Silver Viking brooch only one of its kind in Britain

[Imperial Dave]

https://www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn9142070jyo.amp?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17463451439035&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com

So far...

[Duncan Head]

A minor curiosity on the report:
"Previously, we had had only slight suggestions of Viking activity here from a piece of possible hackgold..."

While the word "hacksilver" is common, I don't think I have ever come across "hackgold" before.

[Erpingham]

While the word "hacksilver" is common, I don't think I have ever come across "hackgold" before.

Probably because it is a lot less common. See e.g.

"Twelve pieces of hack-gold have been recovered at Torksey, which are very unusual
finds. Several pieces had been chisel-cut from gold ingots, although one twisted
piece may have been cut from an arm- or neck-ring. Two cut gold solidi –one Frisian,
the other Carolingian –may also have been bullion. This is an important insight into
Viking activity because, unlike hack-silver and silver ingots, gold in any form rarely
occurs in Viking Age hoards in Britain, and it has been suggested that this is in part because
of its greater rarity and in part because it may have played more of a role in status
display than in economic transactions. However, the remarkable concentration of gold
finds from Torksey does seem to suggest the use of gold in such transactions."