A. Sutherland – MessageToEagle.com – Cnut The Great (in Swedish: “Knut den Store”) became king over large parts of northern Europe, where commerce and culture flourished in his kingdoms.
MessageToEagle.com – Archaeologists may have discovered the second Viking site ever found in North America. It’s a truly significant historical find that offers tantalizing evidence of a Viking presence
MessageToEagle.com – On March 28, 845, Paris was attacked by Vikings under the leadership of Ragnar Lodbrok, (nicknamed ‘Hairy Breeches’, referring to the animal-skin trousers that he wore. One
MessageToEagle.com – For the first time, the contents of a pot of Viking treasure have been revealed after being buried in a field in Galloway. Although the objects are not currently
MessageToEagle.com – An ancient rune stone from Thy, Denmark has been missing for 200 years. Over the years archaeologists have made several attempts to locate the unique, thousand-year-old stone,
MessageToEagle.com – On 22 March 871, the Battle of Marton (or Meretum) was fought at a place recorded as Marton, possibly in Wiltshire or Dorset, England. Alfred the Great (849-899),
MessageToEagle.com – About 1,000-year-old small gilt bronze buckle that once held a petticoat together has been found buried with a woman in a Viking grave in Enghøj in west Denmark.
MessageToEagle.com – Hnefatafl or tafl was an ancient Viking board game that became very popular in medieval Scandinavia. The board game was played by the Vikings as early as 400
MessageToEagle.com – Forensic experts from Denmark and Norway have opened a sarcophagus containing the remains of descendants of Viking ruler Rollo in Normandy, France. DNA studies will hopefully
A. Sutherland – MessageToEagle.com -In 1880 archaeologists discovered a Viking grave in Norway. Scientists examined the burial site, but fear of moisture led to the decision that the
A. Sutherland – MessageToEagle.com – Located just outside of Stavanger, Norway you can find the impressive Sverd I Fjell (Swords in Rock) monument. The three swords are more than
A. Sutherland – MessageToEagle.com – Theodor Severin Kittelsen (1857-1914), a great Norwegian artist, is known as the “father” of all trolls. His inspiration came from folktales about wild
MessageToEagle.com – The Vikings used a Runic calendar often written on parchment or carved onto staves of wood, bone, or horn. The year was divided into moon phases and the calendar reflected
Ellen Lloyd – MessageToEagle.com – Archaeological discoveries reveal the Vikings filed their teeth for unknown reasons. Teeth filing was a very painful process. What is most intriguing is the
MessageToEagle.com – Medieval Norse-Icelandic sagas are filled with tales of mead-drinking Norse Gods and beautiful Valkyries serving refreshments to fallen warriors in Valhalla. Similarly, the archeological record of
MessageToEagle.com – In Norse mythology there is an intriguing and important god called Heimdallr, who is sometimes also referred to as Heimdalr and Heimdali. Heindallr possessed extraordinary powers and served as
MessageToEagle.com – In 1985, while walking along the long sandy shore at Scar on the north-western coast of the island of Sanday, a local farmer, the late John Dearness,
MessageToEagle.com – Runes played an important part in the lives of the Vikings. Unfortunately, there are few remains of runic writing on paper from the Viking era. Nevertheless, thousands
MessageToEagle.com – Jarlshof is the ancient settlement located in the vicinity of Sumburgh Head, at the southern tip of the Shetland Mainland in northern Scotland. It is one of
MessageToEagle.com – Astonishing Norse jewelry discovered in hoards and burial sites reveal Vikings were highly skilled craftsmen. Viking jewelry was beautifully made and it’s still reproduced today in modern
MessageToEagle.com – Archaeologists begin to uncover secrets of a Viking Age circular fortress discovered a year ago. It’s the first Viking Age fortress found in Denmark for the last
MessageToEagle.com – Much has been written about the Vikings and often by people who have little knowledge about Viking history. Another reason why Vikings’ reputation has been badly damaged
Ellen Lloyd – MessageToEagle.com – On the beautiful Isle of Lewis in Scotland a number of mysterious figures that today are known as the Uig Chessmen, were discovered over
MessageToEagle.com – A massive 1,000-year-old Viking hoard unearthed by a metal detectorist in a field in Oxfordshire, UK earlier this year could re-write English history and reveal King
MessageToEagle.com – An extremely rare skeletal remains – one of the Swinegate skeletons – goes on public display for the first time. Between late 1989 and early 1990, more than
