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1/ Let's start out #thread today in the north, in Scandinavia, & talk a little bit about the archaeological finds of the Vikings. The Vikings originated in the Scandinavian countries in the late 8th c. CE & were considered pillagers, terrorizing most of Europe. >>
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2/ >> In a 13th c. CE Norwegian translation of the Bible, the verse "And the battalions of Moab shall come into the land, a year will come" from 2Kings 13, 20, the word battalions was replaced by the word Vikings, and was understood as bandits. >>
3/ >> But the name that was most often used was Normans, hence the name of their territory in France - Normandy.
Between 1904-1905, a Viking ship sunk with two burials was uncovered in a tomb, giving rise to the idea that the tomb was of a Viking queen. >>
* Ship excavations.
Between 1904-1905, a Viking ship sunk with two burials was uncovered in a tomb, giving rise to the idea that the tomb was of a Viking queen. >>
* Ship excavations.
4/ >> The boat was dated to 834 CE & is the best preserved Viking ship ever found. It was 21 meters long & 5 meters wide, with a mast 10 meters high, meaning it had a 90 sq. meters sail. There are 15 pairs of holes in the hull, so it took 30 people to sail the ship with oars. >>
5/ >> Another spectacular find related to the Viking world are their forts. The fort in the picture below is the castle in Trelleborg, built around 980 CE, & is one of four found in Denmark. A total of seven such forts are known today in the area of Denmark and Scandinavia. >>
6/ >> These forts are built in a precise circle surrounded by a five-meter-wide earth ramp. The fortress was 140 meters in diameter & had 16 houses inside. Outside the fort there were another 15 buildings & had a population of some 800-1300 people. >>
* Restoration of the fort.
* Restoration of the fort.
7/ >> September 25, 1066, is the date of the Battle of Stamford Bridge, which took place in northern England between the Vikings & the English. The Vikings lost the battle & following it ceased to try & invade England again. >>
* Stamford Bridge today & a memorial to the battle.
* Stamford Bridge today & a memorial to the battle.
8/ >> Stamford Bridge is the end of the Viking era, after which they disappeared into history.
In Norway there's a monument to the Battle of Hafrsfjord from the 9th c. CE, which united all the Vikings.
It's made of three 10 m. high Viking swords sunk into the rock.
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In Norway there's a monument to the Battle of Hafrsfjord from the 9th c. CE, which united all the Vikings.
It's made of three 10 m. high Viking swords sunk into the rock.
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