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Untwisting the Knotted History of Sea Witches
... 1617, at the Vardø witch trial in Finnmark, Northern Norway, when the sea witch Else Knutsdatter confessed that ... of Sorcery and Witchcraft for the Union of ‘Denmark-Norway’ was issued and announced in Finnmark in 1620. ... one" drowning forty men. A few months later in Northern Norway the Vardø witch trial ( Heksejakten i Vard ø ) ...
ashley cowie - 29/01/2018 - 18:52
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Bluetooth Before the Internet: What Ideas Are Transmitted by the Jelling Stones of Denmark?
... aided the countries known today as Sweden and Norway into adopting the same faith, while he simultaneously ... beginnings. It should be understood that Denmark , Norway, and Sweden did not exist in the way they do now ... Modern Tech is Named After Powerful King of Denmark and Norway The Jelling rune stones archaeological site, Denmark. ...
Riley Winters - 11/03/2017 - 22:50
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Scientists Discover A Reindeer Superpower - Ruminating is a Naturally Restful Sleep Hack!
... / Furrer et al. ) Studying Reindeer Rumination in Tromsø, Norway The researchers conducted the study on female Eurasian tundra reindeer in Tromsø, Norway, during experiments within indoor stables with ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 22/12/2023 - 23:18
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Everyday Viking Life: More Farmers Than Fighters
... venue at the Viking longhouse at Stiklastadir, Trøndelag, Norway (Vrangtante Brun / CC BY NC 2.0 ) Particularly during ... would be in a separate space. Vikings from present-day Norway built their homes from wood, although mud, stone and a ... these materials were more common for Viking houses outside Norway. When the Norwegian Vikings had access to what is ...
Sahir - 21/09/2022 - 01:36
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Years Before Columbus: Leif Erikson, His Life and His Voyage of Adventure to the New World
... Thorvald Asvaldsson (his grandfather) was banished from Norway for manslaughter. Asvaldsson began the family’s ... he went to deliver gifts from his father to King Olaf of Norway. This trip may have sparked his interest in exploring another land, one far away from Norway and Greenland. When Leif returned home, he reflected ...
Natalia Klimczak - 26/01/2016 - 03:49
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Why Is This the Only Existing Viking Age Helmet?
... Viking Age were made in Haugsbygd in Ringerike, Eastern Norway. The finds included – among many other objects – ... Viking Age were made in Haugsbygd in Ringerike, Eastern Norway. The finds included – among many other objects – ... March 30 1943, during World War II in Nazi-occupied Norway: On the farm Gjermundbu in Haugsbygd in Ringerike , ...
ancient-origins - 30/09/2017 - 18:51
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Neolithic Stone Balls: The Northern Rosetta Stone?
... mysterious petrospheres found in Scotland, Ireland, and Norway that have puzzled archaeologists for centuries. ... mysterious petrospheres found in Scotland, Ireland, and Norway that have puzzled archaeologists for centuries. But an ... the mysterious stone balls found in Scotland, Ireland, and Norway. Could the Strange Prehistoric Carved Stone Balls ...
ancient origins - 23/04/2023 - 14:54
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The Legendary Kraken: The Real Animal Behind the Monster
... as a "unique monster" that "is said to inhabit the seas of Norway, but I have not seen this animal". The Carta marina by ... 1539 shows a series of sea creatures in the waters between Norway and Iceland. ( Public Domain ) Was the Kraken a Giant ... the Kraken’s appearance in his work Natural History of Norway (1755.) He wrote that the beast is “round, flat, and ...
bill - 10/06/2020 - 21:32
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What Comforting Items Did Vikings Have That Are Still the Height of Luxury Today?
... most richly equipped Viking burial mounds discovered in Norway there are usually found beds and several types of bird ... most richly equipped Viking burial mounds discovered in Norway there are usually found beds and several types of bird ... the Myklebust Viking ship burial chamber c. year 870 AD, Norway, probably containing King Audbjorn of the Fjords. The ...
ancient-origins - 10/01/2018 - 01:50
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400-Year-Old Beeswax Candle Box Found in Melting Norwegian Ice
... snow. The Lendbreen ice patch located in Oppland County, Norway recently melted further, leading to the discovery of ... Find Striking Viking Sword Isolated at High Altitude in Norway The finds are never-ending – just last year, a study ... the leading author of the study and a co-director of Norway’s Glacier Archaeology Program , told Gizmodo . ...
Sahir - 06/06/2021 - 14:57
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The Confusing Horned Helmets Depicted in the Oseberg Viking Age Tapestries
... were buried inside a Viking ship in Vestfold, Southeast Norway. They were placed next to each other in a made bed ... ceremonies. Wooden cart found at the Oseberg burial mound, Norway. (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) The grave also contained the largest ...
ancient-origins - 08/02/2018 - 01:55
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New Study Shows Viking Graves contained Sacrificed Slaves
... has revealed that a set of Viking graves uncovered in Norway in the early 1980s contained the remains of sacrificed ... The remains of ten ancient people were found in Flakstad, Norway, buried in multiple graves, with some of the graves ... and an archaeologist at the University of Oslo in Norway, said that the results indicate that the beheaded ...
aprilholloway - 01/11/2013 - 00:42
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Norwegian Vikings Cultivated Cannabis
On a secluded Iron Age farm in Southern Norway, archaeological findings show that it was common to ... BY THORNEWS On a secluded Iron Age farm in Southern Norway, archaeological findings show that it was common to ... there have been several findings of hemp seeds in Eastern Norway, including in Hamar municipality, dating back to the ...
ancient-origins - 28/12/2017 - 01:53
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Decapitated Skull Holds Remarkable Find - Oldest Preserved Brain in Britain
... skull believed to contain preserved brain matter in Norway Archaeologists find Egyptian mummy with peculiar skull ... the discovery of 8,000-year-old preserved brain matter in Norway. Norwegian archaeologists find 8,000-year-old skull. ...
lizleafloor - 02/03/2015 - 21:47
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Vikings Brutally Slain in 750 AD May Have Been on a Peaceful Mission
... But another expert on the Viking era, Jan Bill of the Norway Museum of Cultural History, told USA Today that gaming ... They are about 100 years older than the Osenberg boat of Norway. Prow of the Osenberg Viking ship in a museum in Oslo, Norway ( Wikimedia Commons photo /Grzegorz Wysocki) Carbon-14 ...
Mark Miller - 28/07/2016 - 14:46
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Native Americans Revived Squash From 800-Year-Old Seeds
... and species of fruit, vegetable and crop seeds in Norway. (CropTrust.org photo) Vegetables and fruits available ... the Svalbard Global Seed Vault , the storage facility in Norway that preserves more than 860,000 food-crop seeds as of 2015. The operation is financed by the government of Norway and the Global Crop Diversity Trust , the mission of ...
Mark Miller - 11/11/2015 - 00:46
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The Mysterious Fairy Flag of Clan MacLeod and its Legendary Protective Powers
... Sigurdsson, known also as Harald Hardrada, the King of Norway who ruled from 1046 to 1066. Prior to becoming the King of Norway, Harald had served as captain of the Varangian Guards ... at Constantinople. One of the treasures he brought back to Norway was the Fairy Flag, which was then known as Landoda, ...
dhwty - 02/07/2016 - 22:03
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Could Frozen Seeds Save the Future? Scientists Bring a 32,000-year-old Seed Back to Life
... Global Seed Vault is located securely halfway between Norway and the North Pole (approx. 810 miles (1,300 km) from ... Global Seed Vault is located securely halfway between Norway and the North Pole (approx. 810 miles (1,300 km) from ... What does this say about the frozen seeds stored in Norway? The Svalbard Vault is sheltered and dry (it is ...
Kerry Sullivan - 22/03/2017 - 17:52
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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?
... into exile, Sweyn Forkbeard , the King of Denmark and Norway was also declared King of England on Christmas Day, AD ... Sweyn Forkbeard, king of Denmark, England, and parts of Norway. ( Public Domain ) Five weeks later King Sweyn was ...
Charles Christian - 22/09/2017 - 01:59
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History of the Vikings: All You Need to Know
... Age could be argued to have begun earlier as people from Norway sailed to Ribe, Denmark, on peaceful missions around ... Gormsson was a King of Denmark and Norway who lived during the 10th century AD. He was ... Haraldsson is said to have been a 10th century ruler of Norway and Northumbria. Although both monarchs are generally ...
ancient-origins - 11/06/2020 - 14:00