vikings
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Amateur Metal Detectorist Finds Astonishing Gold Hoard Buried by Pre-Viking Chieftain
Archaeologists in Denmark are stunned after the discovery of a huge Iron Age gold hoard near Jelling. Dating back some 1,500 years, the relics include saucer-sized medallions and coins from the Roman Empire.
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Viking Sword Dug Up in Norway Likely Belonged to a Left-Handed Warrior
The unusual placement of a sword found in a Viking grave suggests the weapon was brandished by a southpaw warrior, in what is an unusual discovery.
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Viking Runes Warned Of A Climate Catastrophe, New Research Suggests
An updated interpretation of the famous Rök runestone suggests Vikings were preoccupied by the threat of a climate calamity.
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Hell On Earth Is Finland’s Heavy Metal Knitting Championship
Belinda Carlisle once said heaven is a place on Earth but I’m here to tell you hell is also here and it’s found at Finland’s Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship. The event, the first (and ideally, last) of its kind, was held in the small town of Joensuu in Finland this month and it’s certainly…