st catherine's monastery was turned into a museum. the most remarkable of its countless exhibits this viking treasure was discovered after a storm washed up on the neighboring island of hidden see. this in viking treasure doing and she wasn't to. be hidden it's a treasure came to. because back in 873 a woman went to a goldsmith here and. wanted to know what one of the pieces was worth as it looked a bit like gold. and the goldsmith fetched who was the museum's 1st ever director. because he immediately knew it had been made by vikings more and more at peace. as mysteriously came to light so the museum director went to hidden say bargained with the fisherman and managed to acquire 16 of these amazing pieces of jewelry for this