The medieval mystery of Greenland's vanished Vikings

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“I think of you, I love you”: 1,000-year-old Viking love messages hidden in Swedish stones

Who knew the fearsome Viking warriors were romantic! What a Valentines  Day story!

"... Rune grey stones with sharp carved lines might look plain at first. Nothing emotional on the surface. As reported by BBC, one famous Viking-era message, found on a textile tool near Gothenburg, reportedly reads: “Do you think of me, I think of you, do you love me, I love you.” It sounds almost like a modern text message between partners.Runes were carved on wood, bone, tools, and cloth. But stone lasted the longest. Many were memorial stones, placed near roads or meeting places so travellers would see them.  ..."

“I think of you, I love you”: 1,000-year-old Viking love messages hidden in Swedish stones | World News - Soch Times

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5 myths about Vikings that everyone believes

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Explosive Danish military exercises launched in Greenland amid Trump interest in ice island

Amazing stuff! President Trump achieved his objective!

The descendants of the Vikings are finally taking responsibility for Greenland again to defend it against Putin the Terrible and Xi Jinping! Bravo!

The exiled Erik the Red: The 'Most Astonishing’ Chapter In Viking Exploration started in Iceland

Amazing stuff! Perhaps, the oldest parliament in the world, i.e. the Althing, was created by the Vikings on Iceland around 930 AD, where the Eurasia and the American tectonic plates meet. 

The ‘Cutting Edge’ Viking Technology That Changed History

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The Vikings arrived in Canada

Recommendable! The video omits to mention that the Vikings arrived during the Medieval Warm Period (perhaps warmer than thee Global Warming) and that Greenland was called Greenland because it was lush green and to a significant degree ice free.

Archaeologists in Denmark Find 50 Viking Skeletons

Good news!

2023 was the hottest summer in two thousand years. Really!

How often is this nonsense repeated in the media! It is terribly annoying propaganda and demagoguery!

Why was Greenland called green land by the Vikings, when they discovered it around 985 AD? Or what about the Medieval Warm Period (MWP) from 900–1300 AD?

2023 was the hottest summer in two thousand years | University of Cambridge Researchers have found that 2023 was the hottest summer in the Northern Hemisphere in the past two thousand years, almost four degrees warmer than the coldest summer during the same period.

The European Union opens Greenland office in hunt for critical rare earth resources

Good news! Guess why this island is called Greenland (the world's largest island)? If you guessed right, then you also know that Global Warming is a hoax and Climate Change is a religion! Hint: Erik the Red (Viking), Medieval Warm Period

How often does an EU President visit Greenland? Or the Danish Prime Minister?

Scientists Studied over 3,000 Viking Teeth And Discovered Surprisingly Advanced Dentistry

Amazing stuff!

"... Researchers ... looked at a total of 3,293 teeth from 171 of the Nordic marauders, including both kids and adults. ...

"There were several signs that the Vikings had modified their teeth, including evidence of using toothpicks, filing front teeth, and even dental treatment of teeth with infections,"  ...

The teeth date back to the 10–12th centuries CE and were collected from the well-known Varnhem archaeological dig in Sweden. The site is notable for soil conditions that favor the preservation of remains, including bones and teeth.

Of the adult teeth analyzed, 13 percent were shown to be affected by caries or cavities, often on the surface of the roots. Tooth loss was common too, with adults having lost an average of 6 percent of their teeth, excluding the wisdom teeth.

However, teeth collected from children aged under 12 showed no signs of tooth decay. ..."

"... One sign of more sophisticated procedures was molars with filed holes, from the crown of the tooth and into the pulp, probably in order to relieve pressure and alleviate severe toothache due to infection. ..."

From the abstract:

"In a late Swedish Viking Age population dating from around 10th-12th century AD, the prevalence, distribution and location of dental caries were studied. Tooth wear, other dental pathology and anatomical variations were identified and recorded clinically and radiographically. A total of 3293 teeth were analyzed from 171 individuals with complete and partial dentitions, of which 133 were permanent and 38 deciduous/mixed dentition. The dentitions were studied clinically, using a dental probe under a strong light source, and radiographs were taken for 18 of the individuals to verify and complement the clinical caries registration. Almost half the population, 83 of 171 individuals (49%), had at least one carious lesion. All individuals with deciduous or mixed dentitions were caries-free. The number of teeth affected by caries among adults was 424 (13%) and the surface most susceptible to caries was the root surface. The tooth most commonly affected by caries was the first mandibular molar. Other findings included apical infections, which were detected clinically in 4% of the teeth, and one case of filed front teeth. The findings gave a unique understanding of life and death in this early Christian Viking community and indicated that it was common to suffer from dental caries, tooth loss, infections of dental origin and tooth pain. These Vikings also manipulated their teeth through filing, tooth picking and other occupational behaviors."

Scientists Studied 3,000 Viking Teeth And Discovered Surprisingly Advanced Dentistry : ScienceAlert

Viking dentistry was surprisingly advanced Widespread caries and toothache – but also some dental work and filing of front teeth. Viking Age teeth from Varnhem bear witness to surprisingly advanced dentistry. This has been shown in a study carried out at the University of Gothenburg.

Caries prevalence and other dental pathological conditions in Vikings from Varnhem, Sweden (open access)

Jelling Stone: 3D scans reveal power of a Viking queen

Amazing stuff!

Melting glaciers reveal hidden Viking artefacts in the mountains of Norway

Very recommendable! Amazing stuff! We should thank Global Warming for it!

‘100-year find’ in Norway: Enormous about 20 meters long Viking ship holds surprising clues on burial rituals

Amazing stuff!

"In the south of Scandinavia, it’s not uncommon to see low, rounded hills appear here and there across expanses of flat farmland: These are often the remains of Viking-era burial mounds, many plundered centuries ago and plowed under by 19th-century farmers. In 2018, local officials asked the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Research to investigate the area around such a burial mound in Gjellestad, a site just north of the Swedish border. Ground-penetrating radar revealed the outlines of ten more mounds, plowed under in the last 150 years—and the ghostly outline of a wooden ship just six inches below the surface of a potato field.
The ship was likely from the Viking era and its apparent size, more than 60 feet long, would make it one of the largest yet discovered. It was the first intact Viking ship discovered in decades and declared a “hundred-year find” by archaeologists. ..."

‘100-year find’: Enormous Viking ship holds surprising clues on burial rituals

Erling Haaland, the viking football/soccer player!

Just read a short piece on him (born in Norway) in the news media. Some goalkeepers are said to be so afraid of him as if he was not human. Or he plays like a wrecking ball pulverizing the opponents.

Caution: Just kidding!

Erling Haaland - Wikipedia

He actually does not look this mean! This is only a snap shot! 😊

The Vikings were the first to reach these idyllic Portuguese Azores

Amazing Vikings! Not only did they first discover North America and Greenland, but also the Azores!

The PNAS article title below refers to the Medieval Warm Period (ca 950-1250 AD). Exactly why was that island called Greenland? Global Warming is a hoax. Climate Change a religion.

Caveat: This study relies on unreliable climate models!

"... In 2015, a study found some evidence in the unlikeliest of places: mice. The study noted intriguing genetic similarities between mice in the Azores and in Northern Europe. But as tantalizing as this evidence was, it was insufficient to draw any clear conclusions. Now, the needed evidence may have finally been discovered. ...

But in addition to climate information, researchers also found signs of human disturbance: pollen from non-native crops that explorers would have brought along and spores from fungi that grow on livestock dung. This was not surprising — but what was surprising was that these traces extended all the way back to 700 years before the Portuguese settled on the Azores.

In one particular layer, that was dated to AD700-850, researchers found clear signs of human activity: an increase in charcoal particles, a dip in the pollen of native trees, and a compound (5-beta-stigmastanol) that is found in the feces of animals such as cows and sheep. This suggests that some of the island’s trees were being cut down and burned, presumably to make way for pastures. ..."

From the abstract:

"... Here, we use a multiproxy approach to reconstruct the initial colonization and subsequent environmental impacts on the Azores Archipelago. Our reconstructions provide unambiguous evidence for widespread human disturbance of this archipelago starting between 700-60+50 and 850-60+60 Common Era (CE), ca. 700 y earlier than historical records suggest the onset of Portuguese settlement of the islands. Settlement proceeded in three phases, during which human pressure on the terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems grew steadily (i.e., through livestock introductions, logging, and fire), resulting in irreversible changes. Our climate models suggest that the initial colonization at the end of the early Middle Ages (500 to 900 CE) occurred in conjunction with anomalous northeasterly winds and warmer Northern Hemisphere temperatures. These climate conditions likely inhibited exploration from southern Europe and facilitated human settlers from the northeast Atlantic. These results are consistent with recent archaeological and genetic data suggesting that the Norse were most likely the earliest settlers on the islands."

The Vikings (and their mice) were the first to reach these idyllic Portuguese islands Evidence shows Norse seafarers settled the Azores centuries before Portuguese explorers.

Climate change facilitated the early colonization of the Azores Archipelago during medieval times (no public access)

The Mysteries Of The Viking Sagas

Recommendable! The people of the north! Early democracy and decentralized government.

Medieval Global Warming Period

Posted: 4/6/2017

Ever wondered why Greenland is called Greenland?

Because of the Medieval Global Warming Period from 900 - 1300 AD, this island was lush with plants and not covered by an ice sheet as it has been for centuries past. This is why the vikings choose to settle there for about 400 years after Erik the Red returned with settlers to this island in 985 AD.

Here is an article describing the latest findings why the vikings ultimately disappeared from Greenland.