Kaupang – Flourishing Viking Town – A Commercial Hub And Transit Port For North Sea Trade
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Founded in the 780s, Kaupang (in Old Norse’ kaupangr’, ‘market’ or ‘trading place) was Norway’s important commercial and production city for Vikings and others. Kaupang is located in Skiringssal (now known as Huseby), not far from Larvik, in county Vestfold at the mouth of the Oslofjord, in the south of Norway. […]
Unique Viking Age Shipyard Discovered At Birka Challenges Maritime Activities Of The Viking Age
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Scientists have located a unique Viking Age shipyard site at Birka on Björkö in Lake Mälaren. The discovery challenges previous theories about how the maritime activities of the Viking Age were organized. A replica of the Viking Age ship at Birka. Credit: Sven Isaksson “A site like this has never […]
Hundreds Of Highly Unusual Burial Gifts Found In Special Viking Chamber Belonging To Woman In Norway
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – When you’re an archaeologist you may have to wait a long time before you find something of historical value. Norwegian archaeologists had been excavating for weeks without discovering anything but post holes and cooking pits. But then, they suddenly had luck on their side. They noticed peculiar traces of a […]