This Viking necklace found in the Burren National Park is thought to be 1,150 years old.
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Sometimes the sheer inanity of some of the pronouncements of archaeologists boggles the mind. The implication that Viking artifacts should only be found in areas “settled” by Vikings is a good example. People travel, they trade, etc. - what is so difficult to grasp about this...? /g
Archaeologists baffled over ‘bizarre’ Viking discovery [Fighting Irish eyes smiling]
NFL Examiner ^ | Wednesday, April 28, 2010 | Gordon F.G. Deegan
Posted on 4/30/10 7:37:23 PM by SunkenCiv
A team of Irish archaeologists is puzzled by the “bizarre” discovery of a 1,150-year-old Minnesota Viking helmet in a cave in the Ireland.
Besides being the largest by far — up to 12 times larger than a NY Giant`s helmet, the team is puzzled by how such a “high-punter” Viking helmet came to lie in the Ireland, an area never settled by the Swedes, who had long hang times and never missed a P.A.
Speculation is that the helmet was owned by a previously unknown Fighting Irish kicker named Le`mee Kick, whose legend has been preserved in the many pubs in the city of Limerick named after him.
Right. This item was found about 50 km away from known Norse settlements in Limerick, and perhaps 25 km away from an inlet in Galway Bay. I suspect that the archaeologists were not really baffled by the find. Rather, the alleged reporter wanted to make a catchy headline.