Free Republic 2nd Qtr 2025 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $61,787
76%  
Woo hoo!! And we're now over 76%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.

Keyword: cieple

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • Viking Knights, Polish Days

    08/02/2020 1:58:36 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 7 replies
    Archaeology Magazine ^ | May/June 2020 | Jason Urbanus
    The discovery of the burials of four medieval knights near the Polish village of Cieple has highlighted the region's connections to Scandinavia during the reign of the first Polish kings. The warriors were found lying in richly adorned chamber tombs dating to the early eleventh century A.D., the time of Boleslaw I the Brave. They had been buried with a variety of weapons, including swords, spears, and daggers, as well as full sets of equestrian equipment, such as spurs, stirrups, bits, and buckles. Isotope and DNA analysis demonstrated, though, that these individuals were not locals, but instead likely immigrated from...