Author Archives: Jules William Press

Archaeology Students Dug Up a Mass Viking Grave—With a Literal Giant Inside

Dated to the ninth century C.E., a time when the Vikings ruled the area, the grave held the remains of at least 10 different young men. BY TIM NEWCOMB A team of University of Cambridge students made a giant discovery during a training dig just three miles outside of the city, both figuratively and literally.Continue reading “Archaeology Students Dug Up a Mass Viking Grave—With a Literal Giant Inside”

Meet the mysterious leaders of the Vikings’ most fearsome army

The Great Heathen Army wasn’t a single unified force, but rather a shifting coalition of warbands whose multi-layered leadership helped it outmanoeuvre the Anglo-Saxons. By James Osborne When the Great Heathen Army arrived in England in the mid-9th century, it marked a turning point in the history of Viking activity in the British Isles. EarlierContinue reading “Meet the mysterious leaders of the Vikings’ most fearsome army”

Metal detectorists discover rare, Anglo-Saxon coins likely hidden from Vikings

The hoard was likely buried sometime between 871 and 874 in present-day Worcestershire. BY MARGHERITA BASSI In a classic example of lucky metal detectorists triggering an archaeological investigation, a group of metal detecting enthusiasts in England discovered a rare hoard of early medieval Anglo-Saxon coins in the parish of Bickmarsh, Worcestershire.  Members of Go DetectingContinue reading “Metal detectorists discover rare, Anglo-Saxon coins likely hidden from Vikings”

6-year-old boy finds 1,300-year-old sword on school field trip

By Chris Nesi They always said he was a sharp student. A schoolboy in Norway made the discovery of a lifetime when he spotted a rusty object protruding from the ground on a field trip that proved to be a 1,300-year-old sword predating the Viking era. First-grader Henrik Refsnes Mørtvedt, 6, was on a classContinue reading “6-year-old boy finds 1,300-year-old sword on school field trip”