It was similar to the recently discovered sword, but it dated back to the early 11th century. Clearly ... The sword appears to have connections to the Viking Age, an era that spanned from about ...

The haul included ninth-century coins and some ... As well as sword, the body had been buried with a small Thor's hammer - the sign of the Viking god Thor, and a boar's tusk.

At the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland, the remains of an 11th-century Viking settlement are evidence of the first European presence in North America. The excavated ...