Clash of cultures: exhibition tells story of when Vikings ruled the north of England

Viking North at Yorkshire Museum features UK’s largest exhibition of Viking-age artefacts, including era’s ‘cheap’ jewellery and evidence of slave-owning By Robyn Vinter  When Anglo-Saxons buried their jewellery in an attempt to keep it safe from marauding Vikings, it is unlikely they envisaged their treasures would be dug up a millennium later and studied byContinue reading “Clash of cultures: exhibition tells story of when Vikings ruled the north of England”

1,000-year-old Viking Age hoard has a pendant that may be a cross or Thor’s hammer

By Laura Geggel  A metal detectorist in Germany has unearthed an Early Middle Ages hoard that contains 200 artifacts, including a pendant that may be a cross or an unfinished Thor’s hammer. A metal detectorist in Germany has discovered a Viking Age hoard that includes about 200 riches from the European world, including Arabic coins, ingots,Continue reading “1,000-year-old Viking Age hoard has a pendant that may be a cross or Thor’s hammer”