Online Resources: Viking
Great Heathen [Viking] Army’s influence in England: new evidence
About fifty new sites associated with Viking presence in England have been identified.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/dec/21/newly-uncovered-sites-reveal-true-power-of-great-viking-army-in-britain
Largest Viking Age building in Britain found in Cumbria
Located near Silloth, the building is 165 ft long by 50ft wide. Carbon dating indicates that it was built between AD 990 and 1040 and was unrelated to a nearby twelfth-century Cistercian monastery. https://archaeology.org/news/2025/02/21/archaeologists-excavate-largest-viking-age-building-in-britain/
Bedale Hoard indicates Viking trade links with the Middle East
Geochemical analysis of a Viking hoard discovered by metal detectorists in North Yorkshire has revealed that a third of the ingots were made from silver with the same composition as Islamic dirhams. Experts believe that the dirhams were acquired through trade and then melted down to create the ingots. The other ingots appear to have been made from melted-down Anglo-Saxon and Carolingian coins. The hoard also contains silver jewellery and a gold sword pommel.
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/vikings/1-100-year-old-viking-hoard-reveals-raiding-wealthy-only-part-of-the-picture-they-traded-with-the-middle-east-too
Gold Viking arm-ring found on Isle of Man
The arm-ring, estimated to be around 1,000 years old, consists of eight rods of gold twisted together and weighs about one ounce. It was found by a metal detectorist and is now on display in Manx Museum’s Viking Gallery.
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/vikings/braided-gold-viking-arm-ring-discovered-by-amateur-metal-detectorist-on-isle-of-man?utm_term=45CAB862-7568-43AB-A667-BD7298D261D3&lrh=84ce638986bc73b191ec0774c05a547009942838093c58c9450b62a0b824de21&utm_campaign=368B3745-DDE0-4A69-A2E8-62503D85375D&utm_medium=email&utm_content=F88F0C76-2773-4DDC-9D5A-8723C180E3E8&utm_source=SmartBrief
Figurine of Viking Age woman with sword and shield
The cast silver figurine was found in the village of Hårby on Denmark’s Funen island, and is believed to date from around AD 800. Opinion differs as to whether it depicts a Valkyrie – a mythological battle maid – or a real woman.
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/vikings/harby-valkyrie-a-1-200-year-old-gold-viking-age-woman-sporting-a-sword-shield-and-ponytail?utm_term=45CAB862-7568-43AB-A667-BD7298D261D3&lrh=84ce638986bc73b191ec0774c05a547009942838093c58c9450b62a0b824de21&utm_campaign=368B3745-DDE0-4A69-A2E8-62503D85375D&utm_medium=email&utm_content=0E444E47-0D72-48D8-A69F-D5FDD78AB39C&utm_source=SmartBrief
Update on dig for Viking ship under Wirral pub
https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/24144345.dig-viking-boat-wirral-pub-car-park-continues/?ref=ebmpn&nid=774&u=34c06549a3faa7a06a87ca649b5bb595&date=260224
Secrets of crumpled gold treasures unfolded by digital scans
Found in Denmark after being buried for an estimated 1,400 years, the sixteen bracteates (medallion-like necklaces) in the trove can now be examined without causing physical damage.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1828650/iron-age-gold-treasures-ct-scans-reconstruction
Horneland brooches
Featuring both Christian and Norse designs, the two Viking Age gold brooches are part of a small hoard found in a field in Denmark’s Jutland peninsula.
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/vikings/hornelund-brooches-viking-age-gold-ornaments-mysteriously-buried-in-denmark-1-000-years-ago?utm_term=45CAB862-7568-43AB-A667-BD7298D261D3&lrh=84ce638986bc73b191ec0774c05a547009942838093c58c9450b62a0b824de21&utm_campaign=368B3745-DDE0-4A69-A2E8-62503D85375D&utm_medium=email&utm_content=8BDBE37D-F0DA-46F6-86C7-E8B9B74264B8&utm_source=SmartBrief





