The Danish island of Zealand is home to the city of Roskilde, the capital of Denmark from the 11th century until 1443. Roskilde was at the heart of numerous Viking land and trading routes, exerting its influence over many miles and thousands of people. As such it has long attracted historians and archaeologists alike to this Viking world, lying 19 miles (30 kilometers) to the west of the modern-day capital Copenhagen and located at the south end of the Roskilde fjord, a south branch of Isefjord. In the 1960’s a remarkable discovery was made at the end of the fjord. On the seabed lay the wrecks of Viking boats, scuttled in the 11th century to protect Roskilde from seaboard assault
