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Viking Burial Site Found in England
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS via NY Times ^ | September 7, 2004 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Posted on 09/07/2004 7:53:26 AM PDT by 68skylark

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To: N. Theknow

LOL!!!


41 posted on 09/07/2004 8:42:56 AM PDT by greatvikingone
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To: Tax-chick
since there was no "England"

Actually there was an England, Egbert took the throne of Wessex in 802 and subsequently conquered some of the other seven kingdoms called the land he ruled over "England".

42 posted on 09/07/2004 8:43:33 AM PDT by FourPeas
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To: norton

We cannot have this thread without the kittens. Where are the kittens?


43 posted on 09/07/2004 8:44:11 AM PDT by GOP_Proud (Those who preach tolerance seem to have the least for my views.)
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To: 68skylark

I find Viking history fascinating. Thanks!


44 posted on 09/07/2004 8:46:14 AM PDT by FourPeas
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"The burial ground was unearthed when Adams found two copper brooches. The grave of a Viking woman was found underneath, and further excavation led to the discovery of the graves of another woman and four men."

"Among the items found in the graves were weapons, spurs, a bridle and a drinking horn, as well as a jet bracelet and a copper alloy belt fitting."

An as yet unidentified and empty container resembling a 'kitty box' (sic) was also found. It's use has yet to be determined but it is believed to have contained the remains of the viking's household 'pets', heretofore unknown to the western world but lovingly continued in Norse folklore.

Generations have come to know and love the "Viking Kitties".

Modern minds have, for many years, pooh-poohed the existence of such creatures ...

Magnificent though they may be.

45 posted on 09/07/2004 8:48:13 AM PDT by knarf (A place where anyone can learn anything ... especially that which promotes clear thinking.)
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To: Zavien Doombringer

Cool.


46 posted on 09/07/2004 8:58:04 AM PDT by Darksheare (Conquerors of the nice T-shirt!)
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To: tjwmason; FourPeas

You're both right ... I was off :-). I was meaning something like "England as we know it today," but certainly didn't make myself clear.


47 posted on 09/07/2004 8:59:05 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Antibiotics, anesthesia, air conditioning ... requirements for civilized life.)
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To: Moose4

Great to see you and Foxfire7 again, too! I love my new bracelet :-) Too bad it rained on you Sunday, though.

You have to wonder what Sweyn Forkbeard or Olaf Tryggveson would think of modern Scandinavia, particularly the Moslem invasion ... The Byzantines hired Vikings to fight the Moslems, back when Swedes had gumption!


48 posted on 09/07/2004 9:03:53 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Antibiotics, anesthesia, air conditioning ... requirements for civilized life.)
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To: Zavien Doombringer; 68skylark; 4mycountry; TheBigB; VRWCmember; jriemer; mhking; glock rocks; ...
NOT a Troll or ZOT, but an interesting piece of VK history here!! :^D


Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my Viking Kitty/ZOT ping list!. . .don't be shy.


49 posted on 09/07/2004 9:03:59 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: 68skylark

No barrow-wights? I am disappointed.


50 posted on 09/07/2004 9:05:24 AM PDT by ikka
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To: 68skylark

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1209254/posts

What Norway has become ...


51 posted on 09/07/2004 9:07:13 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Antibiotics, anesthesia, air conditioning ... requirements for civilized life.)
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To: MeekOneGOP

52 posted on 09/07/2004 9:08:49 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (kerry wants to rely on 4 months in Nam, not almost 20 yrs AWOL in the Senate.)
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To: 68skylark; Colonel_Flagg; Old Sarge
((((Ping guys)))))


Oh thank you for this wonderful story!!!



I am of Finn/Swede blood. Much of Finnish jewelry is fashioned after Viking brooches/shields. I own some of them.
53 posted on 09/07/2004 9:15:00 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (What month is it??)
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To: MeekOneGOP

Thanks Meekie for the ping.


54 posted on 09/07/2004 9:15:29 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (What month is it??)
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To: Tax-chick

Norman Conquest-1066 A.D.


55 posted on 09/07/2004 9:16:07 AM PDT by Finalapproach29er ({about the news media} "We'll tell you any sh** you want hear" : Howard Beale --> NETWORK)
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To: 68skylark

here are the kitties:

http://users.wolfcrews.com/toys/vikings/


56 posted on 09/07/2004 9:17:39 AM PDT by Finalapproach29er ({about the news media} "We'll tell you any sh** you want hear" : Howard Beale --> NETWORK)
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To: MeekOneGOP

Hagar the Horrible burial discovered.


57 posted on 09/07/2004 9:19:18 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (I'm Conspiracy Guy and I approve this message. "John Kerry is a liar!")
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To: Finalapproach29er

True.


58 posted on 09/07/2004 9:22:00 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Antibiotics, anesthesia, air conditioning ... requirements for civilized life.)
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Good thing the UK doesn't have NAGPRA (a noble idea, IMO but one that arguably has been abused in some cases) or there would be no "studying" going on at all.

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) is a Federal law passed in 1990. NAGPRA provides a process for museums and Federal agencies to return certain Native American cultural items -- human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony - to lineal descendants, culturally affiliated Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations.

59 posted on 09/07/2004 9:28:00 AM PDT by Range Rover (Kerry is a Fraud)
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To: knarf; bentfeather; MeekOneGOP; Arrowhead1952
Demon-Cat Like. Demon-Cat Want More.


60 posted on 09/07/2004 9:29:29 AM PDT by Old Sarge (ZOT 'em all, let MOD sort 'em out!)
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