Viking scholars ‘thrilled’ by discovery of Celtic ornament in Norway

[Imperial Dave]

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/viking-scholars-thrilled-by-discovery-of-celtic-ornament-in-norway-40354949.html

not surprised....

[DougM]

It was nice they brought back a holiday souvenir for the missus.

[Imperial Dave]

 

[Jim Webster]

I suspect it's more likely a little something for the missus than something dropped by a wandering evangelist. 

[Erpingham]

So, just checking.  All this Viking raiding was more like a package tour business and the various hoards are just souvenirs and piles of foreign currency that have been mislaid?

[Mick Hession]

Exactly. Those piles of Muslim and Frankish coins in hoards are actually local currency left over from such trips.

Cheers
Mick

[Imperial Dave]

That's the trouble with foreign coins....so hard to change them back after a trip 

[DougM]

So, just checking.  All this Viking raiding was more like a package tour business and the various hoards are just souvenirs and piles of foreign currency that have been mislaid?

You should see all the cute little donkeys with oranges they brought back from that Andalusian trip...

[Jim Webster]

So, just checking.  All this Viking raiding was more like a package tour business and the various hoards are just souvenirs and piles of foreign currency that have been mislaid?

You should see all the cute little donkeys with oranges they brought back from that Andalusian trip...

Laughing outloud at the computer means that my lady wife is giving me a slightly worried look :-)

[DougM]

So, just checking.  All this Viking raiding was more like a package tour business and the various hoards are just souvenirs and piles of foreign currency that have been mislaid?

You should see all the cute little donkeys with oranges they brought back from that Andalusian trip...

Laughing outloud at the computer means that my lady wife is giving me a slightly worried look :-)

Well Jim, I feel that any laugh I might occasion would be but poor exchange for the many laughs your writing has given me.

[Jim Webster]

So, just checking.  All this Viking raiding was more like a package tour business and the various hoards are just souvenirs and piles of foreign currency that have been mislaid?

You should see all the cute little donkeys with oranges they brought back from that Andalusian trip...

Laughing outloud at the computer means that my lady wife is giving me a slightly worried look :-)

Well Jim, I feel that any laugh I might occasion would be but poor exchange for the many laughs your writing has given me.