The Rebild Viking hoard: valuation, exhibition and the Slovak parallel

We track how the National Museum of Denmark values the country largest Viking silver hoard, when the museum puts it on display at Fyrkat, and what Slovakia discloses about its own archaeological finds.

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Rekordný vikingský poklad v Dánsku: 18,5 kilogramu striebra. Majiteľ domu naň narazil pri kopaní terasy

V záhrade v severojutskom Rebilde ležalo približne 700 kusov vikingského striebra, takmer trikrát viac než doterajší dánsky rekord.

3.9.2026

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The National Museum of Denmark has assessed the find as danefæ and set the finder reward.
Nordjyske Museer has announced the date when the hoard goes on display at Vikingemuseet Fyrkat.
Numismatic analysis of the 47 coins has identified the mints and years of the Arabic dirhams.
Follow-up excavation in and around the garden has produced further finds or confirmed the hoard was deposited on its own.
Slovakia has disclosed how many chance archaeological finds pass through its Monuments Board each year and how much is paid out in finder rewards.

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