11 Unbelievable Viking Discoveries

From unimaginable treasures, to the secret burial grounds, these are 11 UNBELIEVABLE Viking Discoveries !

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5. British Museum Exhibit
The British museum recently obtained a boat load of Viking artifacts, including the Ulfberht Sword. Artifacts from Vikings hoards such as this one was was discovered in the UK and can be showed to the public. Finally, the public can see some of these amazing discoveries. This woman almost appears as if she’s wearing a viking helmet but she’s looking the jaw of a viking, the head of a battle ax and spear head using by these warriors. The horned viking helmet is somewhat of a myth and no discovery has been made with horns. This one is much more accurate historically. Obtaining a vast amount of wealth, artifacts like this gold neck ring, could have been made from melted down plunder. Many amazing artifacts are on display that show their wonderful craftmanship.

4. Hvalsey Church
Well here you go! In case you still believe the history books telling you that Christopher Columbus discovered America, Here’s some physical evidence to prove you otherwise. The vikings made it to Greenland and formed three settlements in the mid 10th century AD by Erik the Red! This man was given the nickname for his red beard and his red hot anger problem. Hvalsey is Greenlands best preserved Norse ruins. Greenland survived only a few centuries due to unbearable weather conditions. His son Leif Ericsson was credited for discovering parts of eastern canada, which will get to more later on. Many Vikings began converting to Christianity around 1000 AD. It’s believed that this church here was used to host weddings. There isn’t too much left of it today, but it’s the only surviving Viking church in the area. Some other stone structures at this colony are left in ruins but you can certainly tell the vikings left their mark

3. Hammer of Thor
Before Christianity spread among the vikings they certainly had their own set of beliefs. Gods like Thor and Odin were the lead gods of Viking folklore. It’s told that thor was god who held a hammer and was responsible for lightning, storms, thunder, and protection of mankind. Until Vikings were officially Christianized in the 12th century, people would accept him into their lives and wore these amulets, symbolizing his presences. Thousands of these amulets have been discovered but no one really understood what they meant. Researchers eventually found this amulet in Denmark and realized that Thor’s legends heavily influenced people’s jewelry.

2. Viking Ring Fortress
A fortress discovered on the Danish Island of Zealand about 30 miles from Copenhagen proves that vikings were more than just pillagers, plunderers and explorers. They also had some understanding of architecture too. This circular hidden fortress was discovered thanks to new laser technology and actually measures about 475 feet in diameter. This group of archaeologists dug up the site and believed this was where many vikings would train to prepare for large scale invasions. What’s more fascinating about this, is how nearly perfect the circle is! This would take a fairly good understanding of geometry in order to complete. It’s believed the oustide would have been reinforced with wood and would have looked something like this back in the day.
Point Rosee Dig Site
An archaeologist who’s known for using satellite imagery for her quests to uncover ancient artifacts, Sarah Parcak, found evidence of a Viking settlement on the Canadian island of Newfoundland! They found iron ore processing material that would exclude the possibility of it belonging to natives or Basque settlers in this area. They found 28 pounds of slag metal that was used to warm up metal before it could be shaped. In addition to the L’anse aux Meadows site in Canada, this appears to add further evidence that Leif Eriksson discovered the land he called Vinland and that the Vikings were on North American soil well before the Spanish ever made it to the West Indies. This dig site also is the most western viking settlement they know of so far and there could be more to discover from these advanced seafaring warriors!

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