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Denne skjoldbulen var laget av metall og stammer fra andre halvdel av 900-tallet. Skjoldbulen har, mest trolig, stått i midten av et skjold av tre som ekstra beskyttelse over håndtaket. Funnet vakte oppsikt på grunn av at det var funnet sammen med et sverd og bar tegn etter å ha vært brukt. Skjoldbulen har et søkk i seg, noe som kan se ut som spor etter et øksehugg eller et sverdhugg. Funnet ble gjort i august 2014, i Skaun i Sør-Trøndelag av Magnus Meistad som var ute og gjorde søk med metallsøker. I tillegg til sverdet og skjoldbulen ble det funnet ei øks, et vektlodd og inne i skjoldbulen fant arkeologene noe som kan være restene av en skinnpose, stukket inn over det som trolig var skjoldets håndtak. I restene av posen fant de blant annet 11 fint polerte runde steiner og en halv kufisk mynt. Kufiske mynter er arabiske mynter med skrift fra Kufa i det nåværende Irak.

Slike mynter ble ofte brukt som betalingsmiddel, og det er ikke uvanlig å finne deler av mynter. Sølvvekta var utslagsgivende og man klipte gjerne av biter fremfor å veksle.

This shield boss was made from metal and stems from the other part of the 900s. The shield boss has, most likely been at the centre of a shield made from wood and worked as a reinforcement of the shield handle. The finding, gained attention since it was discovered together with a sword and had signs of use. The shield boss has a depression, which could look like traces from a blow from an axe or a sword. The finding was made in august, 2014, in Skaun in Sør-Trøndelag county by Magnus Meistad who was out searching with a metal detector. In addition to the sword, and the shield boss, it was found an axe, a lead weight and inside the shield boss the archeologists found something that could have been the remnants from a leather bag, In these remnants they found 11 polished round stones as well as half a Kufic coin. Kufic coins are Arabic coins containing scripts from Kufa, in modern day Iraq.

Coins such as these were often used as payment, and it is not unusual to find only parts of coins. The silver was what was of value and one often cut off pieces when exchanging.

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Foto/Photo: Åge Hojem, NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet
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