Öland was once a key trading post for Sweden, especially during the Viking age. The country’s second-largest island sits off ...

But it turned out to be a Viking Age iron arm bracelet that could be more than 1,000 years old. After the anonymous man discovered the artifact, he contacted a local archaeologist, who advised him ...

“It’s extremely rare to find coins in Viking burials, and so far as I know, none have ever been found in a shield boss.” Ystgaard points out that Vikings were known to travel as far as ...