Man Stumbles on ‘Gold Find of the Century’ Following Doctors Orders to Get Some Exercise

A Norwegian man with prior dreams of being an archaeologist fortuitously uncovered a cache of treasure while out on a walk — thanks to his doctor.

Erlend Bore, 51, got into the hobby of metal detecting after his doctor suggested he needed more exercise.

The U.K.’s Guardian reported the man was using the device last month on the southern Norwegian island of Rennesøy. As he was about to head home, he stumbled across something on the side of a hill after the metal detector alerted him.

He investigated the find and, at first, was convinced he had found something akin to fool’s gold.

“At first I thought it was chocolate coins or Captain Sabertooth coins,” he said, referring to the fictional Norwegian pirate. “It was totally unreal.”

Instead, Bore had found priceless artifacts that are believed to date back as far as the year 500 AD.

In all, archaeologists he contacted found nine gold medallions, gold pearls that were once part of an opulent necklace and three gold rings.

The medallions featured a horse associated with Norse mythology.

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