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Last Meal of History’s Most Famous ‘Bog Body’ Hints at Human Sacrifice
To see more Viking articles, click here. By CARLY CASSELLA The Tollund Man is one of the most famous ‘bog bodies’ ever discovered in northern Europe. Even though the 30- to 40-year-old human was buried in a bog more than 2,400 years ago, the acidic peat has mummified his body to a remarkable degree, preservingContinue reading “Last Meal of History’s Most Famous ‘Bog Body’ Hints at Human Sacrifice”
Viking Age Iceland: Archaeological Floorplan of Grelutótt
This is Part 22 of our ongoing series about Viking Age Iceland. For centuries, this island country, unique in Medieval Europe, operated with no king, no great lords, no foreign policy, and no defense forces but which developed legal and judicial systems to limit the violence of bloodfeud and protect the rights of freemen. Far out in the North Atlantic, Iceland was where theContinue reading “Viking Age Iceland: Archaeological Floorplan of Grelutótt”
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Viking Age treasure hoard discovered on the Isle of Man
To see more Viking articles, click here. A treasure hoard dating back to the eleventh century has been discovered on the Isle of Man. It includes 87 silver coins, 13 pieces of cut, silver arm-rings or “hack silver” and other artefacts. The hoard has been declared a Treasure by the Coroner of Inquests on theContinue reading “Viking Age treasure hoard discovered on the Isle of Man”