A Passerby Went for a Casual Stroll—and Stumbled Upon a 1,000-Year-Old Viking Artifact
Öland was once a key trading post for Sweden, especially during the Viking age. The country’s second-largest island sits off ...
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1,000-year-old iron ring reveals how Vikings handled medieval money
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Paying a fine in Viking-age Sweden could cost you an ox. Or, if you prefer, it’s equivalent in silver. A new analysis of a thousand-year-old iron ring from Sweden is ...
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A Rare Viking Armband Made Of Iron 1,000 Years Ago Was Just Found Preserved In A Swedish Wetland
While walking along a wetland near Löt on the Swedish island of Öland, a passerby recently happened upon a rusty brown loop ...
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Build a Tree-Ring Timeline
Dendrochronologists showed that an ancient wooden ... not only the age of a Viking ship found in Denmark, they also learned that it was built in Ireland. Tree rings can reveal more than just ...
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Viking Dig Reports
From the remains of five Viking ships in Denmark to the excavation of an ancient rubbish dump in Westray ... but a hoard of five exquisite silver arm rings had also been found on Anglesey.