Keldudalur

A Viking grave. New studies on bones reflect the harsh conditions many endured.

28 July, 2015 - 14:29 Robin Whitlock

Analysis of Viking burial site reveals the harshness of life in early Christian Iceland

Early Viking settlers in Iceland were Pagan worshippers of the Aesir, the family of gods that included Thor and Odin. However in 1,000 AD Iceland converted to Christianity by decree of the country’s...