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April 12, 2005
The Norse Burial Ground at Cumwhitton
People have ridden horses for a long time as these old, old horse spurs indicate. Click through for a fascinating website.
An account of the 10th century Norse burials discovered at Cumwhitton, south-east of Carlisle in Cumbria in 2004 and excavated by Oxford Archaeology whose website hosts the report. Despite their widespread presence in north-west Europe, Viking burials are extremely rare, especially in places outside their normal sphere or settlement or cultural influence. The six Cumwhitton graves are significant not merely on account of their rich furnishings, which included numerous brooches, swords and horse equipment but also because the east-west orientation...
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Posted on April 12, 2005 05:28 AM by horse 405.
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