University of Aberdeen: Viking Raiders in Orkney Found 'Plough Was Mightier Than the Sword'
July 11, 2024
July 11, 2024
ABERDEEN, Scotland, July 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Aberdeen issued the following news:
Vikings in the far north of Scotland prospered through handing in their swords and swapping raiding for farming and fishing, a new study has found.
Research by a team of University of Aberdeen archaeologists has shown that despite their reputation as brutal plunderers, Viking settlers in Orkney found that 'the plough was mightier than the sword'.
The stud . . .
Vikings in the far north of Scotland prospered through handing in their swords and swapping raiding for farming and fishing, a new study has found.
Research by a team of University of Aberdeen archaeologists has shown that despite their reputation as brutal plunderers, Viking settlers in Orkney found that 'the plough was mightier than the sword'.
The stud . . .