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Why was Alfred the Great One of Only Two Kings Named ‘Great’ in English History?
... England was under constant attack from the Vikings of Denmark. In order to ensure the stability of the kingdom ... Viking Great Heathen Army which arrived in England from Denmark, Norway, and southern Sweden in 865 AD. (Hel-hama / ... until 885 AD when Kent was invaded by the Vikings from Denmark, aided by those who settled in East Anglia. Alfred ...
dhwty - 23/03/2019 - 23:57
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Ancient Remains: Iron Age Necromancy on the Bones of the Dead?
In 2012 ancient remains were discovered in a bog in Denmark – not an uncommon occurrence. However, after ... Enge. In 2012 ancient remains were discovered in a bog in Denmark – not an uncommon occurrence. However, after ... such ‘proper’ rituals may have been revealed in Denmark at the Alken Enge burial site. Seiðr ( seidhr) was ...
ancient-origins - 10/06/2017 - 22:45
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New Evidence Reveals Ice Age Hunters Didn’t Migrate South In Winter
... in a hunter’s trap (Nationalmuseet - National Museum of Denmark from Denmark / CC BY-SA 2.0 ) Base camp for hunters “The high ...
Ed Whelan - 10/09/2020 - 01:01
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Beowulf & Grendel: Monsters, Mistranslations & A Genetic Interpretation
... dies with a glorious legacy and, like kings before him in Denmark and Sweden, he was entombed within a grand burial ... renown. The epic poem Beowulf burr describes a battle in Denmark between Beowulf and a terrible monster called ... no officially documented discoveries of archaic humans in Denmark. The long standing anthropological consensus has been ...
Mark A. Carpenter - 01/07/2021 - 19:02
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Norse Settlers Wiped Out Icelandic Walrus 1100 Years Ago
An international collaboration of scientists in Iceland, Denmark, and the Netherlands has for the first time An international collaboration of scientists in Iceland , Denmark , and the Netherlands has for the first time used ... journal Molecular Biology and Evolution scientists from Denmark, Iceland, and Holland have addressed the question by ...
ancient origins - 17/09/2019 - 01:59
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Beast from the Deep: Rare wooden figurehead salvaged from historic Danish shipwreck
... , which was possibly a flagship built under King Hans of Denmark, who ruled from 1481 to 1513. The ship, which had ... called off the mission. In later years war ensued between Denmark and Sweden, which wanted independence from the Kalmar Union that united Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Historians wonder if the ...
Mark Miller - 15/08/2015 - 03:55
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Study Proves Human Mutation Rate Is Slower Than Believed Posing New Date For Human-Neanderthal Separation
Researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark, and Copenhagen Zoo have discovered that the human ... / Science Daily Researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark, and Copenhagen Zoo have discovered that the human ... is the conclusion of researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark, and Copenhagen Zoo in a new study in which they have ...
ancient-origins - 24/01/2019 - 22:43
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Brewery recreates 3,500-year-old Scandinavian alcohol
... four sites, two of which were grave sites in Sweden and Denmark. The oldest sample came from a large jar buried with a male warrior in Denmark that dates back to more than 3,500 years ago. The ... came from strainer cups, used to serve wine, found in Denmark and Sweden. One of the strainer cups came from a tomb ...
aprilholloway - 15/01/2014 - 00:16
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European Monarchies Pay Their Respects at the Funeral of Greece's Last King
... Queen Letizia of Spain. They were joined by royals from Denmark, Norway , Sweden, the Netherlands , Luxembourg, ... German House of Glucksberg, from which various kings of Denmark , Sweden , Norway and Iceland were also descended. ... with its second monarch, in the form of Prince Vilhelm of Denmark. who was officially recognized as George I when he ...
Nathan Falde - 17/01/2023 - 21:59
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3,000-year-old broken weapons found in Scotland loch reveal ancient ritual offerings to gods
... iron axes and shield bosses, discovered in Nydam Bog, Denmark. ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Last year archaeologists in Denmark found the skeletal remains of an entire army of Iron ...
lizleafloor - 17/10/2015 - 14:47
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Poisonings Went Hand in Hand with the Drinking Water in Ancient Pompeii
... This is what a chemist from University of Southern Denmark reveals: Kaare Lund Rasmussen, a specialist in ... pipe sample is being analyzed at University of Southern Denmark. Credit: SDU This is What the Researchers Did The ... Photo: Andrew Dunn/ CC BY SA 2.0 ). University of Southern Denmark. "Poisonings went hand in hand with the drinking ...
ancient-origins - 18/08/2017 - 23:03
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Top Stories Last Week: Roman Oddity, Unique Skulls and A $3/4million Coin
... Exquisitely Made 1,700-year-old Gold Neck Ring Found in Denmark The front view of the gold neck ring found in Denmark that was likely a hidden treasure as opposed to a ... a field near Esbjerg on the Jutland Peninsula in mainland Denmark, has been described by the Southwest Jutland ...
ancient-origins - 25/01/2022 - 01:00
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The Runamo Runes: The Mysterious Runic Inscription that Never Was!
... is regarded as one of the earliest historians of Denmark . A 12th-13th century scholar, Grammaticus was the ... the carving of the runes to King Harald Hildetand of Denmark, also known as Harald Wartooth. His father, Hrœrekr ... and legend, had waged a successful war to unite Sweden and Denmark. According to Grammaticus, the inscription was a ...
Mark Johnston - 20/10/2022 - 22:57
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Multiple Studies Say Cultural Heritage at Risk Because of Climate Change
... an archaeologist affiliated with the National Museum of Denmark. “Climate change is accelerating, amplifying ... that dry them up, depending on where they are located. In Denmark, the Tolland Man is perhaps the most important find ... Matthiesen, who is also from the National Museum of Denmark and who co-authored another Antiquity paper ...
Nathan Falde - 02/11/2022 - 00:00
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Satanic Panic Hit As ‘Devil Coins’ Were Unearthed Beneath Bath Abbey
... were crafted by an “unassuming art gallery clerk from Denmark, who orchestrated an elaborate international ... that almost “ 400 Devil Coins were recovered around Denmark, ” and abroad in “tourist destinations around ... Langkow… a telephone clerk at the National Gallery of Denmark.” And, the answer to the perpetrators identity was ...
ashley cowie - 28/06/2018 - 18:52
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Three Mysterious European Bog Body Murders
... Grauballe Man .” Discovered in a peat bog in Jutland, Denmark in 1952 AD, experts believe that the man had his ... hand of Grauballe Man a bog body murder from Denmark. ( Public Domain ) To everyone’s surprise, ... . Bog body murders: Grauballe Man at Moesgaard-Museum, Denmark ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Grauballe Man could have been too ...
ancient-origins - 18/12/2020 - 14:05
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Two Wolves Entwined: What did this Viking Ring Symbolize?
... with his ravens and his wolves (Photo: National Museum of Denmark) He also owns the pig Sæhrímnir providing food for ... was discovered during the excavation of Old Lejre in Denmark. The figurine is dated to about the year 900 AD and ...
ancient-origins - 14/04/2018 - 01:46
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New Project Will Search for Lost Stone Age Settlements on Sea Floors
... from several European nations, including Germany, Denmark and the United Kingdom. The first SUBNORDICA missions ... in the United Kingdom, Aarhus University in Aarhus, Denmark, and the Museum Moesgaard, an archaeological museum in Denmark that is affiliated with Aarhus University. The ...
Nathan Falde - 03/02/2024 - 13:51
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Renaissance Era Medical Dump Includes Urine Flasks For Tasting Pee!
A team of researchers from Denmark and Italy have stumbled upon a treasure trove of ... brimming with medical supplies. A team of researchers from Denmark and Italy have stumbled upon a treasure trove of ... suggest the researchers. The team of researchers from Denmark and Italy discovered a sealed cistern while ...
Sahir - 02/05/2023 - 18:53
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Admiral Nelson's Defiance Inspired the Saying “To Turn a Blind Eye”
... of Copenhagen. At the time, the British were fighting Denmark as part of the Napoleonic Wars, due to its alliance ... the strategic importance of pressing the attack against Denmark, Nelson famously raised his telescope to his blind ... Lucky for him the British emerged victorious against Denmark, thanks to Nelson’s decisive action, and his ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 24/02/2024 - 21:45