ABSTRACT
Vestfold is particularly rich in Viking Age heritage. Striking examples are the Gokstad and Oseberg grave mounds with the famous ships that are on display in Oslo today; the Borre burial complex, within the vicinity of the Viken area (Oslo¥ord area); the Hon-treasure, the largest Viking Age gold hoard; and the Skiringssalskaupang, Norway’s oldest town-like settlement established c.800.1 During the last couple of years another signicant site has emerged in Vestfold, making the region even more outstanding in the context of the Viking Age.2 e number of Viking-Age hoards, grave nds with equipment for metal production, imported beads and amber and weights provide evidence for Vestfold being a centre of exchange.3 And, from a monetary persepective, the largest coin hoard from ninth-and tenth-century Norway was found in the area between the Gokstad and Oseberg ship burials, at Grimestad in Stokke.4
