Excavate the tomb of Viking warriors

Archaeologists have excavated the tomb that has existed since 1000 AD of a revered Viking warrior.

>>>Image: Opening the tomb of the Vikings

He was buried with a boat more than 5m long containing swords, axes, horns pouring bronze wine and some other objects.

Vikings were maritime, warrior, pirate merchants in Northern Europe during the Late Stone Age, on Scandinavia.

Sketch of the burial process. (Photo: Dailymail)

In particular, they went to sea very well, Viking pirates sailed around Europe and the North Atlantic on long boats.

For nearly 200 years, from the end of the 8th century until the reign of Alfred the Great, Danish and Norwegian pirate ships repeatedly attacked and plundered along the English coast. Gradually, they entered deep inland and conquered most of the rich lands in Europe, then settled in those lands. But in the 870s, Alfred the Great and his descendants later stood up against Viking invaders, united in England.

However, after decades of peace, the Vikings invaded England again in 980 AD, peace broke down. By 1016, the conquest was completed, when Canute became the first Danish king to rule Britain.

A sword, the head of the ax and one
Bronze pins are found at the grave. (Photo: Dailymail)

The Viking warrior tomb was unearthed at Ardnamurchan and the first tomb of this type of burial was found in a rather intact state. It is estimated to exist from the second Viking era.

The burial area is 5m longer and about 1.5m wide by the size of the boat and almost rotted completely. Only about 200 metal studs used to build the boat remain.

Here, the team also found an ax, a sword with a beautifully decorated handle, a spear, a shield, a brass pin and pottery. There are also two teeth and some bones left.

Dr Hannah Cobb from Manchester University said that this burial is often only for important people.

This is considered an extremely important finding.'It is unbelievable that for a long time with frequent erosion taking place in coastal areas, the tomb is still relatively intact,' Cobb added.