Unearthed After a Millennium: The Mysterious Viking Gold Armband Discovered on Isle of Man Could Rewrite History
Fifty years of swinging a metal detector and what do you get? Not another rusty spoon or some ancient bottle cap — no, you hit pay dirt with a Viking armband made of eight gold rods braided like some ancient bling straight out of a history book. Ronald Clucas, who probably thought his greatest find was behind him, somehow stumbles upon a 1,000-year-old piece of Viking swagger right on the Isle of Man. This isn’t just jewelry; it’s a golden ticket into the economy and everyday hustle of Vikings, who used flashy arm-rings as both cash and status symbols. Imagine that – your jewelry pulled double duty as a wallet! And the story doesn’t end there. This piece was literally cut and traded like a medieval credit card, before eventually getting buried — maybe lost, maybe a sacred offering. It’s discoveries like this that make you wonder how many stories are just waiting to be dug up… or maybe how many Vikings just misplaced their valuables after a night of mead-fueled revelry. Either way, Clucas’ golden anniversary to metal detecting just got a heck of a lot shinier. LEARN MORE
Ronald Clucas has been using his metal detector for 50 years, and he just made his greatest discovery yet: a Viking armband made of eight gold rods braided together into an intricate pattern.
Manx National HeritageThe recently discovered Viking armband found on the Isle of Man.
Ronald Clucas has been metal detecting for 50 years, and upon his golden anniversary in the hobby, he just unearthed an astonishing artifact made of gold.
During one of his routine outings in the spring of 2025, Clucas came across a rare fragment of a gold Viking armband dating back to between 1000 and 1100 C.E.
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