Mysterious Viking Boat Burial: Noble Woman Found on Top of Another Corpse Stuns Archaeologists. vannguyen

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Scientists found a Viking grave in which a 9th Century woman stashed in a longboat was buried on top of an 8th Century man and his longboat (artist impression)Credit: NTNU
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The 9th Century woman was clearly someone of importance a she was buried with golden jewellery, food and even a cow’s head
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The man, who died 100 years before the woman, was buried with a sword, spear and shieldCredit: NTNU
The Viking Age is a period in European history and dates from around 800 to 1050AD
  • Some groups of Vikings did live on for a bit longer after this period in different countries across the globe
  • They originated in Scandinavia and travelled all over the world on their famous Viking ships
  • They are well known for colonising and brutally raiding new areas
  • Vikings created a trade network that spanned the globe and evidence of similar house styles, jewellery, tools and lots of other everyday equiptment can be found in many different countries
  • The Viking Age in Britain ended when the Norwegian king Haraldr harðráði was killed at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066
  • Vikings are usually depicted as having horns on their helmets but there is only one well preserved helmet from the Viking Age and this does not have horns
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The Vikings often buried their warriors in  boats under large mounds of soil (artist impression)Credit: NTNU
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This brooch buried with the woman was made in Ireland, suggesting she took part in Viking raids across the North SeaCredit: NTNU
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An archaeologist at work at the siteCredit: NTNU

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