{"id":1841555,"date":"2023-02-09T17:20:38","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T22:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1841555"},"modified":"2023-02-09T17:23:32","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T22:23:32","slug":"kings-15th-century-floating-castle-shipwreck-reveals-new-thrilling-haul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kings-15th-century-floating-castle-shipwreck-reveals-new-thrilling-haul\/","title":{"rendered":"King\u2019s 15th-Century \u2018Floating Castle\u2019 Shipwreck Reveals New \u2018Thrilling Haul\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fkings-15th-century-floating-castle-shipwreck-reveals-new-thrilling-haul%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=1841555&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>The discovery of a 15th-century shipwreck in the 1970s continues our search for clues about King John&#8217;s journey. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/denmark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Denmark<\/a> How the ruling class lived. A well-preserved Danish warship that was beloved by the king contained exotic spices and many plant foods, according a new study published in the peer reviewed journal PLOS One <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0281010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Publiziert<\/a> In late January<\/p>\n<p>The Gribshunden, also known as the Griffon, was known as King John\u2019s \u201cfloating castle\u201d Since its discovery in the Baltic Sea off the southern coast Swedens, it has yielded many new discoveries. It is one the most iconic of all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritagedaily.com\/2022\/09\/new-discoveries-at-famous-gribshunden-shipwreck\/144710\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best-preserved<\/a> Shipwrecks dating back to the Age of Exploration. It lasted from approximately the 1400s up to the 1600s. This study sheds light upon the luxuries. \u201climited to the elites.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is perhaps the most thrilling haul of spices from a shipwreck because of its age, quality of the plant remains\u2014exotic, expensive spices\u2014and the remarkable state of preservation,\u201d Brendan Foley, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ark.lu.se\/en\/person\/BrendanFoley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Researcher<\/a> at the Lund University\u2019s Department of Archaeology and Ancient History and co-author of the study, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/shipwreck-500-year-old-floating-castle-gribshunden-found-thrilling-haul-1780019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a>. \u201cBeyond shipwrecks, this is certainly among the most fabulous discoveries of spices in any archaeological context, on land or sea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 2021 excavation campaign was used to divide the finds from the wreck into five different categories: fruits, vegetables, oilseeds (citrus), nuts and spices. Researchers discovered henbane as well as other food items. It was also used in medicinal purposes. Archeologists discovered all of the botanical remains in the sediment within a square meter unit near the ship\u2019s stern, according to the study.<\/p>\n<p>There are many spices, including ginger, cloves, black pepper, black mustard and dill. According to the study, other finds could be eaten in snacks, baked, or as main meals. The seeds were used to preserve the fruits and vegetables. Berries, which are extremely perishable, were dried, so that they could be identified.<\/p>\n<p>This new discovery shows that luxury foods for kings, queens, and other royals weren\u2019t confined to land only. \u201cThe consumption of luxurious foods was a crucial aspect of King Hans\u2019 and other monarchs\u2019 presentation of themselves to their subjects,\u201d According to the study. It states that many of these food and spice, such as ginger, saffron, and grapes were difficult to find in the period.<\/p>\n<p>King John, King Hans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/John-king-of-Denmark-Norway-and-Sweden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Danish<\/a>He ruled Denmark and Norway, and was on his way from Denmark to Sweden to convince them to join the Scandinavian Union, and thus became king of Sweden. In the meantime, he was on his way to Kalmar, Sweden&#8217;s summit. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/smart-news\/archaeologists-discover-500-year-old-atlantic-sturgeon-royal-danish-shipwreck-180975744\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sommer<\/a> The Gribshunden was set ablaze by an explosion on 1495. It sank with all its luxury goods and caught fire. The ship was docked on Great Oak Island. King John wasn&#8217;t there, but many crew members were. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/smart-news\/archaeologists-discover-500-year-old-atlantic-sturgeon-royal-danish-shipwreck-180975744\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Perished<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One possible explanation for the large number of items found on board the ship was to \u201cdemonstrate to the Swedish delegation the authority and wealth of his crown,\u201d By displaying artillery, warships and soldiers, as well as other weapons \u201csoft power signifiers: coinage, artwork, splendid livery, and delicacies for feasting,\u201d According to the study.<\/p>\n<p>Foley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/shipwreck-500-year-old-floating-castle-gribshunden-found-thrilling-haul-1780019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Says<\/a> The ship is \u201ca well-preserved example of the enabling technologies that led to European domination of the planet after 1492.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 15th-century shipwreck discovered in the 1970s continues to reveal what was traveling with King John of Denmark and how the ruling class lived. The well-preserved Danish warship, a favorite of the king, contained exotic spices and numerous plant foods, according to a new study in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS One published in late January. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1530,"featured_media":1841558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[18220,18223,18221,17497,18222,11435,5114,17186],"class_list":["post-1841555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-thrilling","tag-15th-century","tag-castle","tag-floating","tag-haul","tag-kings","tag-reveals","tag-shipwreck"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1841555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1530"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1841555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1841555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1841558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1841555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1841555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1841555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}