A young girl in Denmark found silver coins in a field that date back over 1,000 years.

 

A young girl in Denmark found silver coins in a field that date back over 1,000 years.  The find is of particular interest to archeologists because it includes coins from the Arab, Germanic, and Danish worlds. The coins were found in a field in Bramslev, an area close to the Medieval "ring fort" of Fyrkat. The girl who found the hoard gave it to the North Jutland Museum, which compensated her for the discovery. The coins are believed to have been made at the end of the 10th Century and display images of crosses.  The crosses indicate the influence of Viking warlord Harald Blåtand (Bluetooth) who started Christianizing Denmark around the time the coins were struck.