Tag: archaeology
Archaeologists to dig into Oslo garden
Norwegian archaeologists think that treasures from the Iron Age and the Viking Age may be lying under the grass of a residential neighborhood in...
Viking sword found in Telemark
A farmer at Hjuksebø in the county of Telemark says it was just a matter of luck and coincidence that he hadn't destroyed a...
Six-year-old rewarded for rare gold coin
Andreas Øfstedal Clausen was out collecting seashells with his father along the Åbyfjord in Bamble last spring when he found something that proved to...
Hobby collector finds sensational buckle
Johannes Folkestad was out walking with his metal detector on a hilltop at Fjaler in the western Norwegian county of Sogn of Fjordane last...
Norway’s oldest city even older than thought
The Norwegian city of Tønsberg, about an hour's drive southwest of Oslo, was believed to have been founded around 1100 AD. Now archaeologists think...
Surprise discoveries halt restoration
Restoration work on the historic manor house in Eidsvoll where Norway's constitution was developed and signed in 1814 has come to a halt, following...
30 Viking graves found in Setesdal
Thirty graves believed to originate from the Viking period have been discovered in the valley of Setesdal, southern Norway. The major discovery earlier this...
Viking axe from Oslo found in south
An axe dating from the Middle Ages or Viking period found in a cellar in south Norway is believed to be originally from an...
Viking is ‘forefather to British royals’
A joint Norwegian-French investigation hopes to reveal that Norwegian Viking noble Ganger Hrólf was the same person as Rollo, the first Duke of Normandy...
Viking ship not just ceremonial
For years, it was widely believed that the ancient Tune ship on display at the Viking Ships Museum in Oslo was used mainly as...
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