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STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Archeologists said Monday they found more than 1,000 silver coins in a Viking-age hoard discovered by chance on the Swedish island of Gotland. The treasure, believed to have ...
Thor’s hammer from the Viking age unearthed in Sweden — but it’s not exactly mighty By Aspen Pflughoeft. October 20, 2022 1:53 PM.
MOORHEAD - Vikings are commonly perceived as burly barbarians that always wore horned helmets and drank from the skulls of their enemies. In reality, the Nordic seafarers that lived between the ...
Archaeologists have found two rare boat burials from the Viking age in Sweden, offering what they say is a glimpse into how customs and practices changed in the tumultuous era of raids, religious ...
Pictured: The skull of a Viking-era individual, examined using modern X-Ray techniques. Swedish Research Council. These conditions, the team noted, did not necessarily come from old age, as the ...
Only 20 Viking-age swords have ever been found in the region of Västmanland. Excavating the burial ground in Västmanland has been a two-year project that ended with a bang, archaeologists said.
While both Sweden and Denmark have Viking Age heritage sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, Norway does not. 'That's a bit ...
This insinuates that people of Scandinavian ancestry were in Britain before the Anglo-Saxon period (around 400 A.D. to 1,000 A.D.) and Viking period (around 800 A.D. to 1,000 A.D.). Genetic analysis ...
Only 20 Viking-age swords have ever been found in the region of Västmanland. Excavating the burial ground in Västmanland has been a two-year project that ended with a bang, archaeologists said.
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