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Gizmodo
17 hours ago
- Science
- Gizmodo
Metal Detectorist Discovers Rare Boat Grave Containing Viking Woman and Her Dog
The saying goes that a dog is a man's best friend, but an archaeological excavation in Norway proves that women care about their four-legged companions just as much as men do, even 1,100 years ago. Archaeologists from the Arctic University Museum of Norway have revealed a 10th-century Viking boat grave on the Norwegian island of Senja. The buried individual is likely a woman who belonged to an elite class, as Science Norway first reported. Most notably, the team found a dog carefully buried at her feet. 'It appears to have been placed with real care,' Anja Roth Niemi, a museum archaeologist who presumably took part in the excavation, told Science Norway. 'There are stories of prominent people doing everything in their power when their dog became ill. So even back then, people had deep bonds with their animals.' A metal detectorist first discovered brooches and bone remains at the site just 7.9 inches (20 centimeters) beneath the ground two years ago. Suspecting the presence of a Viking woman's burial, the Arctic University Museum of Norway applied for permission to investigate and were finally able to conduct a proper excavation when the landowner decided to expand a garage on the property. 'After the upper layer of soil was removed, it became clear that this was a boat grave,' the museum wrote in a social media post. 'The decayed wood from the boat was visible as a thin dark strip in the subsoil, with the site where the bowl brooches were found approximately in the middle.' The work revealed a 17.7-foot-long (5.4-meter) boat in which a Viking woman and a dog were buried alongside objects associated with elite burials, including bone or amber beads, a pendant, and ornate brooches, according to Science Norway. This is not the first time archaeologists have found dog remains alongside Viking ones, but it provides further proof that dogs were prized companions even 1,100 years ago. The brooches' design—oval with silver thread—helped the team date the grave to approximately 900 to 950 CE, as reported by Science Norway. They also indicate that the buried individual was a woman, given that oval brooches were usually Viking women's jewelry, though only bone analysis can confirm this beyond a doubt. Furthermore, the boat grave and grave goods altogether suggest that the woman was a high-class individual. 'Only the elite would receive a burial like this,' Niemi told Science Norway. Niemi and her colleagues also uncovered agricultural tools and textile instruments, the latter of which further associate the burial with Viking womanhood. Further analyses will confirm the individual's sex and shed light on her age, height, diet, and health, while also offering more insight into Viking burial traditions. Moreover, after discovering another brooch not too far from the burial, the archaeologists hope to continue investigating the area in the hopes of finding another grave. According to the museum's post, the last days of the excavation were spent 'recording all the contents of the grave and securing them for transport and storage until they can be examined in detail under controlled conditions at the laboratory in Tromsø.' It is my hope that they keep the woman and her pet together in Tromsø, so that the dog can continue guarding its owner in the afterlife as it likely did when they were both alive.
CNN
08-05-2025
- Sport
- CNN
Hottest ticket in town: Norwegian man trades 11 pounds of fish for ticket to Europa League semifinal
A Norwegian bartered five kilograms (roughly 11 pounds) of semi-dried fish for a ticket to Thursday's semifinal clash between Bodø/Glimt and Tottenham Hotspur in the Arctic Circle, as the hosts aim to become the first Norwegian club to reach a European final. Some 50,000 fans were vying for just 480 tickets to the second leg of the Bodø/Glimt Europa League semifinal. After missing out, Torbjørn Eide, a production manager at a fish farm in Senja, offered five kilos of boknafisk, a Norwegian delicacy worth nearly 2,500 Norwegian crowns ($243), in exchange for a ticket. 'We produce Norway's best boknafisk, and you probably can't get it in Bodø city. So I thought maybe someone would want it,' Eide told Norway's state-run broadcaster NRK on Tuesday. Øystein Aanes, who had a spare ticket because his brother couldn't make the game, took the bait. 'It was just a fun thing,' Aanes told NRK. Inspired by the deal, Nils Erik Oskal decided to try his luck with five kilos of reindeer meat.'Someone took the bait. It didn't take long,' he said. Oskal's trade could be worth about 1,000 Norwegian crowns ($97). 'But that doesn't matter, I get to experience something huge,' Oskal said.
The Sun
07-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Fan swaps five kilos of semi-dried fish worth hundreds for ticket to watch Tottenham in Europa League semi-final
A FOOTBALL fan secured a ticket for Tottenham's Europa League semi-final at Bodo/Glimt in a swap for a bucket of FISH. Spurs travel to Norway on Thursday looking to hold on to their 3-1 lead from last week's first leg in London. 3 3 3 Ange Postecoglou's men are desperate to reach this month's final, where they will likely play Premier League rivals Manchester United. But with Bodo/Glimt's stadium holding just over 8,000 seats, only a handful of tickets were made available for Thursday's big clash. According to the Independent, 50,000 supporters were left to compete for just 480 tickets put on late release. But one Norwegian managed to bag a ticket in bizarre style. Torbjorn Eide is a production manager at a fish farm in Senja. And he managed to eventually get his hands on a ticket by offering up five kilos of boknafisk, a semi-dried fish delicacy, in exchange. The value of the food came in at £182, with Eide saying: 'We produce Norway's best boknafisk, and you probably can't get it in Bodo city. 'So I thought maybe someone would want it.' Oystein Aanes swapped his ticket for the fish, adding:'It was just a fun thing.' It then inspired another Norwegian, Nils Erik Oskal, to offer up five kilos of reindeer meat worth £73 for a ticket. Tottenham fan brings along his puppet to watch the match And to his delight, someone eventually came forward with an offer. Oskal said: 'Someone took the bait. It didn't take long. '(The price) doesn't matter. I get to experience something huge.'
The Guardian
07-05-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Norwegian fan trades five kilos of fish for ticket to Bodø/Glimt v Tottenham
A Norwegian bartered five kilos of semi-dried fish for a ticket to Thursday's semi-final clash between Bodø/Glimt and Tottenham in the Arctic Circle, as the hosts aim to become the first Norwegian club to reach a European final. Some 50,000 fans were vying for just 480 remaining tickets to the second leg of Bodø/Glimt's Europa League semi-final. After missing out, Torbjorn Eide, a production manager at a fish farm in Senja, offered five kilos of boknafisk, a Norwegian delicacy worth nearly 2,500 Norwegian crowns (£182), in exchange for a ticket. 'We produce Norway's best boknafisk, and you probably can't get it in Bodø city. So I thought maybe someone would want it,' Eide told Norway's state-run broadcaster NRK on Tuesday. Oystein Aanes, who had a spare ticket because his brother couldn't make the game, took the bait. 'It was just a fun thing,' Aanes told NRK. Inspired by the deal, Nils Erik Oskal decided to try his luck with five kilos of reindeer meat. 'Someone took the bait. It didn't take long,' he said. Oskal's trade could be worth about 1,000 Norwegian crowns. 'But that doesn't matter, I get to experience something huge,' Oskal said. skip past newsletter promotion Sign up to Football Daily Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. after newsletter promotion Spurs lead the Norwegian side 3-1 after the first leg of their semi-final last Thursday.
Malay Mail
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Malay Mail
Norwegian man trades five kilos of fish for ticket to Bodo/Glimt vs Tottenham Europa League semi-final
OSLO, May 7 — A Norwegian bartered five kilos of semi-dried fish for a ticket to tomorrow's semi-final clash between Bodo/Glimt and Tottenham Hotspur in the Arctic Circle, as the hosts aim to become the first Norwegian club to reach a European final. Some 50,000 fans were vying for just 480 tickets to the second leg of Bodo/Glimt's Europa League semi-final. After missing out, Torbjorn Eide, a production manager at a fish farm in Senja, offered five kilos of boknafisk, a Norwegian delicacy worth nearly 2,500 Norwegian crowns (RM1,030), in exchange for a ticket. 'We produce Norway's best boknafisk, and you probably can't get it in Bodo city. So I thought maybe someone would want it,' Eide told Norway's state-run broadcaster NRK on Tuesday. Oystein Aanes, who had a spare ticket because his brother couldn't make the game, took the bait. 'It was just a fun thing,' Aanes told NRK. Inspired by the deal, Nils Erik Oskal decided to try his luck with five kilos of reindeer meat. 'Someone took the bait. It didn't take long,' he said. Oskal's trade could be worth about 1,000 Norwegian crowns. 'But that doesn't matter, I get to experience something huge,' Oskal said. — Reuters
