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Viking burials found in Wales

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This list of burials is currently a work in progress. More information will be added over time but it is hoped that even the meager information supplied here will be of some use. Any list of Viking burials is going to be open to discussion. Many of these burials were discovered in the 19th century, long before modern archaeological practices came into use.<br><br>The map is derived from Richards [Richards 2004:p.191] Graham-Campbell [Graham-Campbell 1994:p.134, 153] and from a map displayed from a Jorvik exhibition in York 2012.<br><br>[[Viking burials found in England]]<br>[[Viking burials found in Scotland]]<br>[[Viking burials found in the Isle of Man]]<br> ===Status===The reliability of pagan graves varies. The 'Status' rating gives an indication of the current thinking relating to the finds reliability.<br> <br>{{AcceptedMajorRef|Redknap 2000}} (A)<br>There is a good contemporary archaeological record of the find. Including a diagram of the grave and finds, etc. <br>{{Possible}} (P)<br>The contemporary archaeological record of the find is not as good but the grave goods would tend to indicate a pagan grave. The grave may be located in a mound or Church yard.<br>{{Discredited}} (D)<br>The argument in favour of this being a Viking grave has now been discredited although it has previously been published as such in the past. These are most probably just stray finds.<br><br>
== List by Find Date ==