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Borgring: 1000-Year-Old Viking Fort Uncovered
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Viking Borgring Fort has been the fifth Viking ring fort to be excavated. It is located in Denmark and is allegedly built during the reign of King Harald Bluetooth Gormsson in the 10th century.
Poetic Edda Predicted The Fall of Gods and Active Volcano
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Völuspá was a famous poem vividly describing what happened in Norse mythology. Researchers found out that the historical event of a volcanic eruption was depicted in the poem and this event led to both the downfall of gods and the Icelandic conversion into Christians.
Ancient Ring with Allah Inscription Found in Viking Grave
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The archaeologists managed to pull out from the Viking grave an ancient ring with the Allah inscription. This ring attested to the connection between the Scandinavians with the Islamic world.
Headless Skeletons in Dorset Were the Vikings
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The archaeologists found out 54 skeletons without heads in a shallow pit in Dorset, England. The examinations on the skeletons revealed that they were the Scandinavian living in the 10th or 11th century. All of them were beheaded and their heads had been piled up to one side when the archaeologists managed to open the mass grave.
Viking Kaupang: Shining Town that No Longer Shines
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Viking Kaupang was among the most hectic Viking economic towns in their times. They were named among Viking towns like Birka, Hedeby, etc. But this town didn't have any system of fortification to protect. Around the end of the 10th century, Kaupang met its final days.
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