Ardnamurchan Burial

The Ardnamurchan Burial, discovered in Swordle Bay in 2011, was the first fully intact Viking boat burial ever found. This discovery is considered “one of the most important Norse graves ever excavated in Britain,” according to Archeologist Dr. Hannah Cobb who worked on the site’s excavation team. The burial site dates back to around the 10th century C.E. Due to the artifacts found with the human remains, Archeologists believe this is the grave of a high-ranking warrior. These artifacts include an axe head, a sword with a decorated hilt, a spear, a shield boss, and a bronze ring or pin. The remains and artifacts were found among 200 rivets (remains of the boat) and fragments of mineralized wood. Other artifacts discovered include a knife, the tip of a bronze drinking horn, whetstone from Norway, a ring pin from Ireland, Viking pottery, and numerous pieces of iron that, as of now, remain unidentified.




Sources:
“Ardnamurchan Viking Boat Burial Discovery 'a First'.” BBC News, BBC, 19 Oct. 2011, www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-15333852.
Cohen, Jennie. “Viking Chief Buried in His Boat Found in Scotland.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 19 Oct. 2011, www.history.com/news/viking-chief-buried-in-his-boat-found-in-scotland.
“Viking Boat Burial Site at Swordle Bay.” Wild About Lochaber, www.wildlochaber.com/ardnamurchan/history/viking-boat-burial-site-swordle-bay.
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5 comments:

  1. Josh ArnoldSeptember 13, 2019 4:19 PM

    I loved this story and how you made it accessible in the beginning of the text.

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  2. Lauren ManskerSeptember 15, 2019 3:40 PM

    This was a really informational post. When I had read about this previously I thought it would be an interesting blog post so I'm glad that someone did it! Nice post!

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  3. Abbigail RosierSeptember 15, 2019 9:30 PM

    I like how you made sure to highlight on the fact that were raiders with the fact that there was object from all over the place, like a ring pin from Ireland, and whetstone from Norway.

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  4. Francesco FerriSeptember 21, 2019 4:33 PM

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  5. Francesco FerriSeptember 21, 2019 4:35 PM


    Nice! I did not know about Viking boat burial before studying it and I think it is interesting to see the way different people from different countries used to bury their people.

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