Why was a 9th century Viking woman buried with a ring that says ‘for Allah’ on it?

Washington Post ^ | March 18, 2015 | Adam Taylor

[odawg]

I think you may be on to something.

From what I hear on the news, the bloodlines of those Vikings that kicked Muslim butt don’t exist anymore.

[dfwgator]

Valhallah?

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks shibumi. Good one for the Digest weekly ping (just one day early).

selections from the Scandinavia keyword:

• Why was a 9th century Viking woman buried with a ring that says 'for Allah' on it? [2016]
• Gold coin may be key to solve Sweden's 'Pompeii' [2015]
• Scandinavian trade 'triggered' the Viking Age [2015]
• Found Islamic Coins Hidden Inside Viking Age Shield Boss [2015]
• Roman drunkard found on Danish island [2015]
• Swedish woman finds 2,000-year-old gold ring [2013]
• Linguist Makes Sensational Claim: English Is a Scandinavian Language [2012]
• What Vikings really looked like [2012]
• 600-Year-Old American Indian Historical Account Has Old Norse Words [2011]
• A Medieval Coin in New England Soil [2010]
• Ancient Greece's 'global warming' [2009]
• Swedes Find Viking-Era Arab Coins [2008]
• CENTAURS AND MERMAIDS NEED LAWS, TOO [2007]
• Report: Ancient Roman graveyard found in suburban Copenhagen [2007]
• (Norway:) New Viking graves discovered [2007]
• New Viking Graves Discovered [2007]
• Coin Discovery Thrills Archaeologists (Norway) [2007]
• Viking voyage: The crew's diary [2007]
• Diver down, alternative style in Sweden (medieval/renaissance shipwrecks are waiting!) [2007]
• Archaeologists discover Iron Age Mickey Mouse [2007]
• Crystal Amulet Poses Question On Early Christianity (Denmark -- 100AD) [2007]
• Crystals 'helped Viking sailors' (For Viking fans....and others, of course). [2007]
• Graves Hint At Contact With Romans (Sweden) [2006]
• Buddha statue from 6th c found in Viking hoard in Helgo, Sweden [2005]
• Danish Archaeologists In Search Of Vikings In Iran [2005]
• Persian Coins From Sassanid Era (224-640AD) Discovered In Sweden [2002]
• Viking treasure hoard yields astounding finds [2002]
• Scandinavian Ancestry -- Tracing Roots to Azerbaijan [2001]

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks beaversmom!

[Varda]

“The Vikings were well known slave traders. “

Ding, Ding, Ding we have a winner! They were also well known to sell slaves to Muslims, most the notibly people from eastern europe who are called Slavs as a result.

Did the woman know what was written on her ring? Probably not.

[refreshed]

The reason I love FreeRepublic. Ancient mystery solved multiple times on the first page.

[JoeProBono]

[beaversmom]

You are welcome SC.

[truth_seeker]

Nothing new or revealing. It has long been known, that Vikings were court security guards, in the Islamic world.

All the way down rivers through Russia, to Constantinople.

https://www.google.com/search?site=&source=hp&q=vikings+rus+volga+islam+constantinople&oq=vikings+rus+volga+islam+constantinople&gs_l=hp.12...936.12121.0.14597.39.39.0.0.0.0.459.4464.21j16j1j0j1.39.0..2..0...1.1.64.hp..0.15.1769.0.5DF2XiqroCc

[Bulwyf]

That was my first thought too. It was nice loot.

[Bulwyf]

That movie is the source of my screen name heh.

[Squantos]

13TH Warriors wife ?

[xzins]

An Italian captive. The faded ring actually said, “I lova you for allah time!”

[wardaddy]

Brought back from Viking forays

Next.

[beaversmom]

Lol...thanks for solving. Now back to our regularly scheduled programming. :)

Still, I agree with the person in the article...would be neat to be a time traveler, but I’d want to probably be invisible around the Vikings.

[Caipirabob]

They were Vikings. A muslim ring? The real wonder is that there wasn’t a finger still in it. That would have probably been funny to them.

[Redcitizen]

The ring was supposed be marked “ For Allan “ but the engraver messed up.

[beaversmom]

lol! It happens.

[beaversmom]

You win the thread. :)

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Wish FR had a “like” button.... :-)