Blog post: Traces of Vikings in Northern-Ireland
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A brief description of traces of Vikings in Northern Ireland along the Causeway Coastal route in County Antrim, Northern-Ireland. Archaeological finds, local legends and places such as Larne or Ulfreksfjord, Fair Head, Rathlin Island and Dunluce Castle are mentioned.
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Viking Age, Magnus III, Norway, Larne, Rathlin Island, Dunluce Castle, Fair Head, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Medieval, Ireland
Iron sword found in a male Viking grave near Larne in 1840, at the Ulster Museum.
Archaeological artefacts
Iron sword found in a male Viking grave near Larne in 1840, County Antrim. Grave dates from the 10th century. On loan from Duke of Northumberland at the Ulster Museum.
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10th century, Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Viking Age
Objects found in a male Viking grave near Larne in 1840, at the Ulster Museum.
Archaeological artefacts
Objects found in a male Viking grave near Larne in 1840, in County Antrim. The grave dates from the 10th century. On loan from Duke of Northumberland at the Ulster Museum. The objects include an iron sword, an iron spear-head and ferrule, a bronze pin and a bone or antler comb.
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10th century, Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Viking Age
Bronze pin and bone or antler comb found in a male Viking grave near Larne in 1840, at the Ulster Museum.
Archaeological artefacts
Bronze pin and bone or antler comb found in a male Viking grave near Larne, County Antrim, in 1840. The grave dates dating from the tenth century. On loan from Duke of Northumberland at the Ulster Museum, Belfast in Northern Ireland.
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10th century, Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Viking Comb
Archaeological artefacts
A Viking comb and a bronze pin found at Larne, County Antrim, and are on display in Ulster museum, Both items were found in 1840 in a male Viking grave dating to the tenth century.
Although television and film often depict Vikings as muddy, filthy and shaggy-haired, the reality is that Vikings took care of their appearance. Combs are a common find, and, like this one, are often well-decorated suggesting that they were valued. They would usually be made of bone or antler and could even have their own cases.
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Viking Age, 10th century, Ireland, Larne, County Antrim