Rare Viking cemetery found

[Krug]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1299297,00.html

Viking Age copper alloy brooch, which led to the discovery of Viking graves

England's only known Viking burial ground was hailed yesterday as one of the country's most important archaeological finds.
The site, near the village of Cumwhitton, Cumbria, yielded weapons, spurs, a drinking horn, a bridle, firemaking materials, a copper alloy belt fitting and jewellery including a jet bracelet. The bodies of four men and two women, dating to the 10th century, were also discovered, by a metal detector enthusiast, Peter Adams. The only other known Viking cemetery is at Ingleby, Derbyshire, but there the bodies were cremated.

Archaeologists went to the Cumbria site after Mr Adams found two copper brooches. The grave of the Viking woman was found below them, in excavations by Oxford Archaeology North and English Heritage.

Sir Neil Cossons, chair of English Heritage, said it was rare evidence of Vikings being integrated into English life, a challenge to "the war-lords stereotype as depicted by Hollywood".

Now what would Jerry Bruckenheimer do?

 

[Dark Jezter]

Apparantly, the archaeologists knew that they were Vikings because none of them had Superbowl rings.

(I can't take credit for this. I heard it on the radio when I was listening to Bob & Tom and it made me laugh)