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Scottish Viking Ship Viking Boat burial excavated

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

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Viking queen from the princess, greedy magician, and later mother of kings

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.

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Viking boat sketch of Åfjord boat

Norwegian Viking Boat Burial Found Damaged

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The excavation has been the first Viking excavation of Viking ship burial in Trondheim, Norway. However, the site was severely decayed and no trace of wood remained intact.

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Viking Borgring Fort. Viking Danish Fort excavated

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.

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Poetic Edda Predicted The Fall of Gods and Active Volcano

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.

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