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Bluetooth Treasure: Metal Detector Dings on Silver of the Danish King in Germany
... What Ideas Are Transmitted by the Jelling Stones of Denmark? Bluetooth: Why Modern Tech is Named After Powerful King of Denmark and Norway Part of the silver Bluetooth treasure ... Harald Bluetooth was the 10th century king who unified Denmark and promoted Christianity to his subjects. Today, ...
Alicia McDermott - 17/04/2018 - 22:46
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The Strange Death and Afterlife of King Edmund Part 2: Did the Martyred Saint Rise from the Grave to Kill a Viking King?
... had been forced into exile, Sweyn Forkbeard , the King of Denmark and Norway was also declared King of England on Christmas Day, AD 1013. Sweyn Forkbeard, king of Denmark, England, and parts of Norway. ( Public Domain ) Five ...
Charles Christian - 22/09/2017 - 01:59
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Bog-Body Study Reveals Prehistoric “Overkill”
... countries including “Ireland and the UK, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, The Netherlands, Germany, Finland, Poland and the ... Mysterious European Bog Body Murders At Alken Enge in Denmark, the remains of at least 380 individuals, victims of ... earliest bog bodies were recovered in southern Sweden and Denmark , and these dated to the fourth millennium BC. ...
ashley cowie - 10/01/2023 - 17:57
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Gunnhild, A Misidentified Bog Body and the Mother of Kings in Norse Sagas
... is given, “a vicious and most iniquitous woman from Denmark named Gunnhildr, the daughter of the notably foolish ... plundered the British Isles for a while, and then left for Denmark, as there was enmity between this country and Norway. ... (“Gunnhild's bog”) on the Haraldskaer estate in Denmark. It was initially believed that this was the body of ...
dhwty - 17/04/2016 - 03:53
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Danish Warship Sunk in Famous 17th Century Battle Discovered
... view of the past. In the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Denmark, divers have found the wreck of the Delmenhorst, a ... our view of the past. In the Baltic Sea , off the coast of Denmark , divers have found the wreck of the Delmenhorst, a ... The outcome of the battle meant that “ Sweden replaced Denmark as the leading power in the region,” reports ...
Ed Whelan - 24/09/2020 - 14:03
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Technique gives insight into day before death
A scientist from the University of Southern Denmark has developed a technique which can reveal an ... old child who was buried in the medieval town of Ribe in Denmark 800 years ago, with surprising results. They found ... samples from 19 medieval burials in cemeteries throughout Denmark. However, the technique offers a huge opportunity for ...
aprilholloway - 12/08/2013 - 02:10
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Cernunnos - The Enigmatic Antlered God of the Ancient Celts
... The Celtic Gundestrup Cauldron, the National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen ( CC BY-SA 2.5 ) One of the best known ... decorated silver vessel, discovered in 1891 in Denmark within a peat bog. The cauldron is made from solid ... Cimbri, and eventually deposited in Jutland peninsula in Denmark. Is Cernunnos the Mythic Master of Animals? The ...
Aleksa Vučković - 27/03/2023 - 23:01
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Moon Tear Hunters and the Quest for Ancient Silver
... molded trade in ancient times. Discovered in Gundestrup, Denmark and dating to 1500 BC this Celtic cauldron is made ...
ashley cowie - 16/12/2019 - 23:46
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Alken Enge and the Buried Army
In a dark and murky bog in the damp meadows of Alken, Denmark, archaeologists made a startling discovery – the ... took place in an area close to Jutland's Lake in Denmark, and it was no easy task as the bodies were some two ... Codex Evidence of gruesome ancient ritual unearthed in Denmark – History.com Corpses at battle of Alken Enge ...
Susan Ardizzoni - 26/09/2014 - 23:45
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Ole Worm Illustrations Identify New Ship Burials at Danish Site
... on the ex-Viking island of Hjarnø , in modern-day Denmark , have created quite a stir in the field of history ... This was the first survey since the National Museum of Denmark discovered and restored 10 tombs on a neighboring ... The Danish ship burials on the island of Hjarnø in Denmark are marked by gravestones, some of which can still be ...
Sahir - 22/05/2021 - 22:58
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Ruthless Perception of Vikings Returns as Evidence of the Use of Slaves During the Viking Age Comes into Focus Yet Again
... and thralls in the Viking Age.’ ( National Museum of Denmark ) Although the topic remains controversial, in 2013, ... of a Viking chieftain Discovery of Reindeer Antlers in Denmark may Rewrite Start of Viking Age Researchers have not ... motivator in raiding.” As the National Museum of Denmark notes: slaves were primarily acquired on Viking ...
Alicia McDermott - 31/12/2015 - 00:03
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Kivik Kungagraven: A Tomb Fit for a King
... across Northern Europe including Tanum and sites in Denmark. One of ten slabs of stone shows a horse drawn ... in the tomb indicates connections to northern Germany and Denmark. The stones depict horses, what may be ships, and ... Strom References “The Bronze Age.” National Museum of Denmark Website. Available at: ...
Caleb Strom - 23/01/2017 - 01:56
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Who was Tycho Brahe? Astronomy with a Naked Eye (and a Missing Nose)
... great man. Born into a noble family in the year 1546 in Denmark , Tycho Brahe devoted much of his life to astronomy. ... an island given to him along with a grant by the King of Denmark. Tycho named his observatory Uraniborg, the “Castle ... point around him. The Death of Tycho Brahe Tycho left Denmark and moved to Prague in the year 1598. He was ...
Bipin Dimri - 14/11/2021 - 17:57
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Viking diet was better than in many parts of the Medieval world
... this Gundestrup Cauldron from the National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen. ( Wikimedia Commons ) The Viking era ...
Mark Miller - 27/11/2015 - 02:50
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On the Origins of the Runes - Symbols, Mysteries and Magico-religious Concepts
... to 200 CE and was found in Vimose on the island of Funen, Denmark. The Elder Futhark inscription reads "Harja", a male ... the fifth-century AD Golden Horns of Gallehus found in Denmark ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) By Vincent Ongkowidjojo On the ...
Vincent Ongkowidjojo - 06/08/2016 - 03:30
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When to Bathe and Bloodlet: The Oldest Text Printed in Norway is a Fortune-Telling Book
... Whoever wants to get something pressed must travel to Denmark or other European countries further south, something ... of Norway ) Movements of the Sun and the Moon It was in Denmark’s interest that Norwegians could read and write ... almanac contains an overview of important market days in Denmark and Norway, as well as a Prognosticon, a weather ...
ancient-origins - 25/03/2018 - 12:11
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How a Viking Amulet Solved the Mystery of Thor's Hammer
... Mjöllnir amulet. Credit: National Museum of Denmark . “This is the only hammer-shaped pendant with a ... Henrik Schilling, a spokesperson at the National Museum of Denmark, said about the find. Featuring an interlacing ...
Joanna Gillan - 16/07/2020 - 21:16
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The Battle Axe Culture: Piecing Together the Age of Crushed Skulls
... culture. Example of a Funnelbeaker, Skarpsalling vessel, Denmark, 3200 BC ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) One key insight into the ... gifts on the island of Bornholm. ( National Museum of Denmark ) The Ancestral Seed of the Germanic Peoples By far ...
Aleksa Vučković - 24/06/2020 - 14:01
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Four Native American Kings Visited Queen Anne in London With a Special Request
... of Queen Anne of Great Britain, when she was Princess of Denmark. ( Public domain ) The Third Indian War, or Queen ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 04/09/2022 - 22:45
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The Historic Growth of the Christmas Tree
... . Who would have guessed that fir trees would be grown in Denmark especially for the export market, that others would ... most Christmas trees in Europe hail from the realm of Denmark . Why? Because the country grows them on a massive ... timber resources. Two figures may help clear things up: Denmark produces about 10 million Christmas trees a year, ...
ancient-origins - 21/12/2019 - 01:56