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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Archaeology => Topic started by: Sanguine on July 31, 2019, 12:24:09 am

Title: A mysterious female warrior discovered in a Viking grave in Denmark was originally thought to be a V
Post by: Sanguine on July 31, 2019, 12:24:09 am
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A mysterious female warrior discovered in a Viking grave in Denmark was originally thought to be a Viking. But now, researchers have made a surprising discovery about this fierce warrior who died more than 1,000 years ago — she wasn't actually a Viking.

According to researchers at Poland's Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the woman was likely Slavic, emanating from a region in Eastern Europe that is now present-day Poland.

"The presence of Slavic warriors in Denmark was more significant than previously thought; this image emerges from new research," Dr. Leszek Gardeła from the Department of Scandinavian Languages and Literatures at the University of Bonn, said in a statement....

https://www.foxnews.com/science/mysterious-medieval-warrior-viking-graveyard (https://www.foxnews.com/science/mysterious-medieval-warrior-viking-graveyard)
Title: Re: A mysterious female warrior discovered in a Viking grave in Denmark was originally thought to be
Post by: TomSea on October 01, 2019, 09:24:20 pm
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