Tag: Viking
more than 1,300 migrants in danger in the Mediterranean, new rescues from the Ocean Viking
More than 1,300 people are currently in difficulty in the Mediterranean. The Ocean Viking, the humanitarian ship of the NGO SOS Méditerranée, carried out two new rescues on Wednesday, bringing…
Viking Age sword found: “Unique find”
Along the E18 outside Köping, archaeologists have made rare finds. In a burial field, dated to the Late Iron Age, approximately 600–1,000 AD, two swords estimated to be from the…
The “Ocean Viking” waits for a port to disembark 466 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean
The SOS Méditerranée humanitarian ship, which has carried out ten rescue operations since Wednesday, was awaiting this Sunday, August 28, the allocation of “a safe port” to disembark the 466…
Unique find from the Viking Age in the Jämtlandsfjällen
According to the Cultural Environment Act, antiquities are objects from prehistoric or older times (before 1850) that have no owner when they are found. Report to the County Administrative Board…
First female Viking graves in the mountains
Published: Less than 20 min ago previous full screen Next The 1,200-year-old buckle that Eskil Nyström found in the Jämtlandsfjällen last year. 1 of 2 Photo: Eskil Nyström/Private A mountain…
Awakening: Commission decides on Ukraine’s EU candidacy | Murder of Viking Sally in the Court of Appeal
We will tell you the news and topics of the day quickly. Commission position on Ukraine’s accession negotiations with the EU The European Commission today announced its position on the…
Shipyard from the Viking Age discovered at Birka
Among other things, a stone-bottomed sink with a wooden boat sander and large quantities of both unused and used boat rivets, whetstones and tools for woodwork have been found at…
Netflix series brings iconic Viking character on board as Ragnar competition
The series Vikings has made Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel) even better known as one of the most famous Vikings. Netflix’s follow-up series Vikings: Valhalla now wants one of its own…
Sneak premiere at Härnösand’s car museum for Viking Cinderella’s travelers
Most visitors were satisfied and fascinated by walking around among the hundreds of cars and feeling the nostalgia that exists in the museum’s many exhibitions. – I decided last winter…
Classroom is exchanged for Viking ship: ‘They won’t forget a practical lesson like this for the rest of their lives’
When all students are wearing a life jacket, the engine is started and the Dorestat 1 sails out of the harbor. “Of course they didn’t have that engine in the…