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2006-03-09 Europe

Researchers zero in on 'new' Viking ship

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Posted by Sheling Omatle7459 2006-03-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I have been to the museum and it is very cool. Learned is a Hollywood fabrication that the Vikings set their ships on fire for burial. Also learned the Vikings were pretty consevative when "plundering" as a lost man meant a lost "rower" for the trip back home. They rarely took on a hardened target, but took advantage of less defended/ more doable plunders. Nasty lot, but it is a myth that they were world beating thugs. They were involved in more legitimate trade than plunder.

Posted by capsu78 2006-03-09 11:15|| 2006-03-09 11:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Somethings never change. In a millenium we'll be reading about how the Islamists were involved in more legitimate trade than plunder.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-03-09 11:24|| 2006-03-09 11:24|| Front Page Top

#3 The site is just next to the spot where the famed Gokstad ship was found in 1880.

And it took 'em till now to find it?

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-03-09 11:55|| 2006-03-09 11:55|| Front Page Top

#4 The site is just next to the spot where the famed Gokstad ship was found in 1880.

And it took 'em till now to find it?

Those archaelogists must not have gotten the gov't grant they needed, mojo, lol!

Posted by BA 2006-03-09 13:58|| 2006-03-09 13:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Have the Chinese made an offer for it?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-03-09 14:01|| 2006-03-09 14:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Maybe they can send it to bangladesh for scrap? How much asbestos is in it?

Posted by tu3031 2006-03-09 14:11|| 2006-03-09 14:11|| Front Page Top

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