To see more Viking articles, click here. By Tom Metcalfe The ring likely belonged to a powerful Viking chief. A large, gold Viking ring crafted from twisted metal strands turned up in a very unexpected place: a heap of cheap jewelry a woman in Norway purchased at an online auction. Archaeologists think the ring may beContinue reading “Gold Viking ring unexpectedly found in stash of ‘cheap jewelry’ from online auction”
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Viking Age Iceland: Written Sources
This 65 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: Written Sources”
Long-Lost Burial Site of Harald Bluetooth, Legendary Christian King of Vikings, Found in Polish Village
To see more Viking articles, click here. By Clare Fitzgerald The burial site for the Viking king whose name inspired that of modern Bluetooth wireless technology has likely been uncovered in the Polish village of Wiejkowo, potentially putting to bed a centuries-old mystery. Harald “Bluetooth” Gormsson ruled over Denmark and Norway during the 10th century.Continue reading “Long-Lost Burial Site of Harald Bluetooth, Legendary Christian King of Vikings, Found in Polish Village”
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