That wording suggests the stone may once have marked a burial or memorial. By Kim LaCapria A worn stone lifted from beneath the floor of a ruined chapel in the Faroe Islands is giving archaeologists both a major breakthrough and an enduring mystery. What remains on the artifact points to an Old Norse inscription, butContinue reading “Runestone found beneath Faroe Islands chapel floor carries a half-lost Old Norse inscription”
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Has the spot where King Alfred’s men beat the Viking hordes finally been discovered… in Devon?
A long-lost battlefield where Anglo-Saxon forces delivered a devastating defeat to a Viking army could finally have been found. By Xantha Leatham A long-lost battlefield where Anglo-Saxon forces delivered a devastating defeat to a Viking army could finally have been found. Researchers believe Castle Hill, a former Iron Age hillfort near Beaford in North Devon,Continue reading “Has the spot where King Alfred’s men beat the Viking hordes finally been discovered… in Devon?”
He was one of the greatest Viking warlords – and his death is still an unsolved mystery
King Olaf Tryggvason’s dramatic fall at the battle of Svolder in around AD 1000 became one of the most famous episodes of the Viking Age. But while most sources say he drowned beneath the waves, some later accounts – and some modern historians – have wondered whether Norway’s warrior king somehow escaped. By James OsborneContinue reading “He was one of the greatest Viking warlords – and his death is still an unsolved mystery”
Lost Viking ‘highway’ revealed by melting ice
1,000-year-old horseshoes, sleds, and tools are emerging from a shrinking ice patch in Norway, telling the story of the rise and fall of a mountain pass and the people who traveled along it. By Erin Blakemore It started with an 1,800-year-old shirt. Archaeologist Lars Holger Pilø had watched his colleagues discover the ancient wool tunicContinue reading “Lost Viking ‘highway’ revealed by melting ice”
‘Denmark’s salvation’? Runestones hint at Viking queen’s power
Researchers say a new analysis of Denmark’s Jelling Stones suggest a 10th-century woman named Thyra may have been a key political player. ByTom Metcalfe New research on 1,000-year-old inscriptions suggests that the wife and mother of two Viking rulers may have been much more powerful in her own right—perhaps even a leader of the earlyContinue reading “‘Denmark’s salvation’? Runestones hint at Viking queen’s power”