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    The so-called "Lloyd's Bank Coprolite" was measured to be over 20 cm (8 inches) long and 5cm (2 inches) wide.

    The biggest discovered poo in history belonged to a sick Viking. Here's the story
    News
    The Danish Viking king Harald Blåtann had the nickname "Bluetooth," which probably referred to a dead tooth.

    Viking king Harald Bluetooth was a major inspiration for technology developers. Here's the story
    News
    The skeletons – separated for 1,000 years – were finally reunited as a part of a showing at the National Museum in Copenhagen.

    New DNA technology used to identify Viking family
    News
    Krokmyrdal found jewelry, weights, silver, payment silver, and large amounts of iron.

    Student discovers unknown Viking trading place in Northern Norway
    The so-called "Lloyd's Bank Coprolite" was measured to be over 20 cm (8 inches) long and 5cm (2 inches) wide.

    The biggest discovered poo in history belonged to a sick Viking. Here's the story

    Archaeologists could not believe their luck (or lack thereof) when they discovered the largest recorded coprolite (fossilized human excrement) under what would become a bank in England in 1972.
    The Danish Viking king Harald Blåtann had the nickname "Bluetooth," which probably referred to a dead tooth.

    Viking king Harald Bluetooth was a major inspiration for technology developers. Here's the story
    The skeletons – separated for 1,000 years – were finally reunited as a part of a showing at the National Museum in Copenhagen.

    New DNA technology used to identify Viking family
    Krokmyrdal found jewelry, weights, silver, payment silver, and large amounts of iron.

    Student discovers unknown Viking trading place in Northern Norway

    Discoveries
    A pupil excavating part of the church in Swona. Source: Gordonstoun School

    Schoolchildren unearth possible Viking church on Orkney field trip

    Gordonstoun School pupils appear to have identified a 1,000-year-old Norse structure on the tiny island of Swona.

    Discoveries
    A pupil excavating part of the church in Swona. Source: Gordonstoun School

    Schoolchildren unearth possible Viking church on Orkney field trip

    Gordonstoun School pupils appear to have identified a 1,000-year-old Norse structure on the tiny island of Swona.

    Discoveries

     The so-called "Lloyd's Bank Coprolite" was measured to be over 20 cm (8 inches) long and 5cm (2 inches) wide.

    The biggest discovered poo in history belonged to a sick Viking. Here's the story

    Archaeologists could not believe their luck (or lack thereof) when they discovered the largest recorded coprolite (fossilized human excrement) under what would become a bank in England in 1972.
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    Everyday
    The Viking Holiday by Hugh Madden, Dublin Street Art. Source: William Murphy, Flickr, https://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/23474684794/

    The Viking Herald is going on vacation + 2026 half-term report

    In the first half of the year we changed ownership, became a 100% reader-funded publication and, of course, wrote a lot of articles about the Vikings.

    Everyday
    The Viking Holiday by Hugh Madden, Dublin Street Art. Source: William Murphy, Flickr, https://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/23474684794/

    The Viking Herald is going on vacation + 2026 half-term report

    In the first half of the year we changed ownership, became a 100% reader-funded publication and, of course, wrote a lot of articles about the Vikings.

    Everyday

     The Danish Viking king Harald Blåtann had the nickname "Bluetooth," which probably referred to a dead tooth.

    Viking king Harald Bluetooth was a major inspiration for technology developers. Here's the story

    One of the world's most famous technologies, Bluetooth, got its name from a Viking with a bad tooth. Two nerds got the idea for the name during a night out in the city.
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    Research
    Depiction of Norse ship in Bayeux Tapestry Source: Wikimedia / Author: Bayeux Museum

    New research shines light on the curious cultural identity of "Conquest Man"

    Genetic research into the skeleton of a man who died in the period after the Norman conquest of Anglo-Saxon England reveals the blurred identities of early medieval England.

    Research
    Depiction of Norse ship in Bayeux Tapestry Source: Wikimedia / Author: Bayeux Museum

    New research shines light on the curious cultural identity of "Conquest Man"

    Genetic research into the skeleton of a man who died in the period after the Norman conquest of Anglo-Saxon England reveals the blurred identities of early medieval England.

    Research

     The skeletons – separated for 1,000 years – were finally reunited as a part of a showing at the National Museum in Copenhagen.

    New DNA technology used to identify Viking family

    By using a new type of DNA technology, researchers were able to prove kinship between two Viking skeletons – one found in Denmark and the other in England.
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