"The detector gave a high, clear sound," Visser recalled, "and as I dug, I realised this was part of a pommel. Its decoration made it stand out immediately."
"This extraordinary find shows that there is still a lot to discover about the Viking Age in Frisia, an area larger than present-day Friesland, about which we have learned a lot through research in recent years."
"This beautiful pommel cap is the first of its kind to be found in the Netherlands, it enriches our understanding of the contacts between Frisia and the Viking world in Scandinavia and the British Isles."
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