Comments on: Beheaded Vikings in Weymouth Execution Pit

By: william scull

william scull — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 04:39:22 +0000

i think early 20′s was a seasoned warrior.people were old and died at 35 back then.war has always been a thing for the young.just like boxing…mike tyson at 17 was a better fighter then tyson at 27…and if they bwrer armored,it explains why there clothes were taken…sounds like they really pissed someone off..maybe they did raid and kill a few locals.that would explain some things.and the fact they were all dna linked to far away places (and different places at that)suggest a war party.not locals.from the arctic circle on down.these people didnt meet up to move to england and farm.they were most likely brought together and ended up in england for nefarious purposes.if they were just local farmers,they would have been closer related.the breeding surge that happened in the north led to the the viking southern raids.

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 02:05:48 +0000

I saw this on the news, even down here in New Zealand. Even then I thought it unlikely these men would be seasoned soldiers. Their ages seems to confirm this, although I acknowledge men had to grow fast in the period, often becoming “adult” around 13 years old. If I could take a guess, I would say they were farmers rounded up in a raid, or a sequence of raids, who were then dispatched with ceremony.

By: merle wenstrom

merle wenstrom — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 03:43:30 +0000

I don’t believe for one minute, that viking wariors would let themselves be taken alive and publicly beheaded, what a bunch of crap!!!! The remaining wariors that prevailed , more than likely buried there dead, posibly cutting there heads of befor burial to set spirit free!!!!