The Galloway Hoard is one of the most significant—and mysterious—Viking-era treasures ever to ... it could be interpreted to mean “feoh,” meaning wealth or property, and ”ЇIGNA ...

This deciphering cast not only a communal light on the Vikings but on the very idea of wealth during the period ... come together over three years to paint a fuller picture of the Galloway ...

It illustrates that a small island in the middle of one of the main Viking trading routes acted as a "clearing house" for deals in goods and wealth. The items were buried for safekeeping ...