All about Viking-Age Scotland and Scotto-Scandinavian life.
Viking Scotland
Joined September 2018
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We got our story about the early medieval ring workshop at Govan Old into The @heraldscotland, thanks to @glasgowmixtape!
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MEDIEVAL VINYL STICKERS!
Lewis Chessmen and Medieval Bunnies - only available in store!
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Incredibly sad to hear of the passing of Dr Rena Maguire. We met on here and bonded over our love of ponies, dugs and old things. She was fierce, funny and incredibly passionate about her work. I will miss her and the world is diminished without her
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📺🪙🪓 Viking Gold!
I loved working with Giselle Király and The Archaeologist's Notebook for this YouTube video, which you can watch for FREE now!
🔗 Link in the comments ⤵️
#archaeology #history #archaeologylovers #Viking #Vikings #YouTube
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Greenland: Skeleton reveals Late Norse Church near Erik the Red's Settlement
Find may help illuminate social tensions in Norse Greenland society before its collapse
Story via @Nationalmuseet
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#archaeology #history #Greenland
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🪙 We're closing in on 10,000 views for my chat about #Viking Gold with Giselle Király for The Archaeologist's Notebook!
Have you watched it on YouTube yet, or listened on Spotify? If so, please do let me know what you think!
#Archaeology #Vikings
youtu.be/R92vqPDVgA4
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🪙🪓 VIKINGS + GOLD: Together At Last!
I chat about the *best* combination of subjects with Giselle Király for The Archaeologist's Notebook.
We talk Rold, Hoen, Tissø, Galloway, Hiddensee, and Herefordshire!
📺🎙 Available on YouTube and Spotify 🔗 Links below ⤵️
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An honour to have my latest book on sale at @Bookwells, booksellers since 1729!
Do pay a visit to say hello to Treasures of the Vikings if you're lucky enough to be in Winchester.
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🚨 We'll talk about this online soon, but, for now, you'll have to visit to see what we've been uncovering at Govan Old...
🕙📆 The dig and survey is on every day until, and including, Sunday the 20th of September
⛪️🎟 Always FREE to enter - we're open 11am to 4pm every day!
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Event announcement! We have some special guests joining @Cumbraland at our Viking-age Festival on Sat 19 & Sun 20 of Sept! Hamish from Pictavia Leather & Rona from Wasted Remains Jewellery will be exhibiting their artefacts, inspired by Celtic history & archaeo finds. FREE ENTRY
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⚔️ Don't miss our biggest living history event yet!
🛡 We’ve expanded our Viking-Age Festival to 2 FULL DAYS!
🎪 Expect far more Viking-Age practitioners, live craft displays and hands-on activities than ever before.
📍The Govan Stones
🗓️ 19 & 20 Sept, 11am– 4pm
🎟️ Free Entry
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See Prof. Steve, all our star archaeologists, our brilliant Viking Festival, and our early medieval ring find all weekend!
Our Viking-Age Fest, Glasgow Doors Open Days event, and dig are all on from 11am-4pm Sat and Sun, and it's all FREE!
🔗 Link to interview in comments ⤵️
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📰 BREAKING NEWS! 🚨
Early Medieval Jewellery Found in Glasgow! 💍
Archaeologists and community volunteers excavating the 1,500-year-old churchyard of Govan Old, have unearthed evidence of an early medieval jewellery workshop and the carving of finger rings from shale.
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LIVE ARCHAEOLOGY on SUNDAY!
Come see some VERY exciting finds from the early medieval to early modern period in our 1,500-year-old churchyard.
We're open 11am to 4pm, and entry to Govan Old kirkyard and the Govan Stones museum is always free!
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Want to see stunning early medieval narrative art featuring mounted warriors, but can't get a ticket to the British Museum?
We have just the thing at the @GovanStones Stones, and it's free to see every day, 11am-4pm!
📷 Tom Horne
