Viking-age ‘Hnefatafl’ game board from Ballinderry
The board is roughly square, has forty-nine holes and is ornamented around the edges
Wreck of legendary explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship ‘Endurance’ discovered
The wreck of legendary explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance has been discovered nearly 10,000 feet underwater, at the bottom of the Weddell Sea off the coast of Antarctica, where it sank in November 1915. The 144-foot-long, three-masted ship was located some 4.6 miles south of its last estimated position by members of the Endurance22 expedition under the …
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Viking Hall from Harald Bluetooth’s Time Found in Denmark
The hall probably served as a gathering place for political meetings amongst Vikings.