Owen Jarus is a regular contributor to Live Science who writes about archaeology and humans' past. He has also written for The Independent (UK), The Canadian Press (CP) and The Associated Press (AP), among others. Owen has a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Toronto and a journalism degree from Ryerson University.
Viking age people who lived in what is now Norway were far more likely to be violently killed than Viking age people who lived in Denmark, a new analysis reveals.
To investigate why more Viking Age people in Norway suffered violent deaths, the team took a deeper look at the archaeological and historical records from that time in Norway and Denmark. The skeletons from Norway are from across the country, although there are no examples from the most northern parts of the country. Many of the skeletons from Denmark come from the eastern or central parts of the country.The date of the skeletons range from the sixth to the 11th centuries.
By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over."A notable feature in Norway was the presence of weapons, particularly swords, alongside skeletons in graves," the researchers said in the statement."The study identified more than 3,000 swords from the Late Iron Age and Viking periods in Norway, with just a few dozen in Denmark.
"More usage of different ranks or even the title 'king' hints at a more stratified society, in which such words were deemed necessary to use," the researchers wrote in the journal article.
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