Author Archives: Jules William Press
Archaeologists Thought They Found Wires Buried on a Farm. It Was Actually Viking Treasure.
Here’s the likely story of the secret stash. BY TIM NEWCOMB Silver was the Vikings’ treasure of choice. Their affinity for the metal gives discoveries of silver artifacts significant historical value—much like a treasure that archaeologists found in 2024 in the mountains of Norway, one that had sat undisturbed since the 9th century AD. BeforeContinue reading “Archaeologists Thought They Found Wires Buried on a Farm. It Was Actually Viking Treasure.”
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 detectors in hand, 2 men uncover giant hoard of ancient coins
By Michelle del Rey Two detectorists recently uncovered real-life treasure in a Norwegian field: thousands of coins dating back to the Viking Age. The discovery began when the two private men found 19 silver coins on Friday, April 10, in a field near Rena in Østerdalen, about 45 miles from Oslo, Norway’s capital. The hobbyistsContinue reading “Metal detectors in hand, 2 men uncover giant hoard of ancient coins”
Archaeologists Found a Ship Buried in Norway. It’s Older than the Vikings.
Monumental ship burials had a wider and deeper past than we thought. BY TIM NEWCOMB The Vikings weren’t the first to get into the business of monumental ship burial mounds in Norway. It turns out that burying ships under piles of Earth was happening at least 100 years before the Vikings made it famous—and inContinue reading “Archaeologists Found a Ship Buried in Norway. It’s Older than the Vikings.”