Archaeologists in northern Germany have uncovered a significant Viking-era hoard dating back to the Early Middle Ages. The ...

Arranged around the skeleton, Stolpe found an arsenal: fragments of a sheathed sword ... 11th century. Medieval Scandinavian poets, after all, had vividly evoked the surreal horrors of Viking ...

Who doesn’t love a good archaeology story? This story follows two treasure-hunting friends in Norway who came across some incredible Viking artifacts. Once the word got out, scientists got ahold of ...

"By combining our areas of expertise, we can study this find from various angles, namely from the Frisian context, the Viking world, and from sword traditions," said Dr. Diana Spiekhout ...

The finding turned out to be a 10th-century Viking sword fragment, the Fries Museum and the Fryske Akademy announced in a press release. On May 3, 2024, Sander Visser was exploring farmland near ...

Though similar, it’s a bit more recent, albeit still medieval, dating to the early 11th century. But while questions ... which we can see on the hilt.” Indeed, the sword hints at a connection to the ...

Preliminary studies suggest that this sword was forged in the late 9th or early 10th century, likely in a context linked to Viking culture or Baltic communities. Its design and manufacturing technique ...

He donated the find to the Fries Museum, experts concluded the artefact - described as "first of its kind" - could be part of a 10th-century gilded sword. The unique Viking-era artefact features ...

The team began digging at the iconic mound and unearthed a brown bottle which clearly looked more recent than the 11th century end of the Viking era ... were 26 - of Swords 2 - an ax and many ...

creative set collection Viking sail military ship icon logo.... Danish Viking ships arriving in England Danish Vikings invaded Britain a number of times. The Viking raids culminated in 1013 CE when ...