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A Viking ship burial, feast hall and cult house have been found by archaeologists in Norway without having to dig into the soil – only using ground penetrating radar. The discovery was made by experts from the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) at Gjellestad in southeastern Norway. Gjellestad is home to the Jell Mound, … Read more
Jack Whitehall transforms into a viking to celebrate Halloween with his girlfriend Roxy Horner who dresses up as a sexy devil By Amelia Wynne For Mailonline Published: 01:48 GMT, 1 November 2020 | Updated: 01:49 GMT, 1 November 2020 Their relationship has been going from strength to strength ever since they went official at the … Read more
A new Lidl built on 11th century Irish-Viking ruins in Dublin has used glass floors to allow shoppers to look at the structure below. The Lidl on Aungier Street in the Irish capital opened on October 15 and managers have made an effort to showcase the significant archaeological finds on the site. It lies in … Read more
A British museum will send a Viking skeleton that was butchered in an ethnic cleansing massacre in AD 1002 to its home in Denmark to be reunited with its 1,000-year-old relative. The skeleton, known as SK1756, is being held at Oxfordshire County Council’s Museum Resource Centre and is one of at least 35 men and … Read more
A rare complete set of Viking gaming pieces has been put up for sale after being discovered in a field by a metal detectorist. Retired miner Mick Bott, 73, made the find at a site in Torksey, Lincolnshire, where the Vikings formed a winter camp in AD 872. The camp was used as the Vikings’ … Read more
A rare complete set of Viking gaming pieces has been put up for sale after being discovered in a field by a metal detectorist. Retired miner Mick Bott, 73, made the find at a site in Torksey, Lincolnshire, where the Vikings formed a winter camp in AD 872. The camp was used as the Vikings’ … Read more
Battle of the museums! Institutions from around the world show off their ‘star objects’ including a Viking sock and 2,000-year-old coins in an impromptu social media competition Museums around the world have competed over who has the best object Range from the world’s oldest football to a Viking sock or 2,000 year-old coins The Yorkshire Museum began … Read more
A lost Viking waterway that ran across Orkney and connected the North Atlantic and Scapa Flow 1,000 years ago has been discovered by archaeologists. The canal-like network would have provided a shallow water routeway through which the Norse/Vikings were able to haul both their boats and heavy goods, such as grain. Similar navigable waterways are … Read more
Filming of Nicole Kidman’s Viking drama The Northman is back on track as construction resumes on wooden village in Northern Ireland… after COVID-19 pandemic forced delays By Ryan Smith for MailOnline Published: 19:28 BST, 17 July 2020 | Updated: 19:28 BST, 17 July 2020 Nicole Kidman’s upcoming Viking drama The Northman is back on track … Read more
Viking re-enactor nearly kills partner when he stabs her with sword while practising his moves outside their caravan A Viking re-enactor nearly killed a woman when he stabbed her with a sword The part-time Viking was practising his moves in Benover, near Maidstone, Kent The unnamed woman had a life-threatening injury and needed emergency care She … Read more