Hiker Accidentally Discovers 1,200-Year-Old Viking Sword in Norway After hiking across the plateau that covers the region between the west and east sides of Norway, Goran Olsen sat down to take a break. That’s when he spotted a rusty sword blade lying under some rocks on the well-travelled mountain path. Archaeologists have identified Olsen’s find … Continue reading Hiker Accidentally Discovers 1,200-Year-Old Viking Sword in Norway →

Survey Reveals Viking-era Site in Northern Norway Arne Anderson Stamnes, an archaeologist at the NTNU University Museum, was observed methodically making his way back and forth across the fields just east of the campsite in the municipality of Bodø in November 2019. He is towing a ground-penetrating radar device behind the four-wheeler he is driving. GPR … Continue reading Survey Reveals Viking-era Site in Northern Norway →

Viking temple to Thor and Odin unearthed in Norway Archaeologists have uncovered a Viking temple devoted to Ancient Norse gods like Thor. In Norway, the ruins of the 1,200-year-old pagan temple have been dug up and provide a rare insight into the Viking religion. Archaeologists have dated the remains of the large wooden building to … Continue reading Viking temple to Thor and Odin unearthed in Norway →