At first, the Norwegian man thought his metal detector reacted to chocolate money buried in the soil. It turned out to be nine pendants, three rings and 10 gold pearls in what was described as the country’s gold find of the century.

The rare find was made this summer by 51-year-old Erlend Bore on the southern island of Rennesoey, near the city of Stavanger. Bore had bought his first metal detector earlier this year to have a hobby after his doctor ordered him to get out instead of sitting on the couch.

“At first I thought it was chocolate coins or Captain Sabertooth coins,” said 51-year-old Erlend Bore, referring to a fictional Norwegian pirate. “It was totally unreal.”

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        For those wondering, in Old English deer used to be a more general term for animals before it changed to the modern meaning.

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          Venison has a similar linguistic history, originally being any wild game meat before narrowing to be specifically that of deer. I wouldn’t be surprised to find out they did it in lock step. It would make sense, anyway.

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        It’s pronounced almost the same as deer. But the Y is pronounced as the Y in rythm.

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            Every word is completely made up if you think about it. But are you saying nobody knows how to pronounce the Norwegian word Dyr, or the English word Rythm? Either way there are millions of people who disagree with you.

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                I see. I didn’t know that rhythm had two H’es. Thanks for clearing that up. I’ll let it sit so that the comment chain makes sense. I can’t say that the other comment was in any way helpful though.

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      Brings back memories. I haven’t thought about that place in years. Glad it’s still awesome.

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      thank you! i really want to visit and probably just stay in Norway… if i went to a Norwegian Pirate Zoo i know i would never come back…

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        Go for it if you can afford it! It’s really expensive by Norwegian standards. We didn’t live at the park, sans the one night we were at the show, but at a friend who lives in the neighboring city.

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          ah that’s cool when you can call on a friend nearby… it sounds like a dangerously cheerful place, i gotta see it… i’ll start saving my pennies…