BaviPower Viking Blog — Viking Legend
Viking Forts: Complexes of Viking Defensive Structure (Part 1)
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The Vikings erected the forts to protect the people and carry out administrative order. By far, the archaeologists have found complexes of Viking defensive structures. We call them Viking trelleborg.
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Viking Boat Burial In Scotland and Unsolved Mystery
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Viking ship burial excavated in Swordle Bay, Scotland suggests a relationship between the Vikings and people in Scotland. Though the burial was not in good condition when excavated, it provides a source of information about the Viking ritual and international relationship
Gunnhild: Princess, Greedy Magician, and Mother of Kings
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Gunnhild was the Princess of Denmark. She was the daughter of King Gorm the Old. This made Gunnhild the sister of Harald Bluetooth who was the first Danish King of unified Denmark and the one who managed to convert the Danes into Christianity.
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.
Harald Fairhair: King of Norway never combed his hair
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Harald Fairhair was the first Viking king of Norway. He managed to unify many petty kingdoms under his control. His journey to get "Fairhair" was also his journey to win all the petty kingdoms and to win the heart of the neighbouring princess. Harald Fairhair was among the most favourite Viking leaders for he was savage to his enemies but he was nice to his people.
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