Viking killers found in mass grave were inspired by 10th century king Metro Viking killers buried in a mass grave in Dorset probably modelled themselves on Harald Bluetooth – the brutal mercenary leader whose name inspired the new technology. The 54 massacred fighters, who had all been decapitated and their heads piled up to ...
Viking death squads found in mass grave shows how Anglo-Saxons hit back at the ... Daily Mail They either were, or modelled themselves on, the Jomsvikings – a hit squad founded by Harald Bluetooth, the Norse king who died around 970 who masterminded a stream of vicious raids on the south coast of England. Named after their stronghold at ...
Viking mass grave linked to elite killers of the medieval world PhysOrg.com Allegedly founded by Harald Bluetooth, the Jomsvikings are thought to have been based at a stronghold called Jomsborg on the Baltic coast. At a time when Vikings were feared across Europe, they were known as perhaps the fiercest of them all – a ...
Viking death squads found in mass grave shows how Anglo-Saxons hit back at the invaders
Researcher Dr Britt Baillie claims to have worked out why 54 decapitated bodies, pictured, were found in Dorset in 2009 and will reveal all in a documentary screened tonight.
Viking mass grave linked to elite killers of the medieval world
A mass grave found in Dorset could belong to a crew of Viking mercenaries who terrorised Europe in the 11th century – according to a new documentary on National Geographic which pieces together the story behind the burial.
