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28.11.2020
The Birka dragonhead The symbol known as the "Dragon Birk" has become closely associated with the famous Viking Age city of Birka, thanks to the discovery of a casting mold depicting the head of a dragon in 1887. Recent excavations at Birka's Black Earth Harbor, conducted almost 150 years...
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28.11.2020
Birka, Bjorko Birka on the island of Björkö in modern Sweden, is an important Viking shopping center, which handles goods from Scandinavia and Finland, as well as Central and Eastern Europe and the East. Björkö is located on Lake Melaren, 30 km west of modern Stockholm, in...
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27.11.2020
Hovgarden, Lake Malaren Hovgorden is an archaeological site located on Lake Mälaren, specifically on the island of Adelse in the municipality of Ekero in central-eastern Sweden. During the Viking Age, the thriving center of the Mälaren Valley was the settlement of Birka, founded in the mid-8th...
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27.11.2020
Silver ring from a Viking-era grave, Birka Researchers have identified a ring with an Arabic inscription found in the tomb excavations in Birka as a unique discovery in Scandinavian archaeological excavations. The ring was originally unearthed in the late 19th century in Birka, located on the island of Björkö,...
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26.11.2020
Ladby ship, Funen The ship Ladby belongs to a group of prominent ship burials, including the boat tomb chamber Hedeby and ship burials such as Oseberg, Borre, Gokstad, and Tune, which date back to the 9th and 10th centuries. It is the only known ship's grave found in Denmark and was discovered...
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26.11.2020
Gjellestad ship The area where the Gjelestad ship was discovered has yielded a wealth of archaeological findings spanning various periods, with evidence of human activity dating back to around 1500 BC. The prominent Jellhaugen mound stands out in the landscape near Halden, close to the E6 highway....
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25.11.2020
Borre Mound Cemetery, Horten The Borre Mound Cemetery, situated within Borre National Park in Horten, Westfold og Telemark, Norway, holds the distinction of being the largest mound in Northern Europe. Within Borre National Park lies the most extensive collection of royal graves in Scandinavia. It comprises seven...
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25.11.2020
Gokstad Mound, Sandefjord The Gokstad Mound, located on the Gokstad farm in Sandefjord, Westfold County, Norway, is a large burial mound also known as the Royal Mound or Kongshaugen. It was at this site that the Gokstad ship, dating back to the 9th century, was discovered. In 1880, the mound was excavated by...
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24.11.2020
Tune Ship, Oslo The Tune ship is an archaeological discovery of a Viking ship burial dating back to the Viking Age (800-1050 AD) in Norway. It was found in 1867 at the Båthaugen burial mound in Rolveso (now Fredrikstad) in the Wiken province, and the excavation and exhibition were conducted by...
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24.11.2020
Gokstad Ship, Oslo The Gokstad ship, a Viking ship from the 9th century, was discovered in a burial mound in Gokstad, SANDAR, Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway. It is currently showcased at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo, Norway, and is recognized as the largest surviving Viking ship in the country. The...
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