Centuries before modern travelers reached Norway’s Lofoten islands for the scenery, Viking chieftains settled here for fertile soil and rich fishing grounds.
Archaeologists excavating a ninth-century burial site in Bjugn, Norway have uncovered something unprecedented in Scandinavian archaeology: a Viking Age woman's grave featuring two scallop shells ...
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Mysterious Viking Age Woman Found Buried With Scallop Shells Covering Her Mouth
Metal detectorist Roy Søreng was scouring a field in Norway when he stumbled upon an oval-shaped metal brooch. When ...
The remarkably well-preserved burial of a high-status Viking woman contains an "unprecedented" discovery, challenging beliefs ...
Roy Søreng, a local metal detectorist, found a Viking Age brooch in Norwegian soil. When he called archaeologists to the site ...
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