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A Viking axe struck a Newfoundland tree in the year 1021. Here’s how scientists proved it

To see more Viking articles, click here. Hundreds of years before Christopher Columbus, the Norse became the first Europeans to cross the Atlantic and settle in North America. This long-posited theory was finally proven in the 1960s, following an archeological expedition to the site of L’Anse aux Meadows on the northernmost tip of the island of Newfoundland.Continue reading “A Viking axe struck a Newfoundland tree in the year 1021. Here’s how scientists proved it”

Viking Age Iceland: Bad Year Economics

A picture of Leif Eirksson's statue in Reykjavík, Iceland

This is Part 35 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 theContinue reading “Viking Age Iceland: Bad Year Economics”

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A Metal Detectorist Has Found What Is Now Declared the Largest-Ever Hoard of Gold Anglo-Saxon Coins in His Backyard

To see more Viking articles, click here. The Crown is determining whether the trove is legally considered treasure. By Amah-Rose Abrams One man, in one field, has amassed what is now being declared the largest-ever haul of Anglo-Saxon gold coins. The metal detectorist, who wishes to remain anonymous, discovered the 131 coins over the courseContinue reading “A Metal Detectorist Has Found What Is Now Declared the Largest-Ever Hoard of Gold Anglo-Saxon Coins in His Backyard”

Viking Age Iceland: Free State Iceland

This is Part 34 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 theContinue reading “Viking Age Iceland: Free State Iceland”