The discovery of a gold treasure dating from the 6th century – made this summer by a man from Sola with a metal detector – is now the subject of hot news in the media around the world.

– It’s a bit absurd. But it’s a lot of fun, to that extent, says protagonist Erlend Bore (51) when Dagbladet calls him on Sunday morning – three days after the news became known.

– What is the scale of this affair on an international scale?

– It seems like it’s happening everywhere, said Bore.

The British media can be cited among the main outlets which covered the affair. GuardianGerman Pictureand Thai Bangkok Post.

Bangkok Post and Albania

– The gold discovery of the century in Norway, the Archaeological Museum of the University of Stavanger confirmed in an article Press release THURSDAY.

– Finding so much gold at one time is extremely unusual, said museum director Ole Madsen.

The same day, Erlend Bore was interviewed on the American television channel BNC.

He has since spoken to media outlets in Canada and Britain, among others, and struck a deal with a radio station in Albania on Tuesday. On Thursday he will speak with American News Max, just to name a few.

– Friends and acquaintances from all over the world suddenly saw me, in France, the Netherlands, Australia and everywhere, Bore tells Dagbladet.

In addition to those he spoke with personally, countless media outlets around the world reference what others have written.

– It’s not like everyone calls me. Bangkok Post, for example, only handled one file without calling me, he says.

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Many private individuals also contact us, preferably via various apps, for advice, for example on metal detectors.

Bore then explains the laws and rules applicable to such things. In Norway, two years are particularly important: for coins, the year is 1650, for other items, 1537.

– Before that, it belongs to the State and must be returned, he explains.

Another important element is the permission of the landowner and that valuable finds are handled as little as possible and left to the archaeologists.

-One of the things I was praised for was that I didn’t continue digging after the first signal, but let the archaeologists take over.

Bore doesn’t think this new hobby is a quick way to wealth, although he will likely receive an explorer’s salary.

“It looks like it could become something long term,” he said.

I found a huge treasure of gold

Feelings

Bore found the treasure in Rennesøy near Stavanger this summer, shortly after he started searching for treasure with a metal detector.

The idea came to him when his GP advised him to take more walks.

– In Australia and elsewhere, the media write a lot about the fact that the GP told me to go out and walk. It’s definitely an exciting thing, Bore says.

Otherwise, much of it is about his feelings about the discovery itself, both in Norwegian and foreign media.

– Have you changed since you became famous?

– In my job I’m used to keeping a lot of things in order and not panicking, so it’s going surprisingly well, says Erlend Bore, daily food safety manager at Nortura.

“Extremely rare” treasure found