A Viking Age in Norway 2,000 Years Before the Vikings?
Bard Amundsen, SciNor
In recent years, archaeologists who study Norway during the Bronze Age have discovered a great deal of new information. Some now have a completely different perspective on this period. Colleagues in Sweden and Denmark feel the same way.They see evidence of a first Viking Age.The thing is, it happened three thousand years ago. That which is today known as the Viking Age took place only a thousand years ago.
In recent years, archaeologists who study Norway during the Bronze Age have discovered a great deal of new information. Some now have a completely different perspective on this period. Colleagues in Sweden and Denmark feel the same way.They see evidence of a first Viking Age.The thing is, it happened three thousand years ago. That which is today known as the Viking Age took place only a thousand years ago.