North Jutland Museums
- A group of amateur archaeologists in Denmark found a Viking silver hoard.
- The loot of 300 items includes ancient coins, silver balls, and a ring pin.
- The people who discovered the trove were on a metal-detector holiday when they came across the find.
A group of hobby metal detectorists discovered a hoard of Viking silver near the ruins of the Viking castle Fyrkat, in Hobro, North Denmark.
The trove contained over 300 items, including Danish, German and Arab coins, as well as silver balls, and a ring pin.