John Kvanli - Chairman

Admin is living in Hundvaag, 10 min drive from the citycentre of Stavanger. Born in -73 and works in FIRST Securities in Stavanger. John has been detecting since 2002,and during this time had the joy of participating in several very interesting assignments both from the Museum of Archaeology in Stavanger and the cultural-deparments in the county of Rogaland and West-Agder. For that i am thankfull.I use a Whites DFX as my prefered metaldetector.

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Morten Eek - Member of the board

Morten is born in-72,lives at Byhaugen near the centre of Stavanger. He works in the information department at Statoil and has been detecting since 2001,now with his beloved Explorer SE (Swedish Edition).Morten is John`s detecting buddy and has also been on several assignments given by the Museum of Archaeology in Stavanger and the cultural-departments in the county of Rogaland and West-Agder..Morten is a knowledgeable guy, and very interesting in older norwegian history and archaeology and reads everything he get his hands on these topics.

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Arne Schau - Member of the board

Arne is living in Larvik,in the east part of Norway,and has never revealed his age.He is working as an ambulance driver and paramedic and do also courses in first-aid. He is also the only dealer of Whites detectors in Norway.A versatile man in other words.Arne is like a little detecting legend in Norway with over 30 years experience. He has been the chairman of the Metaldetecting Association of Norway for several years and has had assignments from more or less every cultural department and museum all over Norway.Among these are the museums of archaeology in Stavanger and Oslo,Museum of Schleswig in Germany and others..

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Hugo Falck - Member of the board

Hugo lives in Rygge in Oestfold and is a self-employed contractor with his business: Falck Roof & Construction firm. Hugo is a very active and dedicated detectorist in his sparetime and has found many artefacts which today can be seen in various museums in both Norway and Denmark. Hugo has been on assignments given by the cultural-department in the county of West-Agder and is often in touch with the cultural department in Oestfold. Other major interests of Hugo are archaeology, history and the preservation of the worlds cultural heritage. The commitment and hunger for more knowledge and understanding is of huge joy for us other members.

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Members

Thor Holmboe, Horslunde, Denmark. <<Send mail to Thor Holmboe>>

Lars Petter Toran, Sellebakk, Fredrikstad. <<Send mail to Lars Petter Toran >>

Christian Birkedal Kau, (Chairman of NDF ),Stubbekøbing, Denmark. <<Send mail to Christian B. Kau >>

Aage Olsen , Moss. <<Send mail to Aage Olsen >>

Brian Wellbelove, Helsingør, Denmark. <<Send mail to Brian Wellbelove >>

Trygve Måleng, Moss. <<Send mail to Trygve Måleng >>

Bjørn Fodnes, Fredrikstad. <<Send mail to Bjørn Fodnes >>

Tommy Olesen, Osted, Denmark. <<Send mail to Tommy Olesen >>

Trond Kolstø, Karmøy. <<Send mail to Trond Kolstø >>

Claus Thinggaard, (Chairman of Thy-Mors ), Snedsted/Thy, Denmark <<Send mail to Claus Thinggaard >>

Leif Hartmann Petersen , Thisted, Danmark <<Send mail to Leif Hartmann Petersen >>

Atle Skarsten, Tananger, Sola <<Send mail to Atle Skarsten >>

Erik Alve , Hinna, Stavanger <<Send mail tol Erik Alve >>

Why the name Rygene ?

The reason for choosing the name Rygene Detector club has to be seen as a consiquence that two of the club`s founders: John and Morten, are living in the county of Rogaland.The name "Rygene" comes from the fact that some historians says that Rogaland has its name from the ancient people who lived in the south west of Norway called :"Ryger" meaning: corn-growers/farmers of corn.It was probably the same people that down the continent was refered to as "rugier". So "Rygene" is a good name indeed for a detecting club that for the most of the time has members searching in cornfields all over the country.

The interesting thing is that it suprisingly also was persons from the people of "Rygene" with the army when the west-gotic King Teodorik submitted Rome under him.

The people that lived during the Vendel Era (approx. 350 - 550 AD) on the ancient farm at Ullandhaug outside Stavanger (now a reconstructed farm), might have had ties directly to Bulgary.

-" Arcealogical evidence like glas and animal ornamatics from the Iron Ages shows the connection between Norway and the area surrounding the Black Sea. We have strong evidence to say that we believe that a group of the "Ruigere" for some while settled in Trakia, that is in South Bulgary, in the 400`ds AD." Rugiene" probably belong to the same tribe as the people: "Rygene" from Rogaland in Norway. " Says Mr. Raa Storaker,archeologist.

"Rygjafylke"; Old county in western Norway;" ryger"

Also read the fascinating article (in norwegian) by Frans A.Styegaard: the political geography in the nordic region.Which also includes references the Jordanes-the Gotic that in 551AD wrote " De origine actibusque Getarum", often refered to as Getica.

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Friendship-club with Thy-Mors Detektor Union in Denmark

Rygene Detektor Club and Thy-Mors Detektor union have become friendship-clubs after the many relationships that have evolved after the last years participation at Thy Rally in Danmark. Thy-Mors Detektor Union has a good reputation and cooperate with several local museums in Danmark, amongst them are The Archaeological Museum of Thisted and Morsoe Museum of history.

We know that we can learn a great deal from another by exchanging experiences and knowledge of what the objects we find in the ground are, but also how to find the best way to cooperate with museums and others that are of need of our services as detectorists. The Foreman in Thy-Mors Detektor Union is Claus Thinggaard, and it is nice to say that Claus has become a Rygene member,together with others from the club.

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