Denmark Archive
Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The spring of 2024 was truly unforgettable for amateur archaeologist Claus Falsby During his first experience with a metal detector, he discovered a
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Vikings
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A recent study has challenged the long-held assumption that rates of violence in Viking Age Norway and Denmark were comparable. The research, published
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Vikings
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The discovery of a significant Viking Age silver treasure with connections to Russia, Ukraine, and the British Isles has been made by a
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The mighty Viking Hall Lejre is not mentioned in the epic Beowulf, but there might be a connection between the hero and the
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Vittrup Man, a bog body, was unearthed in 1915 in the Northwestern region of Denmark. The remains, which were significantly damaged, were
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Two amateur archaeologists in Denmark have made a remarkable discovery. While surveying with a metal detector in a field near Ringsted, located on
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Vindelev treasure is remarkable in many ways. The more scientists investigate it, the more surprised they are. With 800 grams of real
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The discovery of an ancient bog body in Denmark tells the story of a woman who journeyed to an unknown land only to
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Artifacts
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - When museum inspector and archaeologist Jakob Bonde dug up a 2,000-year-old knife with a runic inscription from a burial ground near Odense on
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - About 3,400 years ago, a teenage girl died and was buried near Egtved, west of Vejle, Denmark. Although she is long gone, learning
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Vindelev gold treasure is of great historical importance. Discovered in a field in Jelling, Denmark, the remarkable treasure has re-written ancient history.
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have used 3D scanning to investigate inscriptions carved on two groups of Danish runestones, revealing that four stones were likely made in
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Those of us interested in ancient history enjoy learning as much as possible about the daily life of our ancestors. What food did
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A metal detectorist in Denmark has made an intriguing archaeological find. While being out on a rainy day and searching for anything of
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A couple in Denmark found a huge runestone under the floor while renovating the kitchen in their house in the village Mosekær just
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A group of metal detectorists examining a field near the Viking castle Fyrkat have discovered two remarkable treasures. The two Viking treasures were
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com -The discovery of the Gerdrup grave surprised scientists because it challenged our knowledge of Viking burials. Who were the individuals buried in the double
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - With 800 grams of real gold, the Vindelev treasure is one of the largest treasures unearthed recently. Found by two old friends and
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Scientists who study the origins and evolution of the plague have examined hundreds of ancient human teeth from Denmark, seeking to address longstanding
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Underwater archaeologists investigating the sunken Medieval warship Gribshunden (1495) have found a “treasure trove” of exotic spices and plants imported from distant lands.
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists in Denmark report they have made an incredible Viking Age find, the biggest in the recent ten years. A huge Viking hall
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Found in 1921 near the village of Egtved, the remains of a girl who lived around 1370 B.C. are one of the best-known
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - About 1,000 years ago, legendary King Harald Bluetooth built several impressive Viking fortresses. Today, there is not much left of these once powerful
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Deep in the vaults at Nationalmuseet, Denmark, is a unique axe. The Medieval axe is unusual for many reasons. It was put in
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Ribe was an important trading town in the Viking Age. Glass bead-making is one of the traditional Viking-Age crafts with a long history. Colorful
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Once upon a time, there was an important commercial center on Gotland, the island located in the Baltic Sea, approximately 90 kilometers east
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have tried to find the burial site of legendary Viking King Harald Bluetooth for decades. Using satellite remote sensing tools, researchers say
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Mobility shaped the human world profoundly long before the modern age. But archaeologists often struggle to create a timeline for the speed and
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - When archaeologists in Denmark say they have struck gold, they do really mean it! One of the biggest gold treasures ever discovered in
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - About 1,000 years ago, two Vikings from the same family traveled abroad to fight. One of the Viking warriors went to England where
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - New detailed surveys of Viking age ship settings in Hjarnø, Denmark have been completed by archaeologists examining the origins and makeup of the
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists at Odense City Museums have made a startling discovery in form of a 1.3 kg heavy Bronze sword that was excavated at
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A secret tunnel was accidentally discovered during construction works at the Østerport light rail station in Copenhagen. According to archaeologists from the Museum of
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - Most are familiar with famous Norse gods such as Odin, Thor, Bragi, Tyr, and Frey, to mention a few. Mysterious artifact with two heads was discovered in Kallestrup, Denmark. Credit: Kirstine
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Gefjon (Gefion) was the Aesir goddess of fertility, plow, and agriculture in Norse mythology. She also possessed extraordinary mental abilities, and just like
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Archaeology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - It’s time to reevaluate our historical image of Viking women who were much more prominent than previously thought. It was long assumed that
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Aethelflaed, (870 - 918 AD) is among the brave female warriors of old times who are usually left outside the official historical records.
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - According to some ancient beliefs, people born under certain hours, known as chime hours, are gifted with unique abilities, like seeing beyond the
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Brothers and sisters can love or hate each other. Siblings can also be rivals, which was by no means uncommon in the ancient
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The story of Alwilda sounds more like a fairytale, and truth to be told; it's difficult to determine whether the account is based
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - An amateur archaeologist in Denmark has discovered an extraordinary relic. While searching a field at Hodde, near Varde in western Jutland, he found an
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Civilizations
David Tee - AncientPages.com - The name may bring fear to many, as this ancient society is forever linked with those who cause destruction to property - vandals, and
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