‘First of its kind’ Viking sword from the 10th century with rare animal carvings is unearthed by metal detectorist
A METAL detectorist has accidentally discovered a 1000-year-old Viking sword fragment with unique animal carvings. The ...
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Migration's effect on Britain - economics and commerceVikings come to raid and trade, 8th-10th Century
These Vikings were also the great international traders of the 9th and 10th centuries: ...
The historic UK market town that was once 'England's capital' years before London
Over 300 years before London claimed the title, a humble market town northeast of Birmingham in Staffordshire held the honour ...
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Scientists concoct incense from ancient recipe
The manuscript is on loan to the British Museum, as part of its Silk Road exhibition, because the recipe reflected the many types of goods that came down that route. So, what does 10th Century ...
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The life of Taliesin the bard
He was chief bard in the courts of at least three kings of Britain, and is associated with the Book of Taliesin, a text from the 10th century containing his poems. The life of Taliesin was ...
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Yarm Viking helmet 'first' to be unearthed in Britain
A Viking helmet unearthed in Yarm in the 1950s is the first to ever be found in Britain, according to ... damaged artefact is a rare, 10th century Anglo-Scandinavian helmet. A research project ...