Gotland Archive

8-Year-Old Boy Finds Unusual Viking Age Artifact On Gotland Island, Sweden

AncientPages.com | September 18, 2023

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Anyone, regardless of age, place, and nation, can always find something of archaeological value. You have to keep your eyes open; before you

Archaeology

Unusual Iron Age Burial With Warrior And Sword Discovered On Gotland, Sweden – Was He From The Roman Empire?

AncientPages.com | September 7, 2021

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeology students from the Uppsala University have uncovered the remains of an Iron Age warrior in Sweden. The find made during excavations in

Silver Needle Dismissed As Trash Was A Part Of A Stunning Viking Treasure Found By Farmer On Gotland

Archaeology

Silver Needle Dismissed As Trash Was Part Of A Stunning Viking Treasure Found By Farmer On Gotland

AncientPages.com | November 17, 2020

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Sometimes one should think twice before throwing away objects that may appear to have no value. About 40 years ago, farmer Håkan Linder

Beowulf Is Much Older Than Previously Thought And Is Not An English Poem – Professor Says

Linguistic Discoveries

Beowulf Is Much Older Than Previously Thought And Not An English Poem – Professor Says

AncientPages.com | January 6, 2020

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Have we misunderstood the contents of the famous epic poem Beowulf? According to one professor who spent eight years studying the poem, Beowulf

News

On This Day In History: Battle Of Visby, Gotland Was Fought – On July 27, 1361

AncientPages.com | July 27, 2016

AncientPages.com - On July 27, 1361, the Battle of Visby was fought near the town of Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland. This military encounter was between