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 study, publish . . .
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 study, publish . . .