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SOURCE: artnet News
10-19-17
Debunking Viral Story, Art Historian Says ‘Allah’ Does Not Appear on Ancient Viking Garment
Archaeologists and art historians find themselves embroiled in a white supremacist debate.
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SOURCE: NYT
10-14-17
‘Allah’ Is Found on Viking Funeral Clothes
The discovery of Arabic characters that spell “Allah” and “Ali” on Viking funeral costumes in boat graves in Sweden has raised questions about the influence of Islam in Scandinavia.
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SOURCE: Ars Technica
9-14-17
New evidence of Viking warrior women might not be what it seems
Experts cast doubt on a recent DNA discovery in a mysterious Swedish grave.
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SOURCE: New Historian
3-21-17
Major Viking Age Archaeological Find Discovered in Denmark
Named the tomb of the Fregerslev Viking, the grave contains the remains of a high-status individual as well as several priceless grave goods.
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SOURCE: Newsweek
2-2-17
Newsweek is drawing attention to a search for California’s lost Viking treasure ship
The story is buoyed by legend, but scuttled by facts.
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SOURCE: The Conversation
4-18-16
Viking invaders struck deep into the west of England – and may have stuck around
Researchers are now uncovering evidence that the Vikings conquered more of the British Isles than was previously thought.
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SOURCE: Time Magazine
4-1-16
Possible Viking Settlement Discovered in Canada
It's only the second one ever found in North America.
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SOURCE: The Conversation
5-23-15
Viking beaters: Scots and Irish may have settled Iceland a century before Norsemen
Remarkably similar carvings and simple cross sculptures mark special sites or places once sacred, spanning a zone stretching from the Irish and Scottish coasts to Iceland.
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SOURCE: Yahoo News
10-13-14
1000-year old Viking treasure hoard found in Scotland
"Experts have begun to examine the finds, but it is already clear that this is one of the most significant Viking hoards ever discovered in Scotland."
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SOURCE: Huffington Post
9-9-14
1,000-Year-Old Viking Fortress Unearthed In Denmark
In what's been called a "sensational" find, archaeologists have discovered a Viking fortress near the Danish city of Køge, about 30 miles southwest of Copenhagen.
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