Gold was scarce throughout the region during the Viking Age, so the ring was likely made for a powerful Viking chief, Wølstad said. "This is probably from the grave of a rich man," she said.

The arm-ring is the second piece of "Viking treasure" found by Clucas, who has been metal detecting for 50 years. Previously, he unearthed a silver ingot and a lead ingot, which he found in 2005.

Around 1,000 years ago, this Viking Age arm-ring from the Isle of Man was likely used not only to display its owner's wealth but also to serve as currency in financial transactions.

Archaeologists in Denmark uncovered two rare gold brooches from the Viking Age, part of a remarkable gold treasure.

Two brooches from Denmark are unique examples of Viking Age goldwork that includes Christian and Norse designs.

Months on from its discovery in a field on the Irish Sea island, the gold has been identified as a fragment of an arm-ring that once belonged to a Viking roughly 1,000 years ago. It was declared ...

The ring is made of 95% gold and weighs over 300g. In Viking England, armlets were given by powerful lords to secure allegiance from their followers.