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Remains Of Viking Warrior Uncovered In Dublin
Agence France-Presse ^
| 8-12-2003
Posted on 08/13/2003 3:37:50 PM PDT by blam
Remains of Viking warrior uncovered in Dublin
Tuesday, 12-Aug-2003 9:37AM Story from AFP
Copyright 2003 by Agence France-Presse (via ClariNet)
DUBLIN, Aug 12 (AFP) - Archaeologists said Tuesday they had uncovered the remains of a Viking warrior during excavations on a building site in the Irish capital.
A skeleton was found with an iron shield and what appeared to be a dagger in a shallow grave near the centre of Dublin, according to archaeologist Linzi Simpson.
The site is near the ninth century settlement of Dubh Linn, a Gaelic phrase denoting "black pool", from which Dublin gets its name.
"It is a fantastic find. It is very, very exciting and very rare," Simpson told Ireland's RTE state radio.
It is only the second time the remains of Viking warrior have been archaeologically excavated in Dublin. Simpson made a similar find last year.
"That one was a very bad condition. This one is much better preserved," she said.
The burial site of the warrior, now nicknamed Eric by archaeologists, appears to have been disturbed at some stage in the past and his sword is missing.
Simpson believes he may have been part of an early raiding party that arrived about 40 years before a Viking settlement was established in Dublin.
The site is close to where there had been a monastery.
"I have no doubt that this guy was a member of a raiding party probably doing something nasty to the monastery," she said.
TOPICS: News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: archaeology; dublin; ggg; godsgravesglyphs; history; remains; viking; warrior
"The site is near the ninth century settlement of Dubh Linn, a Gaelic phrase denoting "black pool", from which Dublin gets its name." Didn't know that.
My son's grandmother is from Black Pool, England...I wonder where that name came from?
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posted on
08/13/2003 3:37:51 PM PDT
by
blam
To: farmfriend
Ping.
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posted on
08/13/2003 3:38:38 PM PDT
by
blam
To: blam
Flashback to the "Pillage People".
To: blam
Dun Keld - now put granpa back!
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posted on
08/13/2003 3:41:17 PM PDT
by
patton
(I wish we could all look at the evil of abortion with the pure, honest heart of a child.)
To: blam; meowmeow; Constitution Day; 4mycountry; Poohbah; Grampa Dave; an amused spectator; ctlpdad; ..
Perhaps the ancestor of a proud Viking Kitty.
To: blam
Guinness turns out to be an excellent preservative...
To: blam
Clinton's grandpappy??
To: At _War_With_Liberals
"Y'know, that is a good-looking Viking warrior mummy. I might ask that mummy out for a date."
--Rev. V. Gene Robinson
}:-)4
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posted on
08/13/2003 3:53:30 PM PDT
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Moose4
(I'm the moose, bring on the cheese baby!)
To: At _War_With_Liberals
Don't insult the vikings.
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posted on
08/13/2003 4:51:03 PM PDT
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farmfriend
( Isaiah 55:10,11)
To: blam
Very likely....
Dubh
To: samuel_adams_us
Don't insult the vikings. Aye! We fought them for yarns, then I found a better way....
I married one!
You ought to see us re-enact a Viking raid...! ;-)
To: Dubh_Ghlase
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posted on
08/13/2003 5:17:34 PM PDT
by
blam
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Over here.
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posted on
08/13/2003 5:52:10 PM PDT
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blam
To: blam
Thanks!
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posted on
08/13/2003 6:08:07 PM PDT
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(All we need from a Governor is a VETO PEN!!!)
To: blam
No big surprise, the Irish and the Scotts are mostly ship-wrecked Vikings anyway. (pardon me while I duck)LOL
To: VRWCmember
Valhalla I am coming....!
Viking kitty-Led Zep Bump!
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posted on
08/13/2003 8:10:23 PM PDT
by
TheSpottedOwl
(I need a new tag line)
To: blam
I'LL be the judge of that!
.......yep, he's one of ours, he is....
NordP (/nordic princess)
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posted on
08/13/2003 8:16:28 PM PDT
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NordP
(Arnold is the electable "airplane spoon" to help the Dems eat "RIGHT.")
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