Viking Age silver bracelet unearthed by metal detectorist in Norway
Metal detectorist Jørgen Strande uncovered two Viking Age silver artifacts—a bracelet and a coin—within a day of each other in a farmer’s field in Innlandet County, Norway. Strande, who followed proper protocol, took GPS coordinates, pictures, and promptly informed local authorities...
" #Schildmaid – Das Lied der Skaldin“ von Judith und Christian Vogt ist queerfeministische #VikingAge-Fantasy, in der sich ein Drachenboot voller Frauen gegen das Patriarchat zur Wehr setzt. Hier gibt es keine strahlenden Held*innen und der Kampf um Selbstbestimmung und Freiheit ist brutal und blutig. Umso berührender ist das Zusammenwachsen der Schicksalsgemeinschaft, die in einem spektakulären Finale neue Wege entdeckt ...
A couple of pictures of the runestone Ög 29 in Tåby in Östergötland. It stands right next to the stone Ög 30 in a small forest by a road crossing in Skjorstad. It’s in gray granite and about 177 cm tall. It’s been moved from the original position, which is believed to be by a small stream a few hundred meters north of where it now stands.
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Nils Harnesk: "Gravarna vid Brotjärn och Vájgájávrre . Vikingatid i Lule älvdal." (The graves at Brotjärn and Vájgájávrre – Viking Age in Lule River Valley.)
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The individuals probably died on their travels in Northern #Sweden around 1000 CE. The objects in the graves indicate contacts and trade with areas in Finland, the Baltic and Russia #VikingAge#Archaeology https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:raa:diva-8387 @archaeodons
Spoiler alert: I intend to start blogging about #EastNorse language history. Not only #VikingAge or #runic or Medieval #OldDanish and #OldSwedish, but also older #ProtoNordic and digressions into modern dialects, #Elfdalian and Fenno-Swedish. Hang on and boost if you think your followers are interested.