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Select List of Viking Age Burials

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We've always wondered why someone hasn'The Viking Age Compendium also contains t produced a complete list glossy photo "Coffee Table" book that covers a selection of burials in the following countries:<br>[[most famous Viking burials found in England]]. Because no one has, we've decided to try and do something similar here.<br>[[Viking burials found in Scotland]]<br>[[We've initially selected 15 Viking Age burials found in , some containing multiple bodes, that we feel best inform us about the Isle lives of Man]]those people living over 1000 years ago. We've tried to represent the Western Viking area and a spread of datelines.<br>[[Viking burials found in Wales]]''
==Western Europe==
[[France: L'Ile de Groix]]
== Denmark ==
[[:Category:Denmark: Mammen]]
{| class== "wikitable sortable"|-! Country !! Burial !! Date !! Gender !! Context |-| England || [[England: Cumwhitton|Cumwhitton]] || c.900-925 || Male & Female || Grave Site |-| England || [[England: Repton|Repton]] || c.873-874 || Male || Stone Setting|-| England || [[England: Adwick-le-Street|Adwick-le-Street]] || c.875-900 || Female || |-| Isle of Man || [[Isle of Man: Ballateare|Ballateare]] || c.875-925 || Male || Mound|-| Isle of Man || [[Isle of Man: Lady of Peel|Lady of Peel]] || c.900-925 || Female || |-| Ireland || || c. || || |-| Scotland || [[Scotland: Ballinaby|Ballinaby]] || c. || Male & Female || Stone Setting|-| Scotland || [[Scotland: Scar|Scar]] || c.875-950 || Male & Female || Boat Burial|-| France || [[France: L'Ile de Groix|L'Ile de Groix]] || c. || Male || Boat Burial |-| Denmark || [[Denmark: Mammen|Mammen]] || c.970 || Male || |-| Denmark || [[Denmark: Hedeby Boat Burial|Hedeby Boat Burial]] || c. || Male & Female || Boat Burial |-| Denmark || [[Denmark: Hedeby Chamber 5|Hedeby Chamber 5]] || c. || Female || Chamber Grave |-| Norway ==|| [[Norway: Oseberg|Oseberg]] || c.834 || Female || Boat Burial |-| Norway || [[Norway: Gokstad|Gokstad]] || c.905 || Male || Boat Burial |-| Norway || [[Norway: Gjermundbu|Gjermundbu]] || c.980 || Male || Cremation |}
{|
|- valign="top" id="Gjermundbu"|[[File:GjermundbuOther than time, our main challenge will be getting hold of copyright free images for some of these finds.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Gjermundbu]]|The images we will use will be a combination of our own photos that we'''Gjermundbu''':Excavated in 1943AD:2 cremations.:c.970AD:Grave goods: ::'' '':Publications::*{{Ref|Roesdahl & Wilson 1992}}cat.15ve taken at museums over the years, 108:*{{Ref|Graham-Campbell 1980}}catimages that we can find under a Creative Commons agreement and finally any illustrations that are out of Copyright.271
|- valign="top" id="Skjoldehamn"
|[[File:Skjoldehamn.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Skjoldehamn]]
|'''Skjoldehamn'''
:Excavated in 1936AD
:Bog body.
:995-1029AD
:Grave goods:
::'' ''
:Publications:
::{{Ref|Lovlid 2009}}
::{{Ref|Lovlid 2010}}
::{{Ref|Ostergard 2004}}
==See Also==
''The Viking Age Compendium also contains a complete list of burials in the following countries:''<br>
:''[[Viking burials found in England]]''<br>
:''[[Viking burials found in Scotland]]''<br>
:''[[Viking burials found in the Isle of Man]]''<br>
:''[[Viking burials found in Wales]]''<br>
|- valign="top" id="Oseberg"
|[[File:Oseberg.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Oseberg]]
|'''Oseberg'''
:Excavated in 1903-1904AD
:Boat burial with two Females.
:c.834AD
:Grave goods:
::'' ''
:Publications:
:*{{Ref|Brogger 1921}}
:*{{Ref|Grieg 1928}}
 
 
|- valign="top" id="Gokstad"
|[[File:Gokstad.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Gokstad]]
|'''Gokstad'''
:Excavated in 1880AD
:Boat burial.
:c.905AD
:Grave goods:
::'' ''
:Publications:
:*{{Ref|Nicolaysen 1882}}
 
 
|- valign="top" id="Myklebust"
|[[File:Myklebust.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Myklebust]]
|'''Myklebust'''
:Excavated in 1874. 1903AD
:Boat burial.
:c.?AD
:Grave goods:
::'' ''
:Publications:
:Website:
::[[http://home.online.no/~joeolavl/viking/myklebustskipet.htm Viking ships and Norse wooden boats]]
 
 
 
|}
 
== References ==
{{Ref|Graham-Campbell 1980}}
{{Ref|Roesdahl & Wilson 1992}}
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