THE HISTORY OF THE VIKING SKULLCRUSHER – SWEYN ASLIEFSSON
Egil’s Saga describes him as a sea king who wintered in Gairsay along with his retinue of eighty men...
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May 14, 20213 min read
GALLOWAY HOARD, A VIKING TREASURE UNLOCKED FOR THE PUBLIC
The country’s finest collection of Viking treasure will finally go on show later this month in what has been hailed as a “hugely importa...
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May 11, 20213 min read
ANCIENT FINDING ADDS AN UNEXPECTED TWIST TO THE VIKING AFTERLIFE MYTH
Vikings are renowned the world over for their brutal conquering and rough, nomadic lifestyle, but new research has revealed a softer side...
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May 11, 20212 min read
NEW BOOK DETAILS MICHAEL'S HISTORIC CROSSES
The collection of Viking stone crosses, housed in Michael Parish Church, are the subject of a new guide book....
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May 7, 20211 min read
THE BRAZILIAN VIKING VILLAGE REOPEN TO THE PUBLIC AFTER LONG STOP PERIOD
From June 5th the Viking Village Brazil (Vila Viking Brasil) — at Juquitiba-SP — will back to their activities and also will be open to...
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May 7, 20212 min read
UNEARTHED REMAINS HINT AT VIKING VILLAGE
Archaeological remains that could shed more light on a Teesdale village’s origins as a Viking settlement have been unearthed at a buildin...
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May 5, 20212 min read
VIKING REMAINS LOST FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY REDISCOVERED IN A MUSEUM
The remains of a Viking have been rediscovered after being missing for more than a century. They were safely stored in a museum the whole...
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May 3, 20212 min read
SITE WHERE ANGLO SAXON WARRIORS FACED THE VIKING-LED ALLIANCE WAS FOUND
A bloody Anglo Saxon conflict believed to have taken place in Liverpool which forged modern England is seen by historians as one of the m...
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Apr 28, 20212 min read
THE STORY OF VIKING INVASION AND ANCIENT PENNIES FOUND NEAR ST NEOTS
In 2019, the St Neots Museum purchased two Anglo-Saxon silver pennies found at Southoe and dating from the reign of Ethelred the Unready ...
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Apr 27, 20213 min read
THE VIKINGS OF GREENLAND
Greenland, or Grœnland in Old Norse, was settled by Norwegian and Icelandic explorers during the 10th century AD, where two major Viking ...
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Apr 26, 20213 min read
VIKINGS CARVED A MASSIVE BOAT INTO THIS VOLCANIC CAVE TO WARD OFF THE APOCALYPSE
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of rare artifacts from the Middle East in an Icelandic cave that the Vikings associated with R...
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Apr 26, 20212 min read
HOW A VIKING LONGSHIP ENDED UP IN MOORHEAD
It involves a guidance counselor, a potato warehouse, and a long trip to Norway...
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Apr 26, 20212 min read
VIKING SCHOLARS ‘THRILLED’ BY DISCOVERY OF CELTIC ORNAMENT IN NORWAY
A leading Viking scholar says she and fellow archaeologists are thrilled with the discovery of what appears to be an ancient Celtic ornam...
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