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The bracelet-shaped artifact, which has been dated back to between 950 – 1100 AD, will now go for valuation by experts at the UK Treasure Valuation Committee. Thought to have originated in Shetland or the Orkney isles – which were then ruled by Viking leaders including the sinisterly named Thorfinn the Skull Splitter – such finds are rare in Ireland. As well as a piece of jewelry, experts believe it was also used as an early form of currency before a coinage system became widespread in Viking cultures.
Posted on: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 20:21:29 +0000

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