https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8rm8g43x40o
Of interest hopefully
I can just imagine Jim wondering about what might lie under that knoll in the lower field...
;D
:P
OK, so far it;s just a theory - no grave yet. We wait tenterhook'd.
Quote from: Nick Harbud on Jan 31, 2026, 01:24 PMI can just imagine Jim wondering about what might lie under that knoll in the lower field...
;D
Actually we have three bronze age burnt mounds ;)
Actually, on reading the article, I recognised the archaeologist. Shall I just say that I am confident that the long rest of Ivar the Boneless is not likely to be disturbed in the near future.
::)
Quote from: Imperial Dave on Jan 31, 2026, 06:59 PM::)
Trust me in this, I have lived here far too long and have known far too many people. :-X
;D
Well, if ever they do find Ivar's grave, there won't be a skeleton in it...
Quote from: Jim Webster on Jan 31, 2026, 07:35 PMTrust me in this, I have lived here far too long and have known far too many people. :-X
Surely not those who have been buried under those 3 bronze age mounds?
;)
Quote from: Nick Harbud on Feb 01, 2026, 08:41 AMQuote from: Jim Webster on Jan 31, 2026, 07:35 PMTrust me in this, I have lived here far too long and have known far too many people. :-X
Surely not those who have been buried under those 3 bronze age mounds?
;)
No but let's say I've seen certain people at work
Quote from: DBS on Feb 01, 2026, 07:55 AMWell, if ever they do find Ivar's grave, there won't be a skeleton in it...
There will just be some shelves, I guess.
And a hoard of unpainted minis...
Quote from: Keraunos on Feb 01, 2026, 11:05 AMThere will just be some shelves, I guess.
As, IIRC, Jim has never set foot in IKEA, alas, he will miss your wordplay. You really know you've made it as a Viking leader when IKEA name a furniture range after you. Not quite as classy as a wireless communication system for IT equipment, but close.
Quote from: Erpingham on Feb 01, 2026, 11:43 AMQuote from: Keraunos on Feb 01, 2026, 11:05 AMThere will just be some shelves, I guess.
As, IIRC, Jim has never set foot in IKEA, alas, he will miss your wordplay. You really know you've made it as a Viking leader when IKEA name a furniture range after you. Not quite as classy as a wireless communication system for IT equipment, but close.
You are entirely correct, Jim has never set foot in IKEA 8)
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/viking-grave-ivarr-the-boneless-b2915286.html?test_group=lighteradlayout
The Independent's 2 penneth worth
Not impressed with the reporting, there are quite a few Viking finds in Cumbria
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2011/nov/22/cumbria-furness-viking-silver-hoard-penrith
Our parish church has Viking burials
The Shield Ring is one of Rosemary Sutcliffe's books set in the Lake District as the Viking and Saxon residents try to hold off the Normans. I remember it being gripping stuff and ending with the burial of the leading Viking warrior on a mountainside, based I think on a real burial that was excavated in the 1950s?