“I just got my DNA tested and it turned up as 12% Scandinavian. I wonder if that is the Viking blood coming out in my Irish ancestry? Also, do you know a
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In the movie, his name was “Rekkae,” and if you scroll down to the video clip, you’ll spot the dog within the first 35 seconds of the movie, “The 13th Warrior:” The 13th Warrior was terrific movie (and terrifically bloody). Some said at the time of its release that it was also historically inaccurate for […]
Among the surnames found in Ireland which date to the time of Norse or Viking invasions are fairly rare ones like Dromgoole and Trant, but also commoner ones such as Doyle and MacManus. But recent research suggests that their main contribution may have been greater than that - they may be responsible for introducing the concept of a surname to Ireland.
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A 4,500-year-old log boat is among 12 early Bronze Age, Iron Age and medieval craft that have been located in Lough Corrib, along with several Viking-style battle axes and other weapons. A researcher documents one of the Lough Corrib finds [Credit: RTE News] The vessels were discovered by marine surveyor Capt Trevor Northage while mapping the western lake to update British admiralty charts. Investigative dives were subsequently carried out last summer by the underwater archaeology unit (UAU) of the National Monuments Service, and radiocarbon dating of samples was then conducted. Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan, who was informed of the finds recently, has described them as “exceptional”. Logboat resting on the lake floor [Credit: RTE News] The three Viking-style battle axes recovered from one of the vessels will be a centrepiece in the National Museum’s Battle of Clontarf commemorative exhibition, which is due to open later this month. The oldest of the vessels located, the 4,500-year-old Annaghkeen log boat, had already been lying on the bed of Lough Corrib for 3,500 years when the Vikings arrived, Capt Northage has pointed out. The 12m vessel is almost identical to the Lurgan log boat found in 1902; and the Carrowneden boat found near Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo, in 1996. Diver drawing an Annaghkeen Bronze Age Log boat in Lough Corrib [Credit: RTE News] “The Annaghkeen boat was made from a very big tree, and it took a lot of skill and effort to make it,” said UAU archaeologist Karl Brady. “The fact that all three boats were located within 30 miles of each other would suggest that they were made by the one builder, or that there was a vogue for early Bronze Age boats of this type,” he said. Another vessel dating from the 11th or 12 century and found near Carrowmoreknock on the Corrib may have been on a raid when it sank, he added.It is likely the warriors on board were Irish and had adapted for their use the Viking weapons found on board. A floor-level shot of a diver and logboat [Credit: RTE News] Capt Northage noted the Annaghkeen vessel was the same age as that estimated for the oak trackway recently revealed by storms along the north Galway shoreline. “These people were living in a very different landscape and working at the forefront of technology back then,” he said. All of the weapons have been recovered for conservation by the National Museum, including bronze spearheads and a very rare wooden spear. Iron Age spearheads found on the boat [Credit: RTE News] There are no immediate plans to raise the vessels, due to the high cost involved. “The lake water obviously has very good preservation qualities,” Mr Brady said. Mr Deenihan has warned that all are protected under the National Monuments Act, and a licence is required from his department to dive at any of the sites. Source: The Irish Times [April 09, 2014] Labels ArchaeoHeritage, Archaeology, Breakingnews, Europe, Ireland, UK, Underwater Archaeology, Western Europe TANN you might also like Newer Post Older Post
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A small stone container found by archaeologists a half-century ago has now been recognized as further evidence of a Viking or Medieval Norse presence in Arctic Canada during the centuries around 1000 A.D.
The viking ships of Roskilde. Towards the close of the Viking Age the fairways of Roskilde Fjord were blocked by a series of barriers to protect the important trading town of Roskilde from attack by enemy fleets. The five viking ships in the Roskilde Viking Ship museum come from one of these blockages in the Peberrende channel at Skuldelev, 20 km north of Roskilde. Here, a total of five ships were sunk across the channel and boulders heaped up on top of them. In 1962 a coffer dam of sheet piling was built around the blockage so that it could be drained. In a period of less than four months all five ships were excavated and brought to land in thousands of fragments, which have since been reassembled.
Three carved wooden dragons/serpents from Viking Age Dublin. Now on display at the National Museum of Ireland
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Viking treasure found in Scotland believed to be of Irish origin. A metal-detecting enthusiast uncovered a hoard of Viking treasure with Irish links in Scotland. Derek McLennan, 47, unearthed more than 100 objects on church land at an undisclosed location in Dumfries near the coast of the Irish Sea in October 2014.
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Step into the Viking era in Ireland. Learn about the adventures, raids, and legacy of the Norse warriors and the impact they left on Ireland.
Ship sizes in the Viking Age varied according to use. King Aelfred had some of the biggest ships of the age. Trading vessels were broader and higher for cargo, warships longer and lower for speed.
In the turbulent seas of Irish history, few figures loom as large as Ivar the Boneless. This Viking warlord, already renowned for his exploits in England, turned his fierce gaze to the emerald shores of Ireland in the mid-9th century. His arrival would mark the beginning of a new era, one that would reshape the politic
