The study also hinted at the grim reality of life for many newborn infants arriving into the world during the Viking Age.

Thomas McGovern (with Viking-era animal bones): The Greenlanders’ end was “grim.” Reed Young Accordingly, the Vikings were not just dumb, they also had dumb luck: They discovered Greenland ...

The Vikings grew wheat to make bread and beer, and raised animals such as sheep, pigs and cattle. The seas were very important for Viking life and fishing provided a big part of the Viking diet.

Researchers believe the structure was sculpted by Vikings, and inside, they burnt bones of animals like pigs, goats, cattle, horses, and sheep. The burning of animals was possibly done as a form ...