King Harald Bluetooth Archive
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Historical studies of Icelandic Sagas reveal Vikings had dark humor and joked even during deadly battles. It was a mixture of sarcasm, irony, and
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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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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Founded in the 780s, Kaupang (in Old Norse' kaupangr', 'market' or 'trading place) was Norway's important commercial and production city for Vikings and others.
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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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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Hidden in a crypt of a ruined church in Poland, for many years, the golden Curmsun Disc did not see the modern world until
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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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Historical Figures
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Palnatoke was a legendary Danish hero and chieftain of the Island of Fyn. According to the Jómsvíkinga saga, Palnatoke founded the Brotherhood of Jomsvikings and established
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Hedeby was the southernmost Nordic town and a key trading center in the Viking Age. Reconstructed house at Hedeby. Image credit: Matthias Süßen
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