PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoRing engraved with 'for Allah' found in a Viking grave, Sweden, dated mid-800s ADlemmy.worldimagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up11file-text
arrow-up11imageRing engraved with 'for Allah' found in a Viking grave, Sweden, dated mid-800s ADlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-text
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/engraved-ring-found-in-sweden-suggests-contact-between-viking-age-scandinavians-and-islamic-civilisation-10118283.html
minus-squareGregorGizeh@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoThat seems like a huge leap. As a non swede my first impression was that some viking probably “married” a pretty Muslim girl he came across doing what vikings purportedly did.
That seems like a huge leap. As a non swede my first impression was that some viking probably “married” a pretty Muslim girl he came across doing what vikings purportedly did.