Scientists baffled by mysterious 1,200-year-old coin linking Vikings to Jesus
A strange coin found with a metal detector has opened up a mystery that could change the history of Vikings in Europe and their belief in the teachings of Jesus. By Chris Melore A shocking discovery has unearthed an apparent link between Vikings and the teachings of Jesus, rewriting what historians assumed about the spread…
Sewer shock: 1,300-year-old Viking ship fragment discovered during suburban excavation
By Ben Cost Workers were taken aback after discovering a 1,300-year-old fragment from a Viking ship during a drainage excavation project in the Netherlands. The employees had been replacing a sewer system in Wijk bij Duurstede when they discovered a wooden beam protruding from the pavement, Jam Press reported. While it initially appeared to be…
Metal detectorist finds Viking Age gold coin that might upend history
The ninth-century coin pendant depicts a Christian saint in a pagan world. BY SARAH DURN Less than a 30 minute drive from the University of Cambridge, a metal detectorist followed beeps to a remarkable treasure: a ninth century gold coin pendant. Now finding long-lost coins in the English countryside isn’t exactly unheard of. In 2025,…
Lost grave of Viking warlord ‘discovered’ on English coast
Ivarr the Boneless was a formidable ninth-century warlord A hill on the west Cumbrian coast could be the long-sought burial mound of Ivarr the Boneless, one of the most powerful Viking leaders to have ruled in Britain, an archaeologist has claimed. Ivarr, also known as Ivarr the Legless or Ivarr the Dragon, was a formidable…
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