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HIGH-STATUS DANISH VIKINGS WORE EXOTIC BEAVER FURS
Identified by ancient proteins, fur was important as a trade and status item....
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Jul 28, 20222 min read
THE LOST VIKING VILLAGE OF KAUPANG
Kaupang was a harbor town supposedly located within the larger district known in the literature as “Skiringssal”...
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Jul 14, 20225 min read
VIKING VILLAGE ATTRACTION WAS APPROVED BY ISLE OF MAN
The project will provide an interactive experience for visitors to glimpse the island's Norse history...
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Jul 7, 20222 min read
GREENLANDICS FROM VIKING AGES TRADED WALRUS IVORY WITH UKRAINE
Historians have long believed that walrus ivory traded throughout Ukraine and Russia during the Middle Ages came from the Barents Sea...
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Jul 6, 20222 min read
SATELLITE DATA POINTS TO POSSIBLE BURIAL SITE OF ‘BLUETOOTH VIKING KING’
Archaeologists have identified the possible burial site of Harald “Bluetooth” Gormsson, using satellite data from the Polish village of...
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Jun 29, 20222 min read
IN JUNE OF 793AD, THE VIKINGS ATTACKED LINDISFARNE, KNOW HOW IT WAS
One such day was the 8 June, 793. That was the day the Vikings attacked the monastery at Lindisfarne...
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Jun 27, 20228 min read
GOVERNMENT U-TURN SAVES NEW VIKING AGE MUSEUM, WILL IT BE?
Norway's Viking ships can finally look forward to an improved home following the government's change of heart on funding...
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Jun 24, 20222 min read
A 1,200-YEAR-OLD RUNESTONE WAS DISCOVERED DURING A KITCHEN RENOVATION
Mosekærstenen is the 44th runestone found in the area around Randers, and the National Museum must now appraise the stone to determine ho...
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Jun 17, 20222 min read
ARCHAEOLOGISTS FIND VIKING AGE SHIPYARD IN SWEDEN
Archaeologists excavating at Birka on the island of Björkö, Sweden, have discovered a Viking Age shipyard....
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Jun 16, 20222 min read
SILVER COIN FEATURING FAMOUS VIKING KING UNEARTHED IN HUNGARY
A metal detectorist in Hungary has unearthed a tiny silver coin marked with the name of a famous Viking king that was lost almost 1,000...
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Jun 14, 20224 min read
PIECES OF AN ORNAMENTAL VIKING AGE SWORD REUNITED BY SPECIALISTS
Pieces of an ornamental Viking sword have been reunited after 1,200 years apart...
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Jun 10, 20222 min read
A NEW MAN-MADE VIKING-ERA CAVE DISCOVERED IN ICELAND
Excavations of a Viking-era site in Iceland has revealed a previously unknown man-made cave....
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Jun 6, 20222 min read
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