Vikings kicked some Muslim butt and kept the spoils. They did not speak Arabic. Wife liked the ring so he gave it to her. They had no idea what it said.
That's what I think happened.
Vikings kicked some Muslim butt and kept the spoils. They did not speak Arabic. Wife liked the ring so he gave it to her. They had no idea what it said.
That’s the most likely answer.
My thoughts exactly. Sounds like these archaeologists would like to think it was acquired through more peaceful means. Dopes.
That was my thought exactly. Of Course, watch for libs to use this as proof that Islam is the original religion of Sweden!
Vikings cleared large areas around the Baltic, the north and the Irish seas of all human habitation by enslaving men women and children and selling them to moslems. They were the biggest slavers out there. This woman was someones slave.
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.
That was my first thought too. It was nice loot.
“Vikings kicked some Muslim butt and kept the spoils. They did not speak Arabic. Wife liked the ring so he gave it to her. They had no idea what it said.”
+1
The expression “Viking” in medieval Scandinavia meant to go to sea. West Vikings were pirates, East Vikings, traders. It was almost certainly trade goods.