Viking Sword Discovered in Norway—Battle ax with shaft coated in brass also in grave. Charcoal dates to AD 1030, coinciding with coins found. “It’s quite possible the dead man was 1 of King Canute’s men for battles with King Ethelred of England.”

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Submitted July 14, 2015 at 11:38PM by anutensil http://ift.tt/1CC9nN3