This 76 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 the famousContinue reading “Viking Age Iceland: Thorolf’s Land Shifts”
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Vald
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“Very rare” 1,000-year-old Viking coins unearthed by young girl who was metal detecting in a Danish cornfield
Nearly 300 silver coins believed to be more than 1,000 years old have been discovered near a Viking fortress site in northwestern Denmark, a museum said Thursday. The rare trove — lying in two spots not far apart — was unearthed by a young girl who was metal detecting in a cornfield last autumn. “A hoard likeContinue reading ““Very rare” 1,000-year-old Viking coins unearthed by young girl who was metal detecting in a Danish cornfield”
Ungi
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Viking Age Iceland: Arnkel
This 75 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 the famousContinue reading “Viking Age Iceland: Arnkel”