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A Christian runestone dating from the 11th century CE. The Stone which originally was located in Oppland, Norway is engraved with Christian symbols and motifs on one side and a personal message from a mother in remembrance of her daughter...

Viking burial finds consisting of different weapons and a female skeleton. Possibly a female warrior from the latter half of the 10th century CE. Exhibited at the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo, Norway.

Golden Viking brooch originally from the Carolingian Empire, 9th century CE. Exhibited at the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo, Norway.

The Hon Hoard is the largest Viking treasure ever found in Norway, consisting of objects from different parts of Europe and Arabia. Buried between 875-900 CE. Exhibited at the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo, Norway.

A view of Mount Ida (right) from the ancient city of Eleutherna in Crete. In Greek mythology, Mount Ida was sacred to the Greek Titaness Rhea and on its slopes lies one of the caves in which Zeus was born.

Viking jewelry dating from the 800 - 1100 century CE, showing the transition from Norse Mythology to Christianity. The older pieces depict Thor's hammer, while the latter depicts the Christian cross. Exhibited at the Museum of Cultural History...

The remains of a Hellenistic defensive tower standing atop Pyrgi hill in the ancient city of Eleutherna on Crete. The tower was used from the Hellenistic until the Byzantine period (4th century BCE to 7th centuries CE).

View of the Orthi Petra necropolis located on the west slope of Prines hill in the ancient city of Eleutherna in Crete. The cemetery was used from the late Protogeometric period until the early Archaic period (870/850 - 600 BCE). A variety...

The Eleutherna Bridge on Crete is a well-preserved Hellenistic corbel arch bridge with a single span of 3.95 m. It was built with large limestone blocks in dry masonry around 330 - 367 BCE when a major construction project took place at Eleutherna...

The 13th-century story of a faithful dog, The Legend of Gelert became so popular that, in the 18th century, a hotel owner in Wales claimed to have found Gelert's grave and charged tourists to see it. Gelert's supposed grave remains a tourist...