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Salme Ship Burials

Two Viking boat burials dating to c.750 AD were found in Salme, Estonia, when workmen were laying electric cable for a cycle path. The ships contained men who had died in battle together with some of their possessions.

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Tags: Battles, Burials, Estonia, Saaremaa, Salme, Seafaring, Ship Burials, Ships, Vendel Period, Vendeltiden, Viking Age, Warfare

Viking reenactors at Battle of Clontarf Festival 2014

This is a group of reenactors dressed as Viking reenactors at the massive Battle of Clontarf Festival in April 2014. This item may be useful for anyone with an interest in how Vikings are portrayed at Living History and Reenactment events.

Tags: Armour, Battle of Clontarf, Battles, Clontarf, Interpretations, Ireland, Living History, Public Engagement, Re-enactment, Reception, Warfare, Weapons

Victorian Memorial to Alfred the Great Naval Battle, Swanage Bay

Memorial plaque reads: "In Commemoration of a Great Naval Battle fought with the Danes in Swanage Bay by Alfred the Great D877". For more information see here

Tags: Alfred the Great, Battles, Commemoration, Dorset, England, Memorials, Modern, Plaques, Sculpture, Seafaring, Stone, vikings, Warfare

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