{"id":1795367,"date":"2023-01-04T18:04:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T23:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1795367"},"modified":"2023-01-04T18:04:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T23:04:26","slug":"remains-of-thousand-year-old-viking-hall-found-in-denmark-museum-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/remains-of-thousand-year-old-viking-hall-found-in-denmark-museum-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Museum Says: Danish Viking Hall Remains Found in Denmark"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fremains-of-thousand-year-old-viking-hall-found-in-denmark-museum-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1795367&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>According to the Historical Museum of Northern Jutland, archeologists believe that they have found the remains of a Viking hall dating back more than a thousand years in Denmark. <a href=\"https:\/\/nordjyskemuseer.dk\/vikingehal-fra-harald-blaatands-tid-dukket-op-ved-hune\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Archeologists had excavated the area prior to discovering the remains. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/nation-world\/world\/article270472347.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">constructing<\/a> A house in Hune in northern Denmark, was found. Thomas Rune Knudsen, an archeologist, says this is the largest Viking Age discovery made in more than a decade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the largest Viking Age find of this nature in more than ten years, and we have not seen anything like it before here in North Jutland, even though it has only been partially excavated,\u201d Knudsen, the excavation leader for museum, stated in the press release.<\/p>\n<p>Knudsen believes the hall was once home to a symphony. \u201cprestigious building\u201d It could have been used to host political meetings or Viking guilds. According to the museum&#8217;s estimates, the hall measures 130 ft in length and 33 ft wide. It once supported the roof with 10 to 12 oak posts. The 90&#215;50 cm square cross-sections of the oak posts are shown below.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Danish Viking Hall Remains Found <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nlhtVoUytn\">https:\/\/t.co\/nlhtVoUytn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yS5RjA0U1K\">pic.twitter.com\/yS5RjA0U1K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gizmodo (@Gizmodo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gizmodo\/status\/1610356353603883008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Archeologists believe that the hall is from King Harald&#8217;s time based on its style. \u201cBluetooth\u201d Gormsson who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Harald-I-king-of-Denmark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ruled<\/a> Denmark and Norway starting at AD 958-985 The press release states: \u201cfor this reason the hall can tentatively be dated to the late Viking Age, i.e. last half of the 9th century or the very first part of the 11th century.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s Bluetooth, the wireless technology used to connect devices, is actually named after the Danish king. \u201cBluetooth\u201d His name is derived from a dark-colored dead tooth, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluetooth.com\/about-us\/bluetooth-origin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bluetooth website<\/a>. Jim Karach, from Intel, suggested the name Bluetooth to Nokia during a 1996 meeting between Ericsson and Intel to standardize the technology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKing Harald Bluetooth\u2026was famous for uniting Scandinavia just as we intended to unite the PC and cellular industries with a short-range wireless link,\u201d Kardach was quoted later as saying. Other than unifying Denmark and Norway \u201cBluetooth\u201d It is also well-known for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Harald-I-king-of-Denmark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">converting<\/a> The Danes are now Christians.<\/p>\n<p>Knudsen thinks there may be more structures and homes in the vicinity of the hall. \u201ca hall building of this nature rarely stands alone.\u201d Researchers believe that they know the owner of the land and the Viking hall. According to the museum, they previously discovered a raised stone that measured one and a quarter meters in height. The stone was found between AD 970-1020. It bears an inscribed text that reads: \u201cHove, Thorkild, Thorbj\u00f8rn set their father Runulv den R\u00e5dnilde\u2019s stone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is difficult to prove that the found Viking hall belonged to the family of Runulv den R\u00e5dsnilde, but it is certainly a possibility,\u201d Knudsen said. \u201cIf nothing else, the rune stone and hall represent the same social class and both belong to society\u2019s elite.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Excavations have been limited to half of the hall. However, archeologists are planning to resume excavations in the new year if the weather improves. They also plan to use more scientific dating, and will release these results closer to end of year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Archeologists believe they have discovered the remains of a thousand-year-old Viking hall in Denmark, the Historical Museum of Northern Jutland said in a December press release. The remains were discovered as archeologists excavated the area before constructing a house in Hune, a small village in northern Denmark. 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