A group of treasure hunters are savoring the meters of separation from a final prize they have been working towards since 1987. The legendary Treasure of Lemminkaien (Finland), is only a few meters away from them as confirmed.
The treasure is believed to be hidden somewhere in the cave system of sibbosberg20 miles east of the Finnish capital, Helsinki. If discovered, they claim it will be the most valuable loot ever found. For this the treasure hunters have been working for 30 years and today the team consists of people from Russia, Australia, the United States, Sweden, Norway, Germany and the Netherlands.
According to myth, the hoard includes around 50,000 precious stones, including rubies, sapphires, emeralds and diamonds. It also has 1,000 artifacts dating back thousands of years, including a number of Life size 18K gold statues.
The highest authority of the team, Charles Borgin, detailed the life of hunters and treasure hunters in his book ‘Temporarily Crazy’. Borgen, 60, said The mirror: “I understand that significant progress has been made on the temple and the crew are particularly optimistic for the coming months.” According to his account, many believe they are already a few meters away from the treasure, but they have to keep digging.
“Now go on. In real terms it could be the largest and most valuable treasure discovery in the world,” said Borgen.
The existence of the treasury was recognized in 1984 when the landlord I Bock claimed that his family was directly descended from Lemminkäinen, who appears in Finnish pagan mythology. Bock claimed that the chamber where the treasure would have been, on his property, had been sealed with stone slabs in the 10th century to protect the treasure from invaders.
Lemminkäinen in Finnish mythology, is a supernatural being, shaman and sorcerer who, through singing, could turn sand into pearls. With her wavy blond hair, she is still today one of the most important heroic figures of the Finnish epic poem, the Kalevala.
Bock, who became a quadriplegic after being stabbed in June 1999, he was murdered by one of his caretakers in 2010, but the treasure hunt continued after his death. Born in 1942, Bock was something of a eccentric figure and seen as a “mystic”.
The treasure is believed to be in a Sipoo underground temple, which is currently a municipality east of Helsinki. Inside the temple, they believe that there is a spiral corridor with small rooms where the cache, collected over several generations, is kept.
It is said that the last time something was added to what was hidden it was in the year 987 ADwhen the room was full and the entrance was sealed and covered.
Over the past three decades there have been countless official explorations to try and find the treasure, in which more than 100 professional search engines of all the world.
The group is believed to be only meters away from unearthing the treasure and believe that next Northern Hemisphere summer could be when it will be discovered. The original group that began the excavation work in 1987 consisted of 24 people, 12 men and 12 womenthough only two remain from the original squad.
Source: Clarin
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