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The Small Swedish Town of Kalmar Has a Massive History
... Union was signed here, which united the monarchies of Denmark, Sweden and Norway. The town flourished because of ... was the frontline of several conflicts between Sweden and Denmark and the town gave its name to a conflict between ...
Ed Whelan - 27/12/2018 - 00:54
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Eat Like a Viking: Ancient Gruel Was Tastier Than it Sounds!
... barley was the most commonly grown grain in Sweden and Denmark. Oats were also common, alongside barley, in Norway. ... Oats were considered animal fodder in some areas, such as Denmark, however they were used in porridge and bread in ...
Alicia McDermott - 20/09/2020 - 00:23
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From Araucanía, Chile to Berchtesgaden, Germany - A Remote Connection?
... brooch with the Tetraskélion, from the Island of Fyen, Denmark. c. The Tetraskélion in a disk brooch, from Germany. ...
Rafael Videla Eissmann - 13/08/2022 - 01:56
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Bronze Age Treasure Accidentally Found in Swedish Forest
... bronze casting, a rod, and horse spurs (found earlier in Denmark) were also found and sent away with the entire booty ... Huge Bronze Age axes discovered in a field in Jutland, Denmark New Analysis Proves Most If Not All Bronze Age Iron ...
Sahir - 01/05/2021 - 14:30
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Aethelred II: Aethelred the Unready, or Was He Just Unlucky?
... was Gunhilde, the sister of Sweyn Forkbeard , King of Denmark. Ultimately, Sweyn would get his revenge. Sweyn Forkbeard, King of Denmark, invading England in 1013 from a 13th-century ...
Molly Dowdeswell - 24/06/2022 - 22:48
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The Ancient Parliamentary Plains of Iceland
... formed, in which both Iceland and Norway were subjected to Denmark. As absolute monarchy was practised by Denmark, the Althingi lost its legislative powers, and ...
dhwty - 01/08/2014 - 14:23
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Researchers Confirm Disputed Viking Warrior Was a Female Because Some Just Won’t Accept It
... Islands (Iceland and the Orkney Islands), Scandinavia (Denmark and Norway) and to lesser extent Eastern Baltic ... Lagertha - a respected warrior and reigning queen of Denmark in the TV series ‘Vikings’. ( CC BY SA ) Top ...
Alicia McDermott - 20/02/2019 - 18:57
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Viking Longhouse Discovery Rewrites the History of Icelandic Capital City
... of wooden poles with wattle and daub infilling. In Denmark, some longhouses had forges inside them, although ... regions hunted polar bear and seals. In some areas of Denmark, royal longhouses were located in settlements within ...
Robin Whitlock - 10/07/2015 - 21:21
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Was This Wounded Female Viking Really A Warrior?
... between the Great Belt and the Bay of Kiel in the South Denmark Region, excavating a Viking graveyard and coming ... to explain how a Slavic woman had ended up being buried in Denmark said that the act of burial and the traditions ...
ashley cowie - 04/11/2019 - 06:06
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Did a Native American travel with the Vikings and arrive in Iceland centuries before Columbus set sail?
... woman in Iceland. MORE Discovery of Reindeer Antlers in Denmark may Rewrite Start of Viking Age Research suggests ...
dhwty - 29/04/2015 - 01:12
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Jomfruland Detectorist Unearths Viking Relics During Lost Earring Hunt
... made between the years 780 and 850 BC, and likely in Ribe, Denmark , where items of this style were produced during that ... Age of trade and exploration. Ribe is located in southern Denmark to the south of Jomfruland across the North Sea, ...
Nathan Falde - 02/10/2023 - 23:00
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New Finds at the Well-Preserved Wreck of the Formidable Warship Mars
... War, which was fought between Sweden and a coalition of Denmark-Norway, Lübeck and Poland, broke out. On May 29 in the following year, Sweden fought against Denmark-Norway and Lübeck at the first battle of Öland in ...
dhwty - 21/07/2018 - 01:13
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Tracing the Paths of the Vikings Through Their Graffiti
... National Museum of Denmark, 2016. Viking ”graffiti”. [Online] Available at: ...
dhwty - 23/04/2016 - 15:04
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Klaus Störtebeker: The Bizarre Tale of a North German Pirate
... life. Following the death of Waldemar IV Atterdag, king of Denmark from 1321 to 1375, a struggle for the Danish and ... with Albrecht forced to relinquish control of Sweden and Denmark to Queen Margaret, nothing much changed. ...
Jake Leigh-Howarth - 17/05/2022 - 22:37
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Huge 500-Year-Old Longsword Recovered from Medieval Grave on Swedish Coast
... of Christina of Saxony, the Scandinavian Queen of Denmark (she ruled over the lands of Sweden as well). After ... could only be built with the approval of the Queen of Denmark. She undoubtedly intended the place to function as a ...
Nathan Falde - 01/01/2024 - 12:57
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Pre-Columbian Latin Text Proves Early Knowledge of the Americas
... of Marckalada from “sailors who frequent the seas of Denmark and Norway.” This makes it easy to credit the ... But now, it is obvious that people outside of Norway and Denmark knew about the Viking landings in Newfoundland. ...
Nathan Falde - 04/10/2021 - 18:39
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Of Runes And Sacrifice: The Initiation Ritual Of Odin in Norse Myth
... of Gestumblindi and Odin’s Riddles Gold Pendant Found in Denmark Depicts Norse God Odin, and May Have Been a Sacrifice ... the Viking era in the various areas of Norse civilization (Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and above all Sweden). However, ...
Jari Padoan - 24/01/2021 - 22:07
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Sweden’s Enigmatic Golden Curmsun Disc
... and of Thyra Dannebod, who introduced Christianity to Denmark. However, something really surprising occurs when you ... Bluetooth: Why Modern Tech is Named After Powerful King of Denmark and Norway Bluetooth Treasure: Metal Detector Dings ... devices the way Harald Bluetooth united the tribes of Denmark into a single kingdom.” Image showing how the ...
ashley cowie - 12/05/2022 - 22:55
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How Should You Lead Your Life? Greek Philosophers May Have the Answer
... a painting portraying an artists' party in 19th century Denmark. ( Public Domain ) One very notable follower of ...
Van Bryan - 21/07/2018 - 18:54
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Beekeeping may go back to the early years of agriculture, up to 9,000 years ago
... of 5500 to 4500 BC, North Africa about 5000 BC and in Denmark of an unspecified time. Denmark was the farthest north that bees could millennia ago ...
Mark Miller - 15/11/2015 - 00:46