an archaeological survey. Edinburgh University Press. [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL & BATEY 1998] ^ *
Wilson, David M. (2008) The Vikings in the Isle of Man. [WILSON 2008] ^ *