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Human skull with sword or axe cuts on display in the National Museum of IrelandSkull with injuries from a sword or axe, disvoered in the Fishamble Street excavations in Dublin. Viking Age. E172:7543
Human Skull and Slave Collar in the National Museum of IrelandA human skull that has suffered sword or axe cuts, and an iron slave collar. Both were found in Dublin.
Skull and Bust of Svend Estridsen from Denmark's National MuseumThe skull of King Svend Estridsen (Sveinn Ástríðarson), who ruled Denmark from 1047 until his death in 1074 and is popularly…
Vikings drank from the skulls of their enemiesPeople once thought that Vikings drank from the skulls of their enemies. This is a misunderstanding of Krákumál 25 where it states:…