'Sensational' Discovery -- Archeologists Find Gateway to the Viking Empire

Spiegel ^ | 8/27/10 | Matthias Schulz

[LibWhacker]

For a century, archeologists have been looking for a gate through a wall built by the Vikings in northern Europe. This summer, it was found. Researchers now believe the extensive barrier was built to protect an important trading route.

Their attacks out of nowhere in rapid longboats have led many to call Vikings the inventors of the Blitzkrieg. "Like wild hornets," reads an ancient description, the Vikings would plunder monasteries and entire cities from Ireland to Spain. The fact that the Vikings, who have since found their place as droll comic book characters, were also avid masons is slightly less well known.

[Tainan]

Valhalla We Are Coming!

[Dead Corpse]

Heilsa Vitke!

[ponygirl]

My great-grandfather was a viking. And a mason.

[Gene Eric]

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[maine-iac7]

[FReepaholic]

[tophat9000]

Oh how the mighty have falled

"Yer de fern de hern def fernde den"

[Captain Beyond]

Viking ping

[Tainan]

The researchers have discovered the only gate leading through the Danevirke, a five-meter (16 feet) wide portal. According to old writings, "horsemen and carts" used to stream through the gate, called "Wiglesdor." Next to it was a customs station and an inn that included a bordello.

Somethings never change. Location location location.
A Tax Office, a bar and a whorehouse as soon as you go through the gate...;)

[FrdmLvr]

As a Viking descendant, I found that to be very interesting.

[fieldmarshaldj]

*ping (in case you hadn’t seen this)*

[bunkerhill7]

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[Hot Tabasco]

I think the sign in that picture says “Dead End”

[TheOldLady]

The Viking Kitties should be proud.

[Timocrat]

Does this resolve the Schleswig-Holstein question ?

[beebuster2000]

thirteenth warrior is still one of the best movies of all time.

[Viking2002]

Takk! Greetings, brethren and sistren!

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

[colorado tanker]

There’s so much emphasis placed on Viking warfare in the histories it’s easy to overlook their far flung trade routes.