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EUROPE, SWEDEN, WORLD

Unexpected Discovery Of Two Viking Swords In Upright Position In Sweden

Unexpected Discovery Of Two Viking Swords In Upright Position In Sweden It does not happen very often that archaeologists find Viking swords. Swords were extremely important to ancient Vikings, but these weapons were expensive to produce, and only the richest warriors and chiefs could afford a sword. As previously explained on AncientPages.com, the loss of a sword … Continue reading Unexpected Discovery Of Two Viking Swords In Upright Position In Sweden →

EUROPE, FINLAND, WORLD

Rare silver coins minted by Viking king Harald Bluetooth were found in Finland

Rare silver coins minted by Viking king Harald Bluetooth were found in Finland In May of 2022, Finnish metal detectorists discovered a silver cache from the Viking Age in a field in Mynämäki, a municipality of Finland located in the Southwest Finland region. The follow-up excavations carried out by the Finnish Heritage Agency uncovered silver … Continue reading Rare silver coins minted by Viking king Harald Bluetooth were found in Finland →

EUROPE, NORWAY, WORLD

Viking-Era Arrowhead Discovered in Norway

Viking-Era Arrowhead Discovered in Norway “Oh, look at this little beauty”, the team of archaeologists enthusiastically exclaim in their Facebook update, which includes a video of the three-bladed arrowhead. “The last person who touched it was a Viking,” the post reads. The team of glacial archaeologists from Innlandet county’s Secrets of the Ice and the … Continue reading Viking-Era Arrowhead Discovered in Norway →

EUROPE, SWEDEN, WORLD

First Female Viking Grave Discovered In Swedish Mountains

First Female Viking Grave Discovered In Swedish Mountains Archaeologists in Sweden have every reason to be excited after learning a mountain climber came across an extraordinary 1,200-year-old brooch. Based on recent reports, everything indicates the first female Viking grave was located in the Swedish mountains. It is a unique and surprising find that is believed … Continue reading First Female Viking Grave Discovered In Swedish Mountains →

DENMARK, EUROPE, WORLD

High-status Danish Vikings wore exotic beaver furs

High-status Danish Vikings wore exotic beaver furs Beaver fur was a symbol of wealth and an important trade item in 10th Century Denmark, according to a study published July 27, 2022, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Luise Ørsted Brandt of the University of Copenhagen and colleagues. Written sources indicate that fur was a … Continue reading High-status Danish Vikings wore exotic beaver furs →

EUROPE, NORWAY, WORLD

Unique sword casts new light on Viking voyages across the North Sea

Unique sword casts new light on Viking voyages across the North Sea The sword was found in three pieces by two metal detector enthusiasts, independent of each other, in the Jåttå/Gausel area in Stavanger, already renowned for the grave of the so-called Gausel queen. Found in 1883, it is considered to be one of the … Continue reading Unique sword casts new light on Viking voyages across the North Sea →

DENMARK, EUROPE, WORLD

DNA analysis reunites Viking relatives in Denmark after 1,000 years

DNA analysis reunites Viking relatives in Denmark after 1,000 years The 150 bones have been lent to the Danish museum by the Oxfordshire Museum in Britain for three years. Separated for 1,000 years, two Viking warriors from the same family were reunited last week at Denmark’s National Museum, as DNA analysis helps shed light on … Continue reading DNA analysis reunites Viking relatives in Denmark after 1,000 years →

EUROPE, NORWAY, WORLD

Damaged pieces of rare Viking sword reunited after 1,200 years apart

Damaged pieces of rare Viking sword reunited after 1,200 years apart Two pieces of an ornate Viking sword that had been separated for about 1,200 years have been reunited and still fit together like a puzzle. The pieces were discovered a year apart by amateur treasure hunters in Norway. The first finding occurred last year, … Continue reading Damaged pieces of rare Viking sword reunited after 1,200 years apart →