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13-year-old goes metal detecting, casually uncovers Viking king’s treasure

Your metal detector finds junk, his finds history

Jason Weisberger
Apr 17, 2026
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A 13-year-old with a metal detector on the German island of Rügen managed to do what treasure hunters dream about, accidentally uncovering a cache of Viking-era artifacts linked to Harald Bluetooth. Yes, the Bluetooth current wireless tech is named after.

In January 2018, Rene Schoen and his young student Luca Malaschnitschenko were doing what many weeke…

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