Gold ring that ‘belonged to powerful Viking’ unexpectedly found in ‘cheap jewellery’ stash

Her office contacted the man who organized the online auction, and he told them he’d bought the ring, as well as other jewellery, in an antique shop in Norway. He added that the prized item might have originated elsewhere in Scandinavia, such as Sweden or Denmark.

While it is almost impossible to scientifically date metal objects, the style of the ring shows it was probably during the Viking Age between the eight and 11th centuries AD. Ms Wølstad said that as gold was scarce throughout the region during the Viking Age, the ring was likely made for a powerful Viking chief.

The ring weighs about 0.4 ounce (11 grams), or about three times more than a simple modern gold ring, according to the news site Science Norway.

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