Past exhibition
This exhibition has ended. The silver treasure was displayed at The Swedish History Museum until March 2, 2025. You can still explore its story here online.
The silver treasure from Viggbyholm
When Täby municipality decided to build housing in Viggbyholm, they had no idea it would result in the discovery of a unique silver treasure! A Viking Age farm hid under ground, and early on during the excavation, a pot containing a silver treasure was found.
Seeds from the Viking Age
In the pot was a carefully packaged silver treasure with coin pendants, necklaces, bracelets, beads and an amulet ring. But perhaps the most exciting thing was that the linen bag the coins were kept in had also been preserved, along with seeds and pollen of herbs from the Viking Age!
A sacrifice to the gods?
Archaeologists first thought that the treasure was a sort of safe-deposit box placed under the floor of a house. But as the excavation went on it became clear that something was not right. Now, several interpretations are possible. Was the treasure perhaps a sacrifice to the gods?
Download the exhibition booklet
Download the exhibition booklet and discover the full story of the Viggbyholm treasure. Here, you’ll find information about the artefacts, the excavation site, and the work of the archaeologists.
