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		<title>Viking Shield</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For defense, Vikings used large circular shields. Usually, the size of the Viking shields varied between 30&#8243; and 36&#8243; (75 – 90 cm). The shield excavated at a Viking fortress Trelleborg (Denmark) in 2008 was 33,5&#8243; broad. No less renowned are shields from Gokstad Viking ship burial (Norway). With the end of the Viking Age [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ardnamurchan Viking Ship Burial</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:17:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stunning archaeological find was made last month in Scotland. A Viking ship burial, which is about 1,000 years old was unearthed on the Ardnamurchan peninsula. It was the grave of a chieftain buried in a rather small vessel (about 16ft) as compared to famous Gokstad or Oseberg ship burials in Norway or Sutton Hoo grave [...]]]></description>
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		<title>St. Brice’s Day Massacre at Oxford</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Brice’s Day Massacre is an event recorded in an ancient chart, which says that in AD 1002 the Saxon king Ethelred the Unready was told that there was a Danish plot to assassinate him. After that he ordered to kill all the Vikings in England. The same chart reports that in Oxford the Danes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MGM Vikings Series</title>
		<link>http://www.vikingrune.com/2011/08/mgm-vikings-series/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After emerging from bankruptcy last year, MGM is going to produce a new TV series on Vikings. The project’s executive producers are Michael Hirst and Morgan O’Sullivan. This team has already proved to be successful in both Camelot and The Tudors. Producers/managers Sherry Marsh and Alan Gasmer also take part in the project. MGM Vikings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Cawood Sword</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 19:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cawood sword is probably the finest Viking sword ever found. It was discovered in the River Ouse near York in the 19th century. The pommel type is characteristic for the Viking Age swords, while the shape of the guard is more like the ones found in 12th century weapons. This fact inclined many to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Viking Museums</title>
		<link>http://www.vikingrune.com/2010/07/viking-museums/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is the list of Viking museums across the world. Do you know of any other Viking museums? Help expand the list! If you visited any of these, leave a review for us. Dublinia &#38; the Viking World (Dublin, Ireland) A heritage centre, located in central Dublin, at the heart of the medieval city. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Viking Necklace Discovered in Glencurran Cave</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Excavations by Dr Marion Dowd at Glencurran Cave, the Burren National Park (Ireland), led to a stunning discovery: a unique Viking necklace estimated to be 1,150-year-old. Necklaces dating to the Viking Age that have been found previously, usually had five to six glass beads, but this one has 71 beads covered with gold foil. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beheaded Vikings in Weymouth Execution Pit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:24:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In June 2009 a thousand-year-old execution pit was discovered at Ridgeway Hill, on a hilltop by the ancient main road from Dorchester to Weymouth. The pit contained the remains of 51 robust young warriors, most of whom were in their late teens to early 20s. Since no pins or toggles were found, it is suggested [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mel Gibson to Direct a Viking Movie Starring Leonardo DiCaprio</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Monday Variety reported that Mel Gibson is going to direct a Viking movie with Leonardo DiCaprio set to star. The screenplay is by William Monahan. The project will be financed by Mel Gibson and Graham King. The Viking film is expected to begin shooting in fall 2010. Before it happens, Gibson will star in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Odin from Lejre</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Saturday, November 14, Roskilde Museum site published an article (in Danish), entitled &#8220;Odin fra Lejre&#8221; (&#8220;Odin from Lejre&#8221;). It tells about an exciting archaeological find, a small silver figurine discovered early in September at Lejre (municipality on the island of Zealand, Denmark). Amateur archaeologist Tommy Olesen was metal detecting near the site where archaeologists [...]]]></description>
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