#sigtuna

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beautiful sweden

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Skeletons of twin infant Vikings discovered in Sweden

Seven Viking tombs holding well-preserved skeletons, including possible twin infants, have been discovered in the Swedish town of Sigtuna.

The archaeologists discovered the 1,000-year-old remains of eight people — four adults and four children — inside the tombs; they were likely Vikings who had converted to Christianity. "The Christian character of the now-excavated graves is obvious because of how the tombs were laid out," said Johan Runer, a project manager with Uppdrag arkeologi, a cultural resource management company, which led excavations of the site.

Most of the people had been buried flat on their back in an east-west position, whereas people who followed traditional Viking beliefs in this area of Sweden at this time tended to be cremated, Runer said. Read more.

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Sigtuna, 2019.

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Olga Nyblom (1872 - 1955) - St. Pers Ruin seen from Klockbacken, Sigtuna. Pastel.

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Sigtuna, Sweden - by Linda Bergvall Stockholm

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