At first, the Norwegian man thought his metal detector reacted to chocolate money buried in the soil. It turned out to be nine pendants, three rings and 10 gold pearls in what was described as the country’s gold find of the century.

The rare find was made this summer by 51-year-old Erlend Bore on the southern island of Rennesoey, near the city of Stavanger. Bore had bought his first metal detector earlier this year to have a hobby after his doctor ordered him to get out instead of sitting on the couch.

“At first I thought it was chocolate coins or Captain Sabertooth coins,” said 51-year-old Erlend Bore, referring to a fictional Norwegian pirate. “It was totally unreal.”

  • @SheeEttin
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    101 year ago

    I went metal detecting in my back yard once. I found a rusty spoon and a 12" length of pipe!

    I also went on an old farm and found half an ox shoe. Neat!

    • @SpaceNoodle
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      51 year ago

      I didn’t know they made shoes for half-oxes.

          • @electrogamerman
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            1 year ago

            Technically fewer shoes are also less shoes (at leastif I translate to my language lol)

            • @SpaceNoodle
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              01 year ago

              No, shoes are countable, so it’s “fewer.”