[Regia-NA] FW: Norse Archaeology Viking Warrior Discovery
Schuster, Robert L.
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Mon, 18 Aug 2003 08:27:37 -0500
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Remains of Viking warrior uncovered in Dublin
ProLog [USA], 12-Aug-2003
Archaeologists said Tuesday they had uncovered the remains of a=20
Viking warrior during excavations on a building site in the Irish=20
capital.=20
A skeleton was found with an iron shield and what appeared to be a=20
dagger in a shallow grave near the centre of Dublin,
according to archaeologist Linzi Simpson.=20
The site is near the ninth century settlement of
Dubh Linn, a Gaelic phrase denoting "black pool", from which Dublin=20
gets its name.=20
The burial site of the warrior, now nicknamed Eric by archaeologists,=20
appears to have been disturbed at some stage in the past and his=20
sword is missing.=20
Simpson believes he may have been part of an early raiding party that=20
arrived about 40 years before a Viking settlement was established in=20
Dublin.
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warrior uncovered in Dublin<BR>ProLog [USA], =
12-Aug-2003<BR><BR>Archaeologists=20
said Tuesday they had uncovered the remains of a <BR>Viking warrior =
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excavations on a building site in the Irish <BR>capital. <BR>A skeleton =
was=20
found with an iron shield and what appeared to be a <BR>dagger in a =
shallow=20
grave near the centre of Dublin,<BR>according to archaeologist Linzi =
Simpson.=20
<BR>The site is near the ninth century settlement of<BR>Dubh Linn, a =
Gaelic=20
phrase denoting "black pool", from which Dublin <BR>gets its name. =
<BR>The=20
burial site of the warrior, now nicknamed Eric by archaeologists, =
<BR>appears to=20
have been disturbed at some stage in the past and his <BR>sword is =
missing.=20
<BR>Simpson believes he may have been part of an early raiding party =
that=20
<BR>arrived about 40 years before a Viking settlement was established in =
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