“Rare Viking ‘death house’ discovered in Denmark”

“Rare Viking ‘death house’ discovered in Denmark” July 2, 2016

 

A pair of Danish boats, both pre-modern
Two different historical periods represented off the Danish coast
(Wikimedia Commons public domain)

 

http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/06/rare-viking-death-house-discovered-in-denmark/

 

One of the things to be learned from this find is that pre-modern trade networks, and very possibly pre-modern travel, extended considerably further than some of us likely tend to assume.

 

 


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