What is believed to be an ancient Norse coin was discovered March 17 on the slopes of Haystack Mountain, reigniting longstanding debate about whether the Vikings ever reached Norfolk. Dr. Dagmar Holblad, of Malmo, Sweden, was examining the site of a charcoal pit in Haystack State Park when he uncovered the coin. A specialist in developmental linguistics, Holblad came to Norfolk to attend a Three Dog Suite concert at Infinity Hall and was staying at a local Airbnb. After finding the coin, and thinking that the charcoal pit might actually be a Viking burial mound, Holblad began poking at the soil with his walking stick and uncovered a long bone, possibly a human forearm, and a key ring from the 1964 World’s Fair in New York City. The items have been sent to the Henry Dingling Research Center in Las Vegas for authentification.