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Rapidly Melting Norwegian Ice Exposes Land Littered with Ancient Arrows
... Viking Era have melted out of the Langfonne ice sheet in Norway. In 2014 and 2016, reindeer bones and antlers, stone ... river shell arrowheads, and iron points were exposed from Norway’s 60-acre Langfonne ice patch. Dozens of ancient ... Viking Era have melted out of the Langfonne ice sheet in Norway. In 2014 and 2016, reindeer bones and antlers, stone ...
ashley cowie - 26/11/2020 - 13:58
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Eight-Year-Old Norwegian Girl Finds 3,700-Year-Old Stone Dagger at School
An eight-year-old girl from Vestland county in southwestern Norway was playing outside at her school when she found ... eight-year-old girl from Vestland county in southwestern Norway was playing outside at her school when she found ... by ancient peoples who occupied the region near the end of Norway’s Neolithic period , approximately 3,700 years ago. ...
Nathan Falde - 09/05/2023 - 22:58
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Royal Scandal in the Court of The Queen of Denmark-Norway
During the latter half of the 18 th century, Denmark-Norway was ruled by a king by the name of Christian VII. His ... at the age of 42. Christian became the King of Denmark-Norway in 1766. Christian VII, Portrait by Alexander Roslin , ... arranged in order to strengthen the ties between Denmark-Norway and Great Britain, to check the power of France, and ...
dhwty - 01/06/2016 - 03:39
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Cnut the Great: the Myth, the Man, and the Multi-National Viking Monarch
... spelled as Canute), was the ruler of England, Denmark, Norway, and parts of Sweden. His realm is often referred to ... spelled as Canute), was the ruler of England, Denmark, Norway, and parts of Sweden. His realm is often referred to ... Sweyn defeated and killed Olaf I Trygvessön, the king of Norway. The kingdom was then divided between the Danes and ...
dhwty - 21/05/2020 - 19:02
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Ancient Horse Bridle Emerges from Melting Ice Along Viking Trade Route
... expedition to a smaller snow patch south of Lendbreen in Norway. (Espen Finstad / Secrets of The Ice / Innlandet ... the Ice: Ancient Arrowheads Found Via Melting Glaciers in Norway By integrating computer programs and local knowledge ... artifacts. Galdhøpiggen, the highest mountain in both Norway and Northern Europe, has presented an intriguing ...
ashley cowie - 09/10/2023 - 22:58
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Jomfruland Detectorist Unearths Viking Relics During Lost Earring Hunt
... the island of Jomfruland just off the southeast coast of Norway recently made a most notable historical discovery. A ... the island of Jomfruland just off the southeast coast of Norway recently made a most notable historical discovery. ... Find Hoard of 3000-year-old Axes in Farmer's Field in Norway Norway’s “Gold Find of the Century” Uncovered, ...
Nathan Falde - 02/10/2023 - 23:00
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1,300-Year-Old Pre-Viking Ship Burial Rewrites History
The identification of a pre-Viking ship burial unearthed in Norway is helping rewrite history. The identification of a pre-Viking ship burial unearthed in Norway is helping rewrite history. A previously excavated ... ship ever buried, on the island of Leka in north-central Norway’s Trøndelag county is at the center of this ...
Nathan Falde - 15/11/2023 - 21:54
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Sami Spirituality and the Cult of the Sacred Stones
... Saami) live in Lapland, a part of northern Europe near Norway, Sweden and Finland, and adjacent to the Kola ... Saami) live in Lapland, a part of northern Europe near Norway, Sweden and Finland, and adjacent to the Kola ... Sacred Stones, or the Cult of the Seida . A Sami family in Norway around 1900. ( Public Domain ) Sami Spirituality At ...
Riley Winters - 18/05/2018 - 19:01
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Elite Gold Pendants Unearthed in Norway Were ‘Sacrifices’ to the Gods
... have been found, including 160 that were unearthed in Norway. Where is Vanaheimr, Land of the Norse Nature Gods? ... general instability of the time may have made elites in Norway feel threatened or uncertain of what the future might ... in a Time of Darkness While their analysis is ongoing, Norway’s Museum of Cultural History archaeologists admit ...
Nathan Falde - 12/05/2021 - 21:49
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An Altered Past: Modified Dice Tells Tales of Medieval Gambling in Norway
... believe that a 600-year-old wooden dice found in Norway was used in Medieval gambling. It was apparently a ... believe that a 600-year-old wooden dice found in Norway was used in Medieval gambling. It was apparently a ... Past: Modified Dice Tells Tales of Medieval Gambling in Norway ...
Alicia McDermott - 12/04/2018 - 22:58
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An Abnormal Viking Mausoleum Shows Ship Burials Weren’t for Everyone!
Archaeologists have found a Viking burial house in central Norway. It was located in an area which is revealing many ... Archaeologists have found a Viking burial house in central Norway. It was located in an area which is revealing many ... Viking Boat Burial Discovered Under Market Square in Norway In one of the aerial shots, they found something ...
Ed Whelan - 26/09/2019 - 19:35
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8,000-year-old "Brunstad Man" Stone Age Skeleton May be Oldest Ever Found in Norway
A skeleton uncovered in Norway is believed to be approximately 8,000 years old, ... Schülke continues. ScienceNordic lists Brunstad Man as Norway’s top archaeological find in 2014, and the skeleton ... Man" Stone Age Skeleton May be Oldest Ever Found in Norway ...
lizleafloor - 19/02/2015 - 00:49
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Who Were These Vikings Buried Sitting Upright?
... on the eastern side of the island of Jøa in Central Norway were discovered. The bodies buried in a sitting ... on the eastern side of the island of Jøa in Central Norway were discovered. The bodies buried in a sitting ... skeletons found in the Sandvika sitting graves, Central Norway (Photo: NTNU Museum of Natural History and ...
ancient-origins - 27/10/2017 - 18:48
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Bronze Swords of Hafrsfjord Tell a Legendary Tale of a Powerful King and a Great Battle
Long ago, the inhabitants of Norway lived in warring tribes and villages. It was not until ... Battle of Hafrsfjord that the fractious clans of habitable Norway were united under a single ruler – King Harald ... kings that were defeated in the Battle of Hafrsfjord. Norway’s King Olav V, who commissioned the piece, says that ...
Kerry Sullivan - 29/07/2016 - 21:45
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Rare 13th-century Falconry Figurine Miraculously Found in Oslo
... through a waste layer left behind by inhabitants of Norway’s capital city many centuries ago, Ann-Ingeborg Floa ... known how common falconry was in the lands of medieval Norway , but at that time is was a sport reserved for ... ( Raquel Pedrosa / Adobe Stock) Royal Falconry in Medieval Norway: An Elite Tradition The excavations that produced this ...
Nathan Falde - 13/12/2021 - 21:57
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The Bjørnstad Ship: A Rare Window into the Nordic Bronze Age
Situated near Sarpsborg, Norway, the enigmatic Bjørnstad ship is a fantastic glimpse ... pre-Viking age of Scandinavia. Situated near Sarpsborg, Norway, the enigmatic Bjørnstad ship is a fantastic glimpse ... Seas Bjørnstad Ship site is south of Oslo, in Sarpsborg, Norway, and includes a long ship and two smaller ships, ...
Aleksa Vučković - 03/02/2023 - 13:57
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Very Rare Viking Grave Excavated in Western Oslo
... rare Viking Age grave has been unearthed in Oslo, Norway’s capital city. An exceptionally rare Viking Age grave has been unearthed in Oslo, Norway’s capital city. The Viking Age (793–1066 AD) ... Germanic Iron Age in Europe . At this time Norsemen (from Norway), better known as Vikings, embarked on large-scale ...
ashley cowie - 23/12/2022 - 21:52
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Norwegian Archaeologists Have Found the Shrine of a Miracle-Making Viking King
... Olaf Haraldsson in the ruins of a church in Trondheim, Norway. The team of archaeologists from the Norwegian ... in 995 (the year in which Olaf Tryggvessön arrived in Norway.) After fighting the Danes in England, Olaf Haraldsson returned to Norway in 1015 and declared himself king. He obtained the ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 24/11/2016 - 21:59
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Who Was the Exceptionally Powerfully Built Viking Buried in the Gokstad Ship?
... skeleton found in the magnificent Gokstad ship in Eastern Norway belonged to Olaf Geirstad-Alf, the legendary Viking ... skeleton found in the magnificent Gokstad ship in Eastern Norway belonged to Olaf Geirstad-Alf, the legendary Viking ... “King’s Mound” (Gokstad Mound) in Vestfold, Eastern Norway. The vessel that is largely constructed of oak is ...
ancient-origins - 24/01/2018 - 02:00
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Archaeologists in Search of Beer End Up Discovering Valuable Viking Trove
... adjacent to the medieval Steine Church in Trondheim, Norway. However, they ended up discovering something way more ... Viking Boat Burial Discovered Under Market Square in Norway Pre-Viking Iron Age settlement will give a glimpse of life in Norway 1,500 years ago Hobbyist Metal Detectorists Find Hoard ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 15/12/2017 - 22:59