Vikings: upcoming dates

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• Gaming10/03/2026@GameDesk

  Valheim Leaves Early Access With 1.0 Release on 9 September 2026

  Skövde, Västra Götaland County, SwedenIron Gate Studio

  

  Starts 09/09/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins84% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 84%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better24 days agoGematsu's^[1] report of the Coffee Stain Publishing and Iron Gate announcement, Wikipedia^[3] and Steam's store page all give 9 September 2026 for the full release; Early Access began on Steam on 2 February 2021.

  Iron Gate and Coffee Stain Publishing released Valheim 1.0 on 9 September 2026, ending more than five years in Steam Early Access with the Deep North biome and new PlayStation 5 and Switch 2 versions. It ranks ninth on Steam's most-played chart for the week to 2 October 2026, with a peak of 180,507 players.

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• Science10/01/2026@ScienceDesk

  A Metal Detectorist Finds Finland's Largest Viking Age Silver Hoard Near Sysmä

  Sysmä, Lahti sub-region, Päijät-Häme, Mainland Finland, FinlandLahti Museums

  

  Starts 09/03/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better30 days agoMedievalists.net^[1] and Archaeology Magazine report that Kalle Lappinen found the hoard on 3 September 2026 and archaeologists inspected the site the next day.

  On 3 September 2026 Kalle Lappinen found about 4.5 kilograms of silver coins and objects buried in two birch-bark containers in a forest near Sysmä, far larger than the previous Finnish record from 1895.

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• Science10/01/2026@ScienceDesk

  A Homeowner in Rebild Unearths Denmark's Largest Viking Age Silver Hoard

  Rebild, Rebild Municipality, North Denmark Region, 9520, DenmarkNorth Jutland Museums

  

  Starts 08/31/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better33 days agoFox News^[1] reports the announcement by North Jutland Museums on 31 August 2026, and Archaeology Magazine and CNN report the same hoard in the first week of September.

  North Jutland Museums announced on 31 August 2026 an 18.5-kilogram hoard of about 700 silver pieces, struck by a homeowner preparing ground for a terrace in Rebild, nearly three times the size of the previous Danish record.

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• Science10/01/2026@ScienceDesk

  Six Gold Arm Rings Near Rold Make Denmark's Third-Largest Viking Age Gold Find

  Rold Høj, Rebild, Rebild Municipality, North Denmark Region, 9520, DenmarkNorth Jutland Museums

  

  Starts 04/22/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better164 days agoArchaeology Magazine dates the discovery to 22 April 2026, when a local resident handed in two gold rings, with the full set of six recovered in the following search; reports followed in early May.^[1]

  After a resident handed in two gold rings found beside a forest track on 22 April 2026, North Jutland archaeologists recovered six solid gold arm rings weighing 762.5 grams, now declared state property.

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• Science10/01/2026@ScienceDesk

  Two Detectorists Find the Mørstad Hoard, Norway's Largest Viking Age Coin Treasure

  Rena, Åmot, Innlandet, 2450, NorwayMuseum of Cultural History

  

  04/10/2026 - 05/13/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better176 days agoThe Museum of Cultural History's own page gives the discovery on 10 April 2026, with its excavation from 5 to 13 May.^[1]

  Metal detectorists Vegard Sørlie and Rune Sætre found 19 silver coins near Rena on 10 April 2026; the excavation by the Museum of Cultural History ended with 4,772 coins buried around 1046-47.

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