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Estonia constitutes one of the richest territories in Northern-Europe for hoards from the 11th and the 12th centuries. The earliest coin hoards found in Estonia are Arabic Dirhams from the 8th century. The largest Viking-Age hoards found in Estonia have been at Maidla and Kose. Out of the 1500 coins published in catalogues, 1000 are Anglo-Saxon ...
The island of Ösel Oeselians or Osilians is a historical name for the people who prior to the Northern Crusades in the 13th century lived in the Estonian island of Saaremaa ( Ösel ) [ a ] – the Baltic Sea island was also referred as Oeselia or Osilia in written records dating from around that time. [ 1 ]
Artifacts of the hoard from Kumna, Estonia [20] Estonia constitutes one of the richest territories in the Baltic for hoards from the 11th and the 12th centuries. The earliest coin hoards found in Estonia are Arabic Dirhams from the 8th century. The largest Viking Age hoards found in Estonia have been at Maidla and Kose.
The Ubina Hoard is a wealth deposit of silver coins and jewelry found in the village of Salu, Harju County in Estonia in 2005. The oldest items in the hoard probably date from the Viking Age but the hoard seems to have been deposited during the beginning of the 12th century.
Viking hoards [ edit ] From the 9th to the 13th centuries the Isle of Man was part of the Viking -ruled Kingdom of the Isles , and several significant hoards from this period have been found on the Isle of Man. Viking hoards generally comprise a mixture of silver coins, silver jewellery and hacksilver that has been taken in loot.
The Galloway Hoard is a collection of ancient treasures which was discovered 10 years ago. The lidded vessel, which contained a number of items, has been found to be of west Asian origin.