Viking buried with axe, sword and spear found with fully intact Viking boat burial in UK
Sunday, October 23, 2011 - 14:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The UK mainland's first fully intact Viking boat burial site has been discovered by archaeologists working in the Scottish Highlands. The 5m-long grave contained the remains of a high status Viking, who was buried with an axe, a sword with a beautifully decorated hilt, a spear, shield boss and bronze ring-pin.