Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – Found in the 1950s by workmen digging pipe trenches in Chapel Yard, Yarm, near the River Tees, in the UK, this ancient helmet seems
Ellen Lloyd – MessageToEagle.com – There are not many Viking ship burials in Sweden, or anywhere else for that matter. Viking ship burials are rare finds and whenever
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Vikings were masters of the oceans. They traveled far and reached new lands because their longships were fast and could sail in shallow
Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – The investigation of the giant Gjellestad Viking ship burial continues. When scientists examined remnants of the mound that surrounds the ship, they discovered
Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – Anyone with the slightest knowledge of Viking Age history will know the Vikings were excellent craftsmen and merchants who established successful relationships and
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Vikings lived in large families that included parents, children, and grandparents. When the eldest son took over the estate, he became head
Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – Hundreds of rare and well-preserved artifacts have been revealed by the retreating mountain glaciers in the region of Lendbreen in Innlandet County, Norway. Archaeologists
Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – Modern technology gives us a superb opportunity to look through the eyes of the ancient people. Virtual tours, like this one, can take
Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – One of the most famous runestones, the Rök stone reveals Vikings feared climate change. Located in Östergötland County, Sweden, the – Rök Stone (in
Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – The ancient Viking hoard was a national treasure and should have belonged to the public, but it was stolen by greedy metal detectorists
Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – A high-resolution georadar has detected traces of a ship burial and a settlement that probably dates to the Viking Period at Edøy in
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Two people died roughly 100 years apart. Nevertheless, they were buried together – in boats. In the second half of the 9th century,
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Vikings were feared, hated and admired and their rich history goes far back in time. Vikings changed the history of Europe and
MessageToEagle.com – Last year, archaeologists discovered the original shrine belonging to Viking King Olaf Haraldsson who was declared a saint in 1031. St. Olaf, as he is now known,
MessageToEagle.com – Several chamber-graves have been unearthed in the hamlet of Hørning near Skanderborg in Jutland, Denmark. “The artefacts that we’ve already found are exquisite gilded fittings from a
MessageToEagle.com – Die as a true and brave warrior and you will go to Valhalla, the kingdom of the great Norse god Odin. That was the ultimate goal of
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Viking warriors were expected to master a fight with and without weapons to survive or win a battle. A Viking warrior had to be able
MessageToEagle.com – Clash among scientists! There is currently a heated debate in the scientific community. Archaeologists maintain geneticists have totally misunderstood the Viking occupation in England. Geneticists, on
MessageToEagle.com – Some years ago, archaeologists uncovered beautifully preserved, 1,000-year-old Viking boat burial in Scottish Highlands. It is today known as the Ardnamurchan boat burial. Inside a 5m-long grave
MessageToEagle.com – Nearly 40 graves of men, women and children buried at the ancient graveyard, at the Norre Sandegard Vest site, Danish island of Bornholm. The discovery was made
MessageToEagle.com – Ancient Viking funeral traditions and rituals were very complex. The Vikings had no religion but they had customs, practices and beliefs. As in many other ancient civilizations,
MessageToEagle.com – It’s a truly extraordinary discovery. Archaeologists are even slightly shocked. They have found traces of a 1,300-year-old Viking tower. It has long been believed Vikings never constructed
MessageToEagle.com – The mystery of Viking ruler Rollo continues. An ancient sarcophagus Fécamp, Normandy, France has been opened, analysis has been conducted, but the results are startling and not
MessageToEagle.com – A large tomb of the famous Viking chief, Ulv Galiciefarer, may have been discovered in northern Jutland, Denmark. For now, it is perhaps too soon to say
