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St Knut’s Day: Jan 13 - The Scandinavian Fun Finale To Christmas!
... The murder of Canute Lavard on January 7th 1131 AD, in Denmark, led to the celebrations of St Knut’s Day across ... and Finland, St Knut’s Day actually has its origins in Denmark. Canute Lavard (also known as Knut Lavard in Swedish) ... that he was the only legitimate son of King Eric I of Denmark , which gave him a direct path to the throne once his ...
Lex Leigh - 13/01/2023 - 13:59
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Ancient Viking Riches Unearthed on a Farm in Denmark
... items at a farm site on Zealand, the largest island in Denmark, dating back 1,300 years. It is thought that the ... according to legend, was the place where the Kingdom of Denmark began, ruled by the royal family of the Scyldings ... Holloway Ancient Viking Riches Unearthed on a Farm in Denmark ...
aprilholloway - 25/07/2013 - 06:51
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No One Questions that Vikings Drank; But Did They Make Wine?
... beer-swilling, raping, and pillaging savages comes out of Denmark with the discovery of two grape seeds that may ... beer-swilling, raping, and pillaging savages comes out of Denmark with the discovery of two grape seeds that may ... archaeologist Peter Steen Henriksen, a curator at Denmark’s National Museum who found the two tiny seeds ...
Mark Miller - 03/05/2017 - 22:59
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Do 3,000-year-old Bronze Age Horned Helmets Have Trans-Continental Links?
... inside a rare and deeply ancient bronze horned-helmet in Denmark. But their claim that a long-distance prehistoric ... inside a rare and deeply ancient bronze horned-helmet in Denmark. But their claim that a long-distance prehistoric ... trade routes. (Nationalmuseet / CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Linking Denmark’s Horned Helmets to Prehistoric Trade Routes This ...
ashley cowie - 23/12/2021 - 21:55
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Tollund Man – the preserved face from Prehistoric Denmark and the tale of ritual sacrifice
... examination of the Tollund Man at the National Museum of Denmark in 1950 revealed an unusually well-preserved body of ... detail the lives and deaths of the people of prehistoric Denmark. He now resides in a special room of the Silkeborg ... Man Tollund Man – the preserved face from Prehistoric Denmark and the tale of ritual sacrifice ...
aprilholloway - 05/03/2014 - 22:03
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Ancient Bog Mummies Reveal Secrets of their Identity
... Great Britain, the Netherlands, northern Germany, and Denmark. Known as "bog bodies", most date to the Iron Age, ... origins. Around 30 bog bodies are housed in museums in Denmark, where scientists have worked for decades trying to ... Man, the name given to a 4 th century BC bog body found in Denmark, was found with a noose still around his neck but ...
aprilholloway - 20/07/2014 - 05:12
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Rare Viking Embroidery Found in 1000-Year-Old Grave in Norway
... a few opulent graves, like Oseberg and Mammengraven in Denmark,” said archaeologist Ruth Iren Øien. The brooch ... in Birka in Sweden and in former Danish areas – Denmark including Scania (today’s Skåne), south-eastern ... tools , a three-lobed brooch (most commonly found in Denmark), and several hundred miniature pearls . Miniature ...
Sahir - 13/06/2021 - 18:07
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Glass beads link King Tutankhamun and Bronze Age Nordic women
Scientists working in Denmark have unearthed glass blue beads crafted in an ancient ... some beads buried with women’s bodies from Bronze Age Denmark and found they originated in the same workshop that ... reported on the findings: “Twenty-three glass beads from Denmark were analyzed using plasma-spectrometry. Without ...
Mark Miller - 14/12/2014 - 22:25
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The Golden Horns of Gallehus: Stolen and Recovered Danish Heritage
... horns that were discovered in Gallehus, a town in southern Denmark in 1639. The Golden Horns of Gallehus are a pair of ... horns that were discovered in Gallehus, a town in southern Denmark in 1639. The horns were made from sheet gold and were ... no surprise that the golden horns are today a symbol of Denmark and carry with them a rich and interesting history. ...
Sahir - 12/04/2023 - 22:53
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Gold Pendant Found in Denmark Depicts Norse God Odin, and May Have Been a Sacrifice to Avert the Disastrous Weather of 536 AD
... aware of only around 1,000 pieces, most of which are from Denmark and the Nordic region.” She said the pendant is so ... Cory Funk / flickr ) By Mark Miller Gold Pendant Found in Denmark Depicts Norse God Odin, and May Have Been a Sacrifice ...
Mark Miller - 14/12/2016 - 00:48
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Ten Amazing Artifacts Reveal the Secrets of the Ancient World
... Amazing Artifacts of the Inca Thor’s Hammer (900 AD, Denmark) The discovery of a 10th century Viking artifact ... rare rune-inscribed Mjöllnir amulet. ( National Museum of Denmark ) The Quipu of Caral (3,000 BC, Peru) The Sacred ... Museum ) The Trundholm Sun Chariot (c. 1700-500 BC, Denmark) The Trundholm Sun ‘Chariot’ is a bronze and ...
Joanna Gillan - 24/04/2024 - 22:55
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Unique Nordic Iron Age gold figurine found in Denmark
A field on the island of Bornholm in Denmark has been the site of a number of interesting ... Holloway Unique Nordic Iron Age gold figurine found in Denmark ...
aprilholloway - 22/06/2013 - 11:57
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1,000-Year-Old Middle Eastern Gold Earring Discovered in Scandinavia
... on Sunday that 54-year-old Frants Fugl Vestergaard from Denmark unearthed a rare gold earring while metal detecting ... on Sunday that 54-year-old Frants Fugl Vestergaard from Denmark unearthed a rare gold earring while metal detecting ... back of the rare gold earring discovered in West Jutland, Denmark. ( Nationalmuseet ) A Dream Viking Discovery In the ...
ashley cowie - 09/12/2021 - 21:59
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Scientists Uncover Secrets of the Germanic-Viking Alchemists of Ribe
... skills and craftsmanship of early Viking craftspeople in Denmark in the 8th and 9th centuries. Archaeologists at ... skills and craftsmanship of early Viking craftspeople in Denmark in the 8th and 9th centuries. Founded in the early 8 ... Vana Orfanou, a research team from Aarhus University in Denmark have analyzed a collection of 8th century artifacts ...
ashley cowie - 23/04/2021 - 01:13
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Futhark: Mysterious Ancient Runic Alphabet of Northern Europe
... to 200 AD and was found in Vimose on the island of Funen, Denmark. The inscription reads "Harja", a male name. This is ... inscription. The comb is housed at the National Museum of Denmark. (Bloodofox/ CC BY SA 3.0 ) More than 4,000 runic ... (Danish). It was the main alphabet in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark throughout the Viking Age , and largely (though not ...
Bryan Hill - 29/08/2019 - 19:11
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Sigrid the Haughty, Queen Consort of Four Countries and Owner of a Strong Personality
... of Eric the Victorious of Sweden, then Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark. She's also known as a famous Polish queen of the ... two sons - later known as Cnut the Great and Harold II of Denmark. The Gesta Cnytonis regis , known also as Encomium ... Sigrid eventually married Sweyn Forkbeard, king of Denmark, in 996 AD, but the marriage wasn't happy and in 1002 ...
Natalia Klimczak - 28/04/2016 - 03:50
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Scientists Totally Despiritualize A Group Of Holy Relics
... a team of scientists from the University of Southern Denmark have now shown one set at least is much too young to ... (Professor Kaare Lund Rasmussen / University of Southern Denmark ) Professor Birgitte Svennevig of the University of Southern Denmark has published a new paper in the journal Heritage ...
ashley cowie - 02/02/2021 - 21:05
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Scandinavia's First Farmers Slaughtered the Hunter-gatherer Population
... DNA analysis of skeletons and teeth found in what is now Denmark. The extensive study has been published as four ... from skeletal parts and teeth of prehistoric people. Denmark’s Oldest Runic Inscription Found on the Blade of a ... Bluetooth: Why Modern Tech is Named After Powerful King of Denmark and Norway Evidence of Violent Transitions and ...
ancient origins - 09/02/2024 - 16:58
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Newly-discovered ancient fortress reveals architectural accomplishments of Vikings
Archaeologists in Denmark have discovered a ring-shaped Viking fortress on the ... professor of medieval archaeology at Aarhus University in Denmark, said in a statement . According to a report in ... are known as Trelleborg fortresses, are rare and unique to Denmark. So far, only small areas of the new fortress have ...
aprilholloway - 11/09/2014 - 23:32
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What Killed Grauballe Man? Explaining the Puzzle of the Iron Age Bog Body
... the name given to a bog body that was discovered in Denmark during the 20th century. Initially, it was thought ... Man is the name given to a bog body that was discovered in Denmark during the 20 th century. Initially, it was thought ... were working in the Nebelgaard Bog in Central Jutland, Denmark, when one of them stumbled upon a bog body. The peat ...
dhwty - 05/04/2019 - 01:52