Silver hoard from Fyrunga

The silver hoard of Fyrunga ( Swedish Silverskatten i Fyrunga ) was found in 1951 on the farm "Stommen gård" in Fyrunga near Vara in the province of Västergötland in Sweden .

The loud Harald Widéen between 1000 (1912-2001) 1050 n. Chr., The end of the Viking Age (800-1050 n. Chr.) Buried silver treasure of Vikings contains coins from Denmark, Germany and England. A silver Greek cross with a pendant is part of the treasure. It shows Jesus on the cross on one side and wickerwork from the Viking Age on the other. The treasure is on display in the Viking Hall of Gothenburg City Museum.

literature

• Harald Widéen: En västsvensk silverskatt från Vikingatiden jämte en översikt av likartade fynd från Bohuslän, Halland, Västergötland och Dal. In: Göteborgs och Bohusläns Fornminnesförenings Tidskrift. 1935, ZDB -ID 400081-X , pp. 124-134.

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• Description Swedish and picture

Coordinates: 58 ° 17 '46.4 "  N , 13 ° 7' 15.6"  E