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Viking burials found in Scotland

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/* Grave 2 - 1939/2 */
:Museum-
:Comments-
:Quote- {{Colour|Green|"On the same day, that gentleman found a second skeleton a few yards to the north of this grave, lying the head to the south, the feet to the north; the skull on its face, and all the bones much decomposed. Two ornaments, described by Mr. Kendall as "resembling large muscle shells" were found lying a little below the head, and distant the one from the other about two inches. Something like a sword or dagger was observed lying at the right side, but it was no sooner handled than it mouldered into a rusty-coloured mass of dust. On the left, a sharp pointed metal instrument, scarcely a span in length, was observed protruding from below the face, having a ring of the same substance for the head." [Crofton Crocker 1846]}}
:Publications-
:*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.?}}
:''Ringed-pin'' -
:''Weaving sword?'' -
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Oval brooch - Westness (Crocker 1846).JPG
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====Grave 3 - 1939/3====