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The Helgö Buddha. The island is perhaps best known for a major archaeological area. The old trading town on Helgö began to emerge around the year 200 AD, 500 years before Birka at Björkö. The first archaeological dig in 1954 uncovered the remains of the early settlement, including a workshop area which attracted international interest.
The book is a story in verse about the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha. The Swedish edition contained an introduction by Viktor Rydberg. [3] Among the first in Sweden who developed an interest in Buddhism were August Strindberg, Dan Andersson, Karin Boye, Harry Martinson and Kata Dahlström. [4] [5] [6]
The Oseberg ship (Viking Ship Museum, Norway) Detail from the Oseberg ship View from the front. The Oseberg ship (Norwegian: Osebergskipet) is a well-preserved Viking ship discovered in a large burial mound at the Oseberg farm near Tønsberg in Vestfold county, Norway.
A series of 13 webisodes known as Vikings: Athelstan's Journal, directed by Lucas Taylor [4] and written by Sam Meikle, [5] was released by the History Channel. Each webisode serves as a journal entry for the Vikings character Athelstan. The webisodes were released prior to and in conjunction with the beginning of the third season of Vikings. [6]
The Vikings are driven back, but not before Gunnhild kills a wounded Heahmund and injures Bjorn, before being taken captive. In the chaos, Lagertha vanishes. As Alfred celebrates his victory, Judith informs him that Aethelred is leader of the conspiracy.
"Rig in Great-grandfather's Cottage" (1908) by W. G. Collingwood. Rígsþula or Rígsmál (Old Norse: 'The Lay of Ríg') [1] is an Eddic poem, preserved in the manuscript (AM 242 fol, the Codex Wormianus), in which a Norse god named Ríg or Rígr, described as "old and wise, mighty and strong", fathers the social classes of mankind.
Olaf Tryggvason (960s – 9 September 1000) was King of Norway from 995 to 1000. He was the son of Tryggvi Olafsson, king of Viken (Vingulmark, and Rånrike), and, according to later sagas, the great-grandson of Harald Fairhair, first King of Norway.
Vikings under Leif Erikson, heir to Erik the Red, reached North America and set up short-lived settlements in present-day L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, Canada. This expansion occurred during the Medieval Warm Period. [65] Viking expansion into continental Europe was limited. Their realm was bordered by powerful tribes to the south.