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15 Jul 2011 Viking warrior buried in a ship
Categories: Calendar , Nálezy nejenom s detektorem ve Velké Británii a Irsku
The tomb of a Viking warrior was discovered by archaeologists ten years ago on the Scottish peninsula of Ardnamurchan. He was a highly revered man. He was placed in his ship with his sword and axe.
Archaeologists have managed to cover the rest of the ship. Judging by the riches found in the "grave", a revered Viking warrior who was destined to take his place in Valhalla among the dead.
The ship was quite large, about 528 centimetres in length. It was located in a remote part of a Scottish island. Inside, archaeologists found swords, an axe and a bronze drinking horn. It is the first grave of its kind to be found on the British mainland. It dates from around 1000 AD.
For nearly 200 years, from the late eighth century until the reign of Alfred the Great, Danish and Norwegian Vikings harassed and plundered the British coastline, and at the end of this period, moved further inland in a war of conquest. It was not until around 870 that Alfred and later his descendants allied with England against the Viking invaders, driving them out of their strongholds and back into Scandinavia.
Photo gallery here: Ardnamurchan-Photo
But in 1013 the Vikings attacked England again, after about a hundred years. At that time, Cnut the Great, later Viking king of England, Norway, Sweden and Denmark, was part of the Viking forces. It is from this period that the found tomb dates and its contents show just how rich the Vikings became.
Many people converted to Christianity at this time, but it is clear from the artefacts placed next to the dead warrior that this nobleman was firmly committed to the old Norse religion.
The burial site was intact. But the ship in which the dead man was found was almost entirely rotten. Only 200 metal rivets were left to hold the ship together. Also buried with the warrior were an axe, a sword with a beautifully decorated hilt, a spear, a shield blade, a bronze ring and pottery.
Other items included a knife sharpener from Norway and a ring from Ireland, suggesting that the man had travelled long distances. The warrior, of whom only two teeth and pieces of bone remain, was placed in a boat with a shield on his chest, after which the grave was filled with stones.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
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