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Everything Coming & Going On Netflix In February!

February is coming, and on Netflix that means it’s (mostly) all about romance! There’s the dark take on dating with the shocking story of The Tinder Swindler, a documentary from the makers of Don’t F**k With Cats about the hi tech Casanova who seduced women out of millions. Related: Netflix’s Cheer Squads Barely Made ANY Money Filming The […]

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Gruesome Viking “blood eagle” ritual is anatomically possible, study finds

Enlarge / Thorbjørn Harr played Jarl Borg of Götaland in the first two seasons of the History Channel series Vikings . Spoiler alert: He met with a gruesome death via the legendary “blood eagle” ritual. The ritual may have been a myth, but a new study shows it will be anatomically possible. (credit: History Channel) […]

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Vikings were in North America by 1021 CE

Enlarge / Aerial image of L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, Canada. (credit: Glenn Nagel Photography) Centuries before Christopher Columbus stumbled across the Bahamas, the Vikings established a beachhead at L’Anse Aux Meadows, a site on the northern peninsula of what is now Newfoundland, Canada. A recent study narrows down the date of the Norse arrival in […]

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Ancient DNA finds family ties between Viking Age warriors

Enlarge (credit: Ida Marie Odgaard AFP) Roughly a thousand years ago, a young man in his early 20s met a violent end in England. 800 kilometers (500 miles) away, in Denmark, an older man who had survived a lifetime of battles died sometime in his 50s. At first glance, there’s nothing to suggest a connection […]

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Iron Age warriors were laid to rest on fluffy down pillows

Enlarge / Rosvland used modern down feathers like these for comparison when he identified the species that contributed to the ancient pillow stuffing. (credit: Berglund and Rosvald 2021) Archaeologists have found the remains of downy pillows in the graves of two high-ranking Iron Age warriors in Sweden, dating to the 600s and 700s CE. Both […]

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Historical DNA sheds light on Viking Roots, Journeys

Expand / / Modern renovation of a Viking longboat. (charge: Dun.can / / Flickr) A current analysis of early DNA sheds light on who the African teams were and the way they collaborated with the folks they met. The Viking Age{} approximately 750 to 1100 CE, abandoned a cultural and financial effect that extended from […]