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Ancient DNA Sheds Light on the Mysterious Origins of the First Scandinavians
... of the Baltic Sea, while hunter gatherers from what is Sweden today were genetically more similar to those from ... ago. This kind of technology only appeared in southern Sweden and Denmark later on. Blue Eyes, Blonde Hair Knowing ...
ancient-origins - 12/01/2018 - 01:48
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Rare Thor’s Hammer Amulet Found in Iceland Casts New Light on Viking Life
... Norse world. The Stenkvista runestone in Södermanland, Sweden, shows Thor's hammer instead of a cross. (Berig/ CC BY ...
Ed Whelan - 19/10/2018 - 19:01
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A Military Life for Clever King Harald: Serving the Empire and Stopping the Pirates – Part I
... across Jamtland and Halsingland, and from there into Sweden where he would meet up once again with Rognvald ... Exile and the Art of War After spending some time in Sweden, Harald, Rognvald and his son, Eilif, along with some ...
Cam Rea - 20/12/2017 - 15:16
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Pagans in a Modern World: What is Neopaganism?
... into a trance, and the crafting of magical objects. In Sweden, a Pagan priestess and a priest perform a ceremony ...
dhwty - 11/03/2017 - 18:58
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Toilets on a Pirate Ship and the Sorry Guy Who Cleaned Them... (Video)
... warship Vasa, displayed in the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, Sweden. ( Peter Isotalo / CC by SA 3.0 ) By Robbie Mitchell ...
Robbie Mitchell - 14/10/2023 - 20:53
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The Evolution of Ancient Communication Methods
... naturally occurring surfaces. Petroglyphs from Häljesta, Sweden. Nordic Bronze Age (Olof Ekström/ CC BY-SA 3.0 ) ...
Avery Fleming - 16/03/2024 - 00:00
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Viking feasting hall discovery resembles Beowulf hall of Heorot
... is in Aska hamlet in Hagebyhöga parish, Östergötland, Sweden. The building was supported by posts and had four ... ) “Aska hamlet in Hagebyhöga parish, Östergötland (Sweden), is famous among Viking scholars for a rich female ...
Mark Miller - 11/12/2014 - 22:06
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For Sale: Polish Coin Made For King Who Saved Europe From The Turks
... symbol of the Royal House of Vasa, the dynasty that ruled Sweden and later the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Zygmunt ... Britannica . He was also for some years king of Sweden but was later deposed. Much of his later policies were ...
Ed Whelan - 20/11/2020 - 22:00
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The Great and Not So Great Deeds of Peter the Great
... time was the White Sea. The Baltic Sea was controlled by Sweden, while the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea were ... his attention to the Baltic region, which was dominated by Sweden. As the Swedes were blocking Russia’s way to the ... and Denmark-Norway. In 1700, the allies attacked Sweden. This was the start of the Great Northern War, which ...
dhwty - 21/04/2020 - 02:02
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Thomas Blood: The Man Who Stole the Crown Jewels
... Wikimedia. By Wu Mingren References Hassan, J., 2018. Sweden’s crown jewel heist isn’t history’s craziest. ...
dhwty - 10/02/2019 - 13:56
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From Araucanía, Chile to Berchtesgaden, Germany - A Remote Connection?
... symbol in a runic engraving found in Martebo, Gotland, in Sweden. b. A gold brooch with the Tetraskélion, from the ...
Rafael Videla Eissmann - 13/08/2022 - 01:56
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Top ten grisly discoveries in archaeology
... 4. Archaeologists unearth 1,500-year-old crime scene in Sweden Swedish archaeologists discovered the remains of a ... a researcher who specializes in the study of bones at Sweden's Lund University. “'It's more of a frozen moment ...
johnblack - 20/12/2013 - 11:20
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Does Newfoundland Have the Oldest Intact Ancient Ships in the World?
... a ship that did not make it out of Stockholm harbor Sweden before rolling over. It seems to be common knowledge ... the origin and sinking of the ship Vasa to Stockholm, Sweden. By Ronald Lloyd Ryan, DA., PhD. Does Newfoundland ...
Ron Ryan - 31/10/2020 - 20:43
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Neo-pagans are building a temple to practice the ancient Norse religion
... Asatruar in other parts of Europe and in North America. In Sweden, a priestess and a priest perform a ceremony during an ...
Mark Miller - 05/03/2015 - 19:06
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Archaeologists Discover Remains of Viking Parliament of Medieval Norse King in Scotland
... Lawspeaker showing the power of his office to the King of Sweden at Gamla Uppsala, 1018. ( Public Domain ) Featured ...
Natalia Klimczak - 10/05/2016 - 21:52
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Top 10 Treasure, Artifact, and Valuable Finds of 2015
... to 1035. He also ruled over Denmark, Norway and part of Sweden from 985 to 1035. The cache also includes 14 silver ... carrying out excavations in the port of Birka, Sweden’s oldest town, unearthed a tiny dragon head once ...
aprilholloway - 25/12/2015 - 14:22
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Ancient Curses: Five Ways to Create Calamity in the Ancient World
... Devil portrait in the Codex Gigas. ( National Library of Sweden ) The medieval Catholic Church possessed many prized ... and the Stentoften Runestone, both located in Blekinge in Sweden, hold a similar warning. The runic inscriptions were ...
ancient-origins - 25/04/2019 - 13:56
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12 Jaw-Dropping Helmets from the Ancient World
... site is situated in Uppland, on the eastern coast of Sweden, and was used as a burial ground during the Vendel ...
Joanna Gillan - 03/09/2022 - 18:45
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A Literary Treasure: The Oldest Surviving English Poem - Beowulf and His Epic Battles
... Beowulf, a Geatish hero (from an area now part of modern Sweden), answers the call for help of the Danish king, ... in Scandinavia. When Eadgils’ mound was excavated in Sweden in 1874, the remains showed that a powerful man was ...
Veronica Parkes - 23/05/2017 - 22:52
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Bog-Body Study Reveals Prehistoric “Overkill”
... from countries including “Ireland and the UK, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, The Netherlands, Germany, Finland, Poland ... The earliest bog bodies were recovered in southern Sweden and Denmark , and these dated to the fourth millennium ...
ashley cowie - 10/01/2023 - 17:57