Dr Irene Garcia Losquino and Dr Jan Henrik Fallgren on a possible Viking archaeological site in northern Spain
Posted on 12/22/2014 4:27:00 AM PST by SunkenCiv
Dr Garcia Losquino, who is from the region, was compelled to visit Galicia in Northern Spain unexpectedly when a number of Viking anchors were washed ashore in a storm in March 2014...
"On the beach where the anchors were found there was a big mound which locals thought might have been a motte-and-bailey construction, which was used by the later Vikings in France. But with the help of a geographer using tomography we now think this was a longphort -- a Viking construction only found in Ireland during the early Viking age, and very similar to English Viking camps, where they would winter, after taking over the harbour.
We found what we think was a longphort -- a Viking construction only found in Ireland during the early Viking age -- this indicates that there is a far greater impact on the landscape than the written sources attest to." Dr Irene Garcia Losquino.
"All this indicates that there is a far greater impact on the landscape than the written sources attest to. It is said the Vikings first attacked the north of Spain, took some towns and came through the fjord into Santiago. The sources say they were 'in the fields for 3 years', but no one knows where, or what they did there. Some of these sites could reflect these places where there was a certain amount of settlement."
Dr Garcia Losquino is currently applying for funding to undertake a project in Galicia and Seville, which she says will represent a unique opportunity to inform the local community about their history...
Some of the sites are marshlands, which Dr Garcia Losquino says are perfect conditions for preserving archaeological treasures.
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Dr Irene Garcia Losquino and Dr Jan Henrik Fallgren on a possible Viking archaeological site in northern Spain
That photo is a beer advertisement with the Corona bottles photoshopped out of the picture.
;’)
The Vikings.....just some high-energy young guys on Spring Break.
I have a dark complexion. I asked my Norwegian Grandmother why I wasn’t blonde and blue-eyed. She said the Vikings went South and captured Gypsy Princesses and brought them home to be their wives. My Dad looked at me and said the Vikings must have captured a few African Princesses, too. I went to a Sons Of Norway meeting and wore a name tag that said “Kunta Kinte Halvorson”. They elected me Treasurer.
:’D Well, hey, there aren’t that many Norwegians around, they have to be welcoming and inclusive, and not ask that many questions. ;’)
All my grandparents were born in Norway. My dad’s father had very dark features. Straight, jet-black hair, black eyes, olive skin. My dad figured the same - a pretty slave girl from the Mediterrainian.
Until he visited distant relatives way up north with the raindeer herds - Laplanders/Sammi.
He came back with photos of them - skinnier eskimos basically. “I think I found an easier heritage for my dad!”
But - I still like to think I’m the descendent of the Queen of Sheba!
It can get pretty cool in Galicia in the winter. If only the Vikings had gone to the Costa del Sol . . .
They’d have sweat right through their horned helmets. ;’)
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