Co Down man saves rare Viking ring - despite wife's plea to bin it

A man who ignored his wife’s request to bin a dirty piece of metal he found in a field has been toasting his instincts after it was declared to be a rare silver Viking ring.

Co Down man saves rare Viking ring - despite wife's plea to bin it

A man who ignored his wife’s request to bin a dirty piece of metal he found in a field has been toasting his instincts after it was declared to be a rare silver Viking ring.

Instead of throwing away the dirt-encrusted object, David Taylor from Co Down, Northern Ireland gave it a good wash and phoned the nearest museum to ask advice.

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