When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The figurine is carved from walrus ivory and is about an inch tall. It is badly damaged but its ...
After ancient artifacts are discovered, where do they go? Aside from a minority of pieces sitting in personal collections or artifacts being studied in the lab, many items make their way from a buried ...
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She buried three Viking kings, then took their cities
They called her a lady—but she fought like a king. Æthelflæd, daughter of Alfred the Great, took command when Mercia needed her most. She broke Viking lines, outmaneuvered warlords, and helped forge ...
An analysis of Viking rune stones in Denmark revealed the power of a Viking queen, according to a new study. Photo from the journal Antiquity Hundreds of Viking monuments dot Denmark’s coastal ...
The burial site dates back to the reign of King Harald Bluetooth Gormsson. Construction workers digging about four miles north of Aarhus, Denmark have accidentally discovered a “spectacular” Viking ...
The 1,000-year-old "king" piece from a Viking board game is one of the few depictions of a ruler from the Viking era, according to a new analysis. "The figure is depicting a late tenth-century king," ...
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