To see more Viking articles, click here. By Caroline Davies Analysis of wood from timber-framed buildings in Newfoundland shows Norse-built settlement 471 years before Columbus Half a millennium before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic, the Vikings reached the “New World”, as the remains of timber buildings at L’Anse aux Meadows on the northern tip ofContinue reading “Solar storm confirms Vikings settled in North America exactly 1,000 years ago”
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Study identifies date of Norse settlement in the Americas
To see more Viking articles, click here. An international team of researchers has revealed that Norse settlers were active in the Americas as early as AD 1021. Norse people sailed vast distances in search of new lands to settle and farm, or to raid as Vikings for fame and wealth. To the East they reachedContinue reading “Study identifies date of Norse settlement in the Americas”
Misplaced Viking noble’s bones vanished decades ago, finally found in museum collection
To see more Viking articles, click here. By Mindy Weisberger The remains were excavated in 1868 and have been missing for nearly a century. The long-lost bones of a Viking nobleman have been found in the archives of the Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen, more than 50 years after the remains were mislabeled and vanished into museum storage.Continue reading “Misplaced Viking noble’s bones vanished decades ago, finally found in museum collection”
Trove of Gold Artifacts From Pre-Viking Era Unearthed by Amateur Treasure Hunter
To see more Viking articles, click here. BY ANABELLE DOLINER Call it beginner’s luck, but Ole Ginnerup Schytz is going to have a hard time topping his first-ever metal detector find. Within a few hours of trying out his brand-new metal detector, the Denmark-based amateur treasure hunter stumbled upon a trove of Iron Age jewelry. TheContinue reading “Trove of Gold Artifacts From Pre-Viking Era Unearthed by Amateur Treasure Hunter”
Norway To Open School For Vikings In Seljord, Telemark
To see more Viking articles, click here. Ever wanted to become a Viking, raid, explore, and loot everything from the distant lands where you and your crew could set ashore? Well, now this can be possible in a certain way. If you planned to learn more about the Vikings, then Norway is definitely the right place. A NorwegianContinue reading “Norway To Open School For Vikings In Seljord, Telemark”