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The Ill-fated Elling Woman: An Iron Age Sacrifice to Appease the Gods?
... given to a well-preserved bog body that was discovered in Denmark during the first half of the 20th century. By then, this type of remains had already been found in Denmark’s bogs for at least a century. For instance, one ... the west of the city of Silkeborg, in the central part of Denmark. The Upper body of the Elling Woman. ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) ...
dhwty - 19/03/2017 - 13:02
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Puzzling Family Structure Revealed in Bronze Age Households
... example being recent revelations regarding Egtved Girl in Denmark. The coffin and remains of the Egtved Girl, in Denmark. Researchers have discovered the high-status teen was ... site. ( Credit: Karin Margarita Frei, National Museum of Denmark) Study Illuminates Social Inequalities The current ...
ancient-origins - 11/10/2019 - 16:27
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800-year-old message carved into Rune Stick Shows Ancient Code still used in Middle Ages
... wooden stick which was dug out of the ground in Odense, Denmark. The delicate stick is marked with 13 th century ... ScienceNordic , Lisbeth Imer from the National Museum of Denmark underscored the extremely fragile nature of the ... depicting market stalls, such as those located in Odense, Denmark. Credit: (Tübinger Hausbuch Iatromathematisches ...
lizleafloor - 02/05/2015 - 14:23
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Ring discovered in Viking-era grave has Arabic inscription
... reported in December 2014 that scientists working in Denmark unearthed glass blue beads crafted in an ancient ... Two blue glass beads from 3,400-year-old graves in Denmark came from ancient Egypt, possibly through trade routes. (Photo by A. Mikkelsen/National Museum of Denmark) An Arabic writer, Ahmad ibn Fadlan, who encountered ...
Mark Miller - 16/03/2015 - 19:32
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The Sharp Edge of a Viking Axe - Cut Out for More than One Job
... rich chamber-grave, known as the ‘grave from Mammen’, Denmark, a ceremonial axe inlaid with silver decoration was ... axe’, a number of which have been found in Ludvigshare, Denmark. These axes have partially solid heads, within which ... instead. Reproduction of an axe inlaid with silver, from Denmark (Viking Age). ( Public Domain ) Top Image: Viking ...
dhwty - 16/03/2018 - 17:55
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Ancient Origins' Most Extraordinary Archaeological Treasures of 2023
... hint at lost rituals of demon slaying, to the fields of Denmark, where the oldest inscription of Odin rewrites Norse ... known mention of the Norse god Odin. (Arnold Mikkelsen/ Denmark National Museum ) Archaeologists in Denmark celebrated the discovery of the oldest inscription ...
Gary Manners - 27/12/2023 - 16:52
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Ten Incredible Mummy Discoveries That Shocked the World
... remains ever to be found there. Tollund Man – Denmark Discovered in 1950, the Tollund Man is now on display at the Silkeborg Museum in Denmark. (Chocho8 / CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Tollund Man is the ...
Joanna Gillan - 12/08/2022 - 14:58
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Medieval Colonialism: The Danish Duchy Of Estonia
Within the pantheon of great empires, the Kingdom of Denmark has received very little attention, yet this small ... Within the pantheon of great empires, the Kingdom of Denmark has received very little attention, yet this small ... the beginning of the 11th century, the kingdoms of central Denmark started to fuse together under the reign of King Gorm ...
Jake Leigh-Howarth - 25/07/2022 - 20:57
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Who Were the Jutes? The Mysterious Tribe Who Settled In Britain
... also known as Iuti or Iutæ, and originated in modern-day Denmark . It is believed that they were the tribe that gave ... makes up the largest, continental portion of the nation of Denmark. In their ancient homeland, the Jutes were believed ... Frisia. The Jutes, Angles and Saxons in modern-day Denmark and Germany (TharkunColl / CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Some ...
Aleksa Vučković - 21/09/2021 - 18:54
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Long-Distance Trade Revealed at Medieval Danish Viking Center
... based on a medieval Danish Viking center near Ribe, Denmark. To be published today in the journal Nature , the ... of an important early medieval Viking center in Ribe in Denmark in relation to trade networks . Four groups of ... from the Middle East found at the Ribe Viking center in Denmark, which probably got there via trade routes from the ...
Sahir - 23/12/2021 - 00:59
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Ragnar Lothbrok: Legendary Hero or Historical Figure?
According to legend, Ragnar Lothbrok was a king of Denmark who succeeded Sigurd Hring in 804 AD. Some historians ... According to legend, Ragnar Lothbrok was a king of Denmark who succeeded Sigurd Hring in 804 AD. Some historians ... family tree included Sigurd Hring, king of Sweden and Denmark, who was his father. As a young man, he was ...
Caleb Strom - 08/04/2018 - 18:55
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History of the Vikings: All You Need to Know
... have begun earlier as people from Norway sailed to Ribe, Denmark, on peaceful missions around 725 AD. The end of the ... Harald “Blåtand” (Bluetooth) Gormsson was a King of Denmark and Norway who lived during the 10th century AD. He was responsible for the unification of Denmark. Although the majority of his subjects were followers ...
ancient-origins - 11/06/2020 - 14:00
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Was it treasured Walrus Ivory that drove Vikings to sail thousands of kilometers to Greenland?
... study co-author and curator of the National Museum of Denmark tells ScienceNordic, “Walrus ivory has been crucial ... leader and a senior scientist at the National Museum of Denmark explains, asking: “One big question is: ‘where ... show that the famous Bronze Age Egtved Girl was not from Denmark , where the girl had been buried. The coffin and ...
lizleafloor - 29/09/2015 - 00:48
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Chewing Gum Reveals Look of Neolithic Scandinavian
... adds. Piece of birch pitch from Syltholm, southern Denmark (Photograph Theis Jensen / Nature ). Based on the ... excavations at Syltholm, east of Rødbyhavn in southern Denmark . The excavations are being carried out by the Museum ... at Syltholm. ‘It is the biggest Stone Age site in Denmark and the archaeological finds suggest that the people ...
ancient-origins - 17/12/2019 - 18:53
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Viking Shield Technology Revealed in New Breakthrough Study
... Trelleborg Viking Fortress (part of the National Museum of Denmark). (Tom Jersø / The Viking Shield Project) From ... styles are noted. Fragment of a shield rim from Bornholm, Denmark, dated to c. 250-310 AD. (Jacob Nyborg Andreassen / ... with Trelleborg Viking Fortress at the National Museum of Denmark, one such Viking shield replica has already been made ...
ashley cowie - 14/10/2020 - 13:59
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Was This Buried Viking Lord Close to a Legendary Danish King? (Video)
... unearthing of a mid-10th century grave in Fregerslev, Denmark, fascinated archaeologists. A seemingly routine ... The unearthing of a mid-10th century grave in Fregerslev, Denmark , fascinated archaeologists. A seemingly routine ... one of Gorm's trusted aides in his pursuit of a united Denmark. This discovery unveils a tantalizing glimpse into ...
Robbie Mitchell - 18/11/2023 - 19:56
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This Rare Battle-Sword Just Found in Sweden Is “An Evolutionary Leap”
... The Kalmar War/Conflict was fought between Sweden and Denmark-Norway from 1611 AD to 1613 AD. Tensions began back ... Norwegian territory. Then, to get around paying tolls to Denmark and Norway for using the Øresund "Sound" strait, ... , this one toll “constituted up to two thirds of Denmark’s state income in the 16th and 17th centuries”. ...
ashley cowie - 03/12/2022 - 02:00
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Viking Pendants Suggest Ritual Gender Roles, New Study Says
... has been conducted on mysterious Viking pendants found in Denmark (by the dozens) and as far afield as Russia and ... Archaeology ) The Viking Pendant Workshop at Ribe, Denmark The research was conducted after the 2017 discovery ... jewelry workshop at a trading outpost called Ribe on Denmark’s western coast. This coincides with the rise of ...
Sahir - 07/08/2021 - 21:46
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The long goodbye to Scandinavian Paganism and the Christianization of three realms
Prior to Christianity, the lands of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway saw the worship of an ... and painful process, filled with blood, sweat, and war. Denmark was the most easily transformed, as the Viking raids ... of Canute IV in the 12 th century, the Christian ruler of Denmark in the late 1000s, cemented Christianity as Denmark's ...
Riley Winters - 16/10/2014 - 14:10
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The Gundestrup Cauldron: Largest and Most Exquisite Iron Age Silver Work in Europe
... ancient silver vessel that was discovered in a peat bog in Denmark. This cauldron is notable for being the largest known ... ancient silver vessel that was discovered in a peat bog in Denmark. This cauldron is notable for being the largest known ... it is still unknown how the vessel found its way to Denmark . Some, for instance, have suggested that the ...
dhwty - 25/07/2019 - 18:51