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TRADERS AND TRADING-SHIPS. 



A bog find in Norway proved very rich in gold objects, 

 Arabic, Byzantine, Prankish, and there were also found Eng- 

 lish coins and other objects. 1 



"iir- 1037. Border 

 enlarged. 



Fig. 1038. Bog find. Fibula of gold inlaid, | real size, found in a bog, with coius. 



Norway. 



Fig. 1039. Silver wire bracelet, real size, found with four rings and seventeen 

 beads, nine of which are of different pattern, three Arabic coin*, three rings of 

 silver, one of gold of twisted wires, &c., &c., at Hejsland, Halfhem parish, Gotland. 



1 Among the coins were nine Kufic, 

 eight of which were of gold, and one of 

 silver, all of Abbasides Caliphs, from 760 

 to 840 ; four Byzantine coins of gold, 

 of Valens, Mauricius, Constantine, Copro- 

 nymus, and Michael III. ; a gold coin of 

 Louis le Debonnaire ; two coins of silver- 

 gilt of his sons Lothair and Pepin, a 

 silver-gilt coin of Archbishop Wulfred, 

 of Canterbury, 803-829. With . these 



was a large treasure of gold and jewels, 

 among which were two neck-rings, three 

 bracelets, rings, charms, and an object, 

 probably a relitfuary, having a Christian 

 inscription in Greek, numerous charms 

 and ornaments, one of which was orna- 

 mented with an antique gem, and others 

 with garnet beads, &c., &c., all of gold ; 

 some objects were silver-gilt ; gold chains, 

 &c., &c. 



