A Passerby Went for a Casual Stroll—and Stumbled Upon a 1,000-Year-Old Viking Artifact
Öland was once a key trading post for Sweden, especially during the Viking age. The country’s second-largest island sits off ...
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A Rare Viking Armband Made Of Iron 1,000 Years Ago Was Just Found Preserved In A Swedish Wetland
While walking along a wetland near Löt on the Swedish island of Öland, a passerby recently happened upon a rusty brown loop ...
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Nazi Symbol Found On A Viking Artifact Is 1,000 Years Older Than World War II
who regularly uncover Viking treasures and artifacts, hoping to learn more about these people and the people they came into contact with, or pillaged in most cases. Just last year, for example ...
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Viking-age hoard found in Scotland a decade ago had indecipherable runes — until now
Researchers excavated the pieces and as they dug deeper into the pile, they found more than 10 pounds of artifacts carefully buried in a hoard. The pieces dated to around 900 A.D. or the Viking Age.
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Passerby notices something in wetland — and finds rare Viking item in Sweden. See it
The item turned out to be a rare Viking artifact. The finder, who chose to remain anonymous, visited a wetland on Öland island and stumbled upon a rare Viking armband, the Kalmar County ...
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Glaciers around the world are melting, uncovering ancient artifacts that baffle archaeology
The artifacts have been frozen in ice for centuries ... “They are all small things, everyday objects from the Viking era or earlier, which cannot be found in other archaeological contexts ...