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Manx Notes, Nos 593–602 now available: chiollaghbooks.com/manxnotes…
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Norse in Greenland imported timber from North America, study finds medievalists.net/2024/02/nor… #Greenland #Norse
Norse in Greenland imported timber from North America, study finds - Medievalists.net

Norse in Greenland imported timber from North America, study finds - Medievalists.net

One of the things that Norse living in Greenland lacked was wood. A new study reveals that while some people could make use of local trees and driftwood, the wealthier people could have wood imported...

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Anybody? @LivUniPress
Manx (@Manx) profile pictureManx@Manx9 May 2023
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@LivUniPress When will vol. 2 in The New History of Isle of Man be published?
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I wonder when the next book in the New history of Isle of Man is going too be published? It’s been quiet for some time now.
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Did Vikings and their stowaway mice beat Portugal to the Azores? | Portugal | The Guardian theguardian.com/world/2021/o…
New evidence suggests Vikings – and their mice – beat Portugal to the Azores

New evidence suggests Vikings – and their mice – beat Portugal to the Azores

Evidence from animal remains shows Norse seafarers settled on the islands centuries before Portuguese explorers

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Evidence for European presence in the Americas in ad 1021 | Nature #vikings nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
Evidence for European presence in the Americas in ad 1021

Evidence for European presence in the Americas in ad 1021

Nature - Precise dating of wooden artefacts at a Norse settlement in Newfoundland establishes that the Norse were in the Americas in ad 1021.

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Viking longboat knocks out power supply in Kirkcudbright - BBC News bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-sou…
Viking longboat knocks out power supply in Kirkcudbright

Viking longboat knocks out power supply in Kirkcudbright

The replica vessel was part of celebrations for the arrival of a treasure hoard in Kirkcudbright.

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Lost runestone found after 300 years. ancientpages.com/2020/12/16/… svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/skane/…
Unique Lost Runestone Of The Hunnestad Monument Finally Found After 300 Years In Sweden - Ancient...

Unique Lost Runestone Of The Hunnestad Monument Finally Found After 300 Years In Sweden - Ancient...

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - A rush of joy overwhelmed archaeologists today when they discovered a unique runestone that has been lost for 300 years! The

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First Viking ship excavation in a century begins in Norway - BBC News bbc.com/news/world-europe-53…
First Viking ship excavation in a century begins in Norway

First Viking ship excavation in a century begins in Norway

Just three other well-preserved vessels from the period have been discovered in the Scandinavian country.

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Nollick Ghennal!
I honestly don’t understand why adults would choose to spend their time mocking and threatening teenagers and children for promoting science, when they could do something good instead. I guess they must simply feel so threatened by us. ->
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Don’t know if the politics now or then was more dramatic.
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1066 - The Battle of Stamford Bridge: King Harold Godwinson and his English army defeat Harald Hardrada and his viking army Tostig Godwinson, King Harold's brother, fought with the vikings and was branded an outlaw in England
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Died today in 1066: Harald Hardrada, Norwegian king; killed in the Battle of Stamford Bridge The death of Harold Hardrada is regarded as the end of the Viking Age
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Edinburgh family find long-lost Lewis Chessmen piece in drawer - and it could be worth £1 million scotsman.com/news/people/edi… #WalrusIvory
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Britain's equivalent to Tutankhamun found in Southend-on-Sea | UK news | The Guardian theguardian.com/uk-news/2019…
Impressions of a bygone era. The authentic Viking village was built in 2010 at the foot of Mt. Vestrahorn in southeast #Iceland for a movie that never was filmed. Over time, these weather-beaten buildings become more real as wind and rain take their toll on this unique backdrop
Image from Jan Erik Waider 📷 Northlandscapes (@JanWaider)
Image from Jan Erik Waider 📷 Northlandscapes (@JanWaider)
Image from Jan Erik Waider 📷 Northlandscapes (@JanWaider)
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By @Dubliniaviking "This 'thing' was excavated from a cholera graveyard during the Luas works! It's a tree root that found its way into the cavity of a deceased skull, & while the head decayed, the tree root retained the shape of the skull" Paleo anthrodendrology? #Archaeology
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