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  1. The Life and Death of Sweyn Forkbeard and His Viking Empire

    ... was a Viking chief who became the ruler of Denmark, Norway, and England. His byname, ‘Forkbeard’, is a ... was a Viking chief who became the ruler of Denmark, Norway, and England. His byname, ‘Forkbeard’, is a ... long, cleft beard. Although Sweyn ruled over Denmark and Norway for decades, he only gained control of England towards ...

    dhwty - 08/06/2020 - 13:58

  2. Meet Vistegutten: AI Resurrects Face of Stone Age Teen Found in Norway

    ... Mesolithic cave located in Randaberg on the west coast of Norway. In 1907, the remains of a teenage boy who lived over ... Mesolithic cave located in Randaberg on the west coast of Norway. Dubbed as “one of the oldest skeletons ever found in Norway,” the fascinating reconstruction of the boy, known ...

    Sahir - 24/07/2023 - 12:56

  3. Defeat Was Not an Option: Viking King Herlaug and His Men Choose to be Buried Alive Instead

    ... AD, and King Herlaug of the Namdalen district in Central Norway fulfills his last wish: instead of surrendering to ... AD, and King Herlaug of the Namdalen district in Central Norway fulfills his last wish: instead of surrendering to ... contrary, chooses to obey King Harald as the sole ruler of Norway. As reward, Rollaug is appointed Earl of the Namdalen ...

    ancient-origins - 23/07/2018 - 18:49

  4. The Viking Serpent: Secrets of the Celtic Church in Norway Their Serpent Worship and Sacred Pentagram Geometry

    ... and occult side to the Viking- and early Middle Age in Norway. From approx. 935 CE heathen Viking Norway was introduced to a form of Christianity peculiar to a ... was able to construct a gigantic pentagram across Southern Norway is also revealed. The geometry is illustrated by the ...

    ancient-origins - 08/07/2017 - 00:21

  5. Archaeologists uncover 1300-year-old ski in Norway

    The melting of the long-frozen snow and ice in Norway, and elsewhere around the world, has already yielded ... one pole, located in Rødøy in the Nordland region of Norway. The Kalvträskskidan ski, found in Sweden dates to 3300 BCE, and the Vefsn Nordland ski, found in Norway is dated to 3200 BCE. Modern skiing is believed to ...

    aprilholloway - 20/10/2014 - 01:59

  6. Hiker stumbles upon 1,200-year-old Viking sword while walking an ancient trail in Norway

    A hiker in Norway has discovered an ancient sword while walking an ... on an old route that runs between western and eastern Norway. Olsen had stopped for a rest, when he spotted the ... Late Viking Age Burial Unveiled Exhibiting Links Between Norway and England A Step Closer to the Mysterious Origin of ...

    aprilholloway - 24/10/2015 - 00:49

  7. Thawing Ice Reveals Norwegian Mountains Littered with Iron and Bronze Age Artifacts

    ... the surrounding mountain areas of Oppland, which include Norway's highest mountains at 8,690 feet. A group of ... the surrounding mountain areas of Oppland, which include Norway's highest mountains at 8,690 feet. Rich Collection of ... and the surrounding mountain areas of Oppland in Norway. According to the experts, the dates shed new light on ...

    Theodoros Karasavvas - 24/01/2018 - 23:00

  8. Viking Burial, Sword, and Treasure Unearthed During Home Remodeling Excavation

    ... additional space in the rear. Speaking to Science in Norway over the phone from Setesdal in Southern Norway, Heiland mentioned, "I initially intended to do just a ... homeowners examine the find. (Joakim Wintervoll/ Science Norway ) Suddenly, it dawned on Oddbjørn that the stone he ...

    Sahir - 04/07/2023 - 18:55

  9. Radar Tech Uncovers Three Viking Halls at Royal Cemetery in Norway

    ... have been scanned at a Late Iron Age royal burial site in Norway. Three ancient Viking hall type structures of Norse ... have been scanned at a Late Iron Age royal burial site in Norway. Borre is located in Horten municipality, Vestfold County, on the western coast of the Oslofjord in Norway and is famous for its monumental burial mounds dating ...

    ashley cowie - 19/02/2020 - 15:17

  10. Urnes Stave Church: A Final Vestige of Viking Innovation

    ... (c. 1130 AD) stands tall in Sognefjord in the west of Norway, yet it represents as much of an end as it does a new ... (c. 1130 AD) stands tall in Sognefjord in the west of Norway, yet it represents as much of an end as it does a new ... those very same Viking ships. Urnes Stave Church, Urnes, Norway, 12th century ( CC BY 2.0 ) During the early years of ...

    Riley Winters - 23/07/2017 - 23:04

  11. 1300-year-old Prehistoric Ski Found in Norway Completes a Pair!

    After several years on the hunt, a team in Norway has found another prehistoric ski on Mount Digervarden ... of its kind After several years on the hunt, a team in Norway has found another prehistoric ski on Mount Digervarden ... Professor Brit Solli, an archaeologist at Oslo University, Norway explained to The Guardian , this is somewhat of a ...

    Sahir - 06/10/2021 - 18:33

  12. Puzzling Medieval Runes Found on Stone in Norway

    ... ahead of a railway-construction project in Oslo, Norway, is of polished slate and has been carved with ancient ... only the second object of its type to be found anywhere in Norway, the other being found in Bergen on the west coast. ... AD 1050-1500, a time when Vikings were still dominant in Norway, as LiveScience reports. The runic writing system was ...

    Gary Manners - 07/12/2017 - 01:56

  13. Hobbyist Metal Detectorists Find Hoard of 3000-year-old Axes in Farmer's Field in Norway

    ... have never been so many axes in a single deposit before in Norway, and they're rare in the Scandinavian context," says ... Viking sword while walking an ancient trail in Norway Hidden or sacrificed? Archaeologists call this kind of ... ) Stjørdal municipality is one of the areas in central Norway that has a concentration of ancient rock art and rock ...

    ancient-origins - 07/05/2017 - 14:04

  14. Rare Viking Embroidery Found in 1000-Year-Old Grave in Norway

    ... grave, dated to the Viking Age, has been found in southern Norway, dated to 850-950 AD. The grave of a woman was ... below a long mound, which was rather unusual for central Norway, according to the  Heritage Daily . “Chamber graves ... Scania (today’s Skåne), south-eastern parts of Norway, and Hedeby in today’s Germany,” said Raymond ...

    Sahir - 13/06/2021 - 18:07

  15. The Sami People: Reindeer Herding and Cultural Survival in the Far North

    ... lived in an area called Sápmi - the northern sectors of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Kola Peninsula. Traditional ... lived along the coast of the Arctic ocean in northern Norway 10,000 years ago. Later evidence of human settlement ... by others. Archaeologists uncover 1300-year-old ski in Norway The Mystery of the Peterborough Petroglyphs New study ...

    Alicia McDermott - 04/04/2019 - 02:05

  16. Sword of Late Viking Age Burial Unveiled Exhibiting Links Between Norway and England

    ... Viking Age sword excavated at a burial ground in Langeid, Norway, with mysterious links to England. The site's lead ... in Russia Full image of the Viking sword, Langeid, Norway ( Ellen C. Holthe/Museum of Cultural History, ... may have been created in a foreign land and exported to Norway by a very important man. The axe found alongside the ...

    Alicia McDermott - 15/07/2015 - 14:38

  17. Rare Runic Writing Unearthed in Norway

    ... in 30 years that an inscribed bone has been discovered in Norway. The stick and bone, carved with runic writing , were ... Medieval Park in Oslo, where only a few weeks ago Science Norway publicized the discovery of a unique handle ... the Ancient Norse Runic Master Dr. Zilmer told Science Norway that when runes are discovered they are most often ...

    ashley cowie - 12/01/2022 - 17:42

  18. Rare Roman Game Die Unearthed At Norwegian Burial Cairn

    ... village of Ytre Fosse, overlooking Alversund in western Norway.  In April 2020, Norwegian archaeologists from the ... village of Ytre Fosse, overlooking Alversund in western Norway. There, they discovered several fragments of broken ... on the ancient sea route between the north and south of Norway, named  Nordvegen , “the northern way,” from ...

    ashley cowie - 29/05/2020 - 03:25

  19. Researchers Find Relics from an Iron Age ‘Game of Mercenaries’

    Archaeologists excavating a burial in Norway have made a discovery that is offering a unique ... Roman pastime.  Archaeologists excavating a burial in Norway have made a discovery that is offering a unique ... is helping experts to better understand the history of Norway before the rise of the Vikings . This important find ...

    Ed Whelan - 14/06/2020 - 14:02

  20. The discovery of an 8,000-year-old skull believed to contain preserved brain matter in Norway

    Earlier this year, archaeologists in Norway made an extremely rare discovery when they found an ... preserved brain found in Turkey. The skull recovered in Norway was found within a Stone Age settlement in which ... soil containing bones. Among their findings are Norway’s oldest unburned bone and other biological ...

    aprilholloway - 14/07/2014 - 03:42

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