At first, the Kruze family thought they were just toys their kids had been given. In among the usual clutter which small boys like to brandish were a strange necklace with a dragon motif, and an enigmatic medallion.
It was only when an ancient-looking brooch appeared in the toybox mix that the Kruzes decided to do some research.
It turned out that twins Arthur and Teodor, aged five, and their cousin Jesper, also five, had not been playing with tat but with 1,200-year-old Viking treasure unearthed in the back garden. "After we checked on the internet, we realised that it was not something from H&M," said Marita Kruze, mother of the twins.
The playmates found the treasures at the foot of a tree in the garden as they were rooting around below their treehouse. The discovery in Troms?, a town 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle, is exciting archaeologists, who believe it may shed light on Viking movements and settlements. "Never before has Viking jewellery of this kind been found in northern Norway," said one local archaeologist, Inger Storli. "In particular, the necklace with the dragon heads and the medallion are very special," she told the Nordlys newspaper.
Archaeologists have now found further artefacts - a silver cross, more jewellery, screws and nails.
1200年前海盗埋藏珍宝被当廉价玩具
不久前，挪威北部的一个小镇上发现了1200年前北欧海盗所埋藏的珍宝，但最初人们只把这些奇特项链和大奖章当成是一些廉价的儿童玩具而已。
据《卫报》9月2日报道，一开始，当事人克鲁兹一家人认为这些东西不过是别人送给小孩子们的玩具而已。与往常一样，孩子们在一起喧闹嬉戏，他们手中挥舞着一条绘有龙形图案的奇特项链和一个奇怪的大奖章。直到一个远古式样的胸针在装玩具的箱子里被发现，克鲁兹一家人才决心对这堆"玩具"仔细研究一番。
而研究结果让所有人大吃一惊，原来他们5岁的双胞胎阿瑟和特奥多尔以及两人的堂兄叶斯珀玩耍的并不是什么廉价的儿童玩具，而是1200年前北欧海盗们埋藏在克鲁兹家后花园里的宝贝。
报道说，这几个小玩伴是在花园里固定他们搭建的树屋时，在一棵树的根部发现这些珍宝的。这一发现使得那些考古学家们兴奋不已，他们相信这或许能向人们提供一些北欧海盗迁徙和定居的线索。
"以前还从未在挪威北方发现这种类型的古代北欧海盗留下的珠宝，"来自当地的考古学家英格尔-斯托利说道。"带有龙头图案的项链和那个大奖章尤其引人注目。"除此之外，考古学家们还发现了其它一些手工制品--其中包括一个银十字架、更多的珠宝、螺钉和钉子等。
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It was only when an ancient-looking brooch appeared in the toybox mix that the Kruzes decided to do some research.
It turned out that twins Arthur and Teodor, aged five, and their cousin Jesper, also five, had not been playing with tat but with 1,200-year-old Viking treasure unearthed in the back garden. "After we checked on the internet, we realised that it was not something from H&M," said Marita Kruze, mother of the twins.
The playmates found the treasures at the foot of a tree in the garden as they were rooting around below their treehouse. The discovery in Troms?, a town 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle, is exciting archaeologists, who believe it may shed light on Viking movements and settlements. "Never before has Viking jewellery of this kind been found in northern Norway," said one local archaeologist, Inger Storli. "In particular, the necklace with the dragon heads and the medallion are very special," she told the Nordlys newspaper.
Archaeologists have now found further artefacts - a silver cross, more jewellery, screws and nails.
1200年前海盗埋藏珍宝被当廉价玩具
不久前，挪威北部的一个小镇上发现了1200年前北欧海盗所埋藏的珍宝，但最初人们只把这些奇特项链和大奖章当成是一些廉价的儿童玩具而已。
据《卫报》9月2日报道，一开始，当事人克鲁兹一家人认为这些东西不过是别人送给小孩子们的玩具而已。与往常一样，孩子们在一起喧闹嬉戏，他们手中挥舞着一条绘有龙形图案的奇特项链和一个奇怪的大奖章。直到一个远古式样的胸针在装玩具的箱子里被发现，克鲁兹一家人才决心对这堆"玩具"仔细研究一番。
而研究结果让所有人大吃一惊，原来他们5岁的双胞胎阿瑟和特奥多尔以及两人的堂兄叶斯珀玩耍的并不是什么廉价的儿童玩具，而是1200年前北欧海盗们埋藏在克鲁兹家后花园里的宝贝。
报道说，这几个小玩伴是在花园里固定他们搭建的树屋时，在一棵树的根部发现这些珍宝的。这一发现使得那些考古学家们兴奋不已，他们相信这或许能向人们提供一些北欧海盗迁徙和定居的线索。
"以前还从未在挪威北方发现这种类型的古代北欧海盗留下的珠宝，"来自当地的考古学家英格尔-斯托利说道。"带有龙头图案的项链和那个大奖章尤其引人注目。"除此之外，考古学家们还发现了其它一些手工制品--其中包括一个银十字架、更多的珠宝、螺钉和钉子等。
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