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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.
What Hell Was Like to the Vikings?
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Hel was the daughter of Loki and she was the Queen of the Dead in Helheim. The question here is that what the Viking Hel was actually like? Was the Helheim of the Norsemen a place of torture or a place to continue living their mortal life?
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.
The Gjallarhorn: Treasure of God and Sound of Death
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In Norse mythology, the Gjallarhorn was the horn of Heimdall the Guardsman of Asgard. He was the son of Odin and nine beautiful sea maidens. He had so many gifts and his wisdom was as profound as his father. The Gjallarhorn of Heimdall would alarm the gods when Ragnarok broke on the sky. And it was believed to inspire the Vikings with their historical drinking horn.
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