#8th-9th century

[ltwilliammowett]

New ship grave found in Norway

Over 1,200 years ago, a very special tradition was established in the Viking Age: the burial of rulers in so-called ship graves. Deceased kings were buried in large ships and then buried together with their nautical coffins under large mounds. Norway is particularly prominent in this tradition. Already in the late 19th century, two such graves were discovered in the south-west of the country in the municipality of Karmøy.

The georadar image of the new ship grave Salhushaugen

Now, as part of the research project Avaldsnes - Port of Power, 2022, these were re-examined with the help of georadar measurements and the nearby third burial mound, which was thought to be empty, was also re-examined and, to everyone's surprise, it is not empty. On the contrary, there is probably still a ship there, according to the data.  The new grave has not yet been dated, but it could also be from the 8th or early 9th century, like the other two Storhaug and Grønhaug. The ship itself could be about 17-20 m long and may have been the grave of a king or other very important person (it is assumed that there was a king, but the ship graves were also used by women of high rank).

The three ship graves Storhaug, Salhushaugen and Grønhaug. In terms of both the size of the ship and the burial mound, Storhaug is probably the most impressive of the three tombs. But shortly after it was built, Salhushaugen was no small mound either, with a diameter of 50 metres and a height of almost 6 metres.

Whether the remains of the king who was presumably buried there or his belongings have also been preserved in Salhushaugen cannot yet be concretely confirmed by the georadar measurements alone. Further investigations, including excavations, must follow.

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Cylinder Vessel with Palace Scene.

Place of origin: Guatemala, Petén, Dos Pilas or vicinity

Culture: Maya, lk style

Date: A.D. 740–800

Medium: Slip-painted ceramic with post-fire pigment.

[thoodleoo]

when you're being mean to me this is who you're being mean to. btw

[mapsontheweb]

Islamic Conquest Between 7th and 9th Century.

[grayjoy15]

Day 4: Queen - Irene Sarantapechaina

[artschoolglasses]

A silver ring, dated 775-850, found in the Thames in 1856

From the Victoria & Albert Museum

[panicinthestudio]

Food serving vessel (Pu), late 9th–early 8th century BCE

Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 BCE), China

Bronze

H. 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm); Diam. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)

Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

[kultofathena]

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Viking Warrior Sword 8th to 10th Century

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[cervenakoviny]

Rogan a Goryvlad zo série Černokňažník Autor - Lucia Húšťavová

[whats-in-a-sentence]

In the 750s the pope in Rome sought their protection against local bullies, and on Christmas morning, 800, the Frankish king Charlemagne* was even able to get Pope Leo III to kneel before him in St. Peter's and crown him Roman emperor.

*Charlemagne's actual name was Carolus; Charlemagne is a Gallicized version of Carolus Magnus, "Charles the Great."

"Why the West Rules – For Now: The patterns of history and what they reveal about the future" - Ian Morris

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Children's Toy - Сockerel.

Place of origin: Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia

Culture: Early medieval culture of the Adygo-Alanian tribes

Date: A.D. 8th-9th century

Place of origin: North-western Caucasus, Karachayevo-Cherkessk Republic; Archaeological site: Moshchevaya Balka Burial Mound

Medium: Leather, thread, silk.

[metmuseum]

Bronze statuette (of a woman?). 9th–8th century BCE. Credit line: Purchase, 1896 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/246286

[grayjoy15]

Byzantine consorts/Augustae: Aelia Verina - Euphrosyne Porphyrogenita

457 AD - 829 AD

I am all caught up for now! Time to get back to actually listening to the podcast…

[memoriae-lectoris]

Although the invading Germanic tribes admired many Roman institutions, the baths were not among them. Their preference was for a manly dip in a stream, at least in warm weather. (The Romans thought the invaders smelled vile, in part because they dressed their hair with rancid butter.)

By the eighth and ninth centuries, mistrusted by the Christians and neglected by the Germanic conquerors, the baths in the West had fallen into disrepair and were finally abandoned. The baths lasted longer in the eastern part of the Byzantine Empire. In sixth-century Alexandria, one-third of the city’s budget was spent in heating the baths.

[memories-of-ancients]

Multicolored glass jug, Egypt or Syria, 8th-9th century

from The Al-Sabah Collection

[panicinthestudio]

Graceful gestures and terrifying guardians — Tang Tomb figures, November 7, 2021

Polychrome figures (sancai), 618–907 C.E. (Tang dynasty), white clay, lead oxide flux and glazes colored with copper, iron, manganese, and cobalt; fired at 800 degrees Celsius (Shanghai Museum) A conversation between Dr. Kristen Loring Brennan and Dr. Beth Harris. Smarthistory