Strandby is a coastal town in Denmark, located in Region Nordjylland.
It has been part of Frederikshavn Municipality since 1970; historically, it was in Elling parish, within Horns Herred hundred, Hjørring County.
[3] A significant Viking Age hoard was discovered in a field near Strandby in September 2012, and systematically excavated in May 2013.
The hoard consists of 365 items, including a silver Mjölnir pendant, and about 200 coins, including 60 Danish coins, dated to the period of Harald Bluetooth (including the rare korsmønter) and German coins, dated to the period of Otto I and Otto III, placing the hoard to the very end of the 10th or the very beginning of the 11th century.
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