The Hunt For The Lost Viking Burial Site In Shetland | Time Team | Chronicle 

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Victor is badass... his drawings really bring everything to life. Im an artist myself and he blows my mind with his ability to listen to small details in a conversation then capture that scene on paper. I would love to have one of his artworks hanging in my home. Truly talented man ❤

What a shame the robbers got to the burial. I wonder how long after they were buried it was desecrated. The world will always have its creeps I reckon. This is a great show. I'm rewatching a lot. Thanks!

Their artist is amazing. He draws people as well as he draws buildings and landscape. Brilliant series!

We did actually find a viking time ship yard in Denmark, which had remnants of ships built with wooden pins! It was found on Falster which may have been partly controlled by a north German tribe for protection against attack from their fellow tribesmen in northern Germany, because of the strange names on the two isles, Falster and Lolland. At first it was belived to be one ship, but then it was found out that it was parts of several ships, being worked on for repairs. They also at one time further south found a ship which combined the viking ship with the later German Kogge. A roomy, flat bottom ship with defense posts in front and the rear.

This series has proved to be really excellent! I live in a apartment building that is 134 years old and from time to time I have found items such as pictures, coins, and the occasional tool. When I renovated a closet, I found a picture of a young girl in her first communion dress. It was from the 1920s. It was amazing to see this little piece of paper flitter to the floor. And when I bend down to pick it up I turned it over there she was! Innoway it was kind of creepy. So then I started leaving some of my stuff. I’m a musician so I left a couple of my CDs around various renovations that I did in my apartment. Are we did the utility room where the washer and dryer are, and I put together a time capsule and then put it in one of those food storage bags that you can suck all the air out of. Who knows, maybe 30, 50 or 100 years from now when they finally turn down all of the buildings and replace them with skyscrapers somebody might find the things I left behind.

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Out of all the classic and new Time Team episodes, this is my favorite!!!! Thank you

This is one of the best time teams I have watched scenes I found this show 6 months ago . I earned more about history and archeology watching this show than I learned in school. I' m American. Go time team

A typical Mick Aston site dig, with most of the very early time of the dig given up to planning and research. He never seems to hurry at all in the 1st stages, it seems to me that was very much the mind-set that Mick had, along with gentle, almost courtly way he treated people.

This is definitely in my top 5 favorite Time Team episodes! We didn't want it to end.

Could these small underground passages actually be draft flumes for the hearths similar to those used in igloos? Air would feed the hearths, and rise to heat the the house as a kind of dark ages Hvac system which would not expose the inhabitants to cold drafts.

That soil looks so good, I wish it was in my backyard. I'd have one productive garden going.

Be still my heart......it skipped a beat when I saw this Viking Video. Thank you, ❤ Shield Maiden living in 2022

As a Norwegian interested in old traditional boats this is really fascinating😊

I love it when the team start with all the scientific questions, then say we are going to have to extended the trench. that is part of the anticipation: the time frame and trying to solve the problem.

I so love Timel Team and never tire of their adventures! Beth Tennessee, USA Irish American 🍀🇺🇸🍀

I am a Direct Descendant of the Viking King, Harald Fairhair. Not only was he a solid field tactician and excellent sailor, he managed to get all the little kingdoms of Norway to unite under one King. And he vowed not to cut his hair or beard until he had united the Norwegian Vikings, hence he got the nickname Harald Fairhair, from that rather long fair, blond hair and beard he walked around with just before the unification. Harald was a Visionary, and he built a strong Norway, which alas wouldn't last. In the medieval period we ended in a 400 year long union with Denmark. That was OK, as Norwegians and Danes are pretty much the same people with almost the same language. After having cowardly flip-flopped themselves through the Napoleonic Wars, the cowardly Swedes happened to support the winning side right at the end of the Wars. As such they took Norway as loot in 1814! But Norwegians would have none of it. We got our own Constitution and our own Parliament. And in 1905 we reoccupied the Norwegian-Danish Forts and Defensive works on the Norwegian-Swedish Border, and threatened to go to war to get our Independence. The Swedes cowardly conceded. BUT, they kept half of Norway. That's why Free Norway is just a sliver of what it used to be. They also kept large swaths of the Danish territory they cowardly had acquired. To this day, people in Jemtland and Herjedalen, areas that used to be Norwegian, speak Norwegian, read Norwegian Newspapers and watch Norwegian TV. But they're forced to carry Swedish Passports. But 1905 saw a new Norway born out of much turmoil, and Harald Fairhair's Dream came true. That's why you see an explosion of national pride, lots of hoorahing, kids with flags, ice cream and hotdogs on 17 Mai, May 17. to celebrate the foundation of our Independence, our Constitution of 17 May, 1814. I am very proud of being Harald Fairhair's Descendant. It's true that the Vikings were cunning, absolutely fearless on the battlefield, and fought their best when outnumbered in a big way. But for the most part they were traders, fishermen, farmers and explorers. Their superior Ship Technology brought them to America 500 years before Columbus, it brought them to Russia, Constantinople, the Mediterranean and Africa. And they had a hand in building most of the Modern West European Nation States. Yes, I am quite proud of being a Real Live Viking. 🇳🇴

This series is in my top five all-time favorites. Have a care, though. If they want your trench to be deeper at one end they may be planning for you to dig their new swimming pool.

Third time I've watched this episode, and each time is as interesting as the first. Maybe I'm just pining for the fjords!

Imagine that being your backyard! Freaking amazing and fascinating!!

Another AMAZING episode!! This was one of my all time favorites, just wow!

Falling in love with archeology..thanks for your passion and to preserve our sacred historical heritage

Wow, a Time Team episode I have never seen before. Judging by the official T.T. channel I got the impression they only produced the same 20 episodes that now have to be re-uploadet over and over.

I am a real live Viking of the Lade Jarls (Earls) and King Harald Fairhair (Hårfagre). And yes, I do sail big wooden sailing ships, the old fashioned way. That Salty Sea Water's in my blood, I suppose. I can confidently tell you that this plot of land would be HEAVEN for a Viking of the Viking Era! My family are still fisher-farmers, keeping sheep and reaping the bounties of the sea. And that land is just perfect for both! That, in addition to being situated right next to Highway Number 1, perfect for which ever direction they wanted to voyage. That is Prime Viking Real Estate!

I miss Victor's artwork. His combination of line and color was (and still is) wonderful.

Loved this episode!!!

It's amazing that an archologist can get an x-ray in just a few hours whereas the population have to wait sometimes months. I think the hospitals need to get their priorities sorted.

Wow, I really enjoyed the program! Thank you.

Such a fantastic episode

My second great granny was from the Shetlands.

What an amazing place to live!

I stumbled across these tv shows and I LOVE THIS SHOW! Watched 6 shows yesterday and have been watching the shows all day today!! Just have one question. Why do they only spend 3 days to excavate each location? Couldn’t they find so much more if they spent 7 days on an excavation? And what happened AFTER the show leaves? Do they fill in the holes they create? To they call another group to excavate further? Cuz you KNOW there has to be more to find…

There is Not enough episodes of this program

I've never seen this episode 😳. Awesome!!!

Tony, I'm surprised! Study up on Viking history, its amazing!!

The map name «Noust Ness» in Norway we can name a place for boat houses for «Naust nesset». A bothouse is named «NAUST» on the odd or on the ness.

Is it possible she could have been a warrior as well in her life and therefore been buried with both the symbols of her fighting and her family?

Mick's hat and sweater remind me of Bernie Sanders' Inauguration Day mittens!

The broach is beautiful!

That was an exciting dig.

That’s fascinating!

Fantastic 👏

So interesting i have always loved history it was My favourite topic in school. I Hope you all have a wonderful Day 👍💖🌹

Excellent.

I'm pausing this at about the ten minute mark to comment. The archeologist just mentioned the utility of the place as a jumping off point to Iceland and Greenland. This inspired the thought that if it were used as such, a settlement would be necessary to assist departures and receive returning people. So, even if better grazing land was available farther south, as it was further down the calendar, people would still keep a settlement there.

These Norse structures from 800, 100, 1200 seem quite similar to Canadian First Nations residences from western Ontario and Michigan.

As a PS: The word "bu" or "bø" (both which are common as part of Norwegian place names and family names) means House or Settlement. The word "noust" / "nousta", in Norwegian "naust" means Boat House.

The big bowl was a toliet, near the tunnel out.

It is a very good thing this is an old Time Team. I am lusting after that lady’s patterned black and white sweater/jumper!

Amazing work! (NB. Harald Fairhair was the first king of Norway, Svein Åsleifarsson was the guy who went raiding twice a year in Orkneyingasaga 😉🙂 )

As a Norwegian I can say all this look very Icandic, from the landscape, buildings (modern), horses and the people it self could pass as any Icelander, and no wonder seeing how the Vikings settled all these parts, an Shetland was once owned by Norway, and all Icelanders are part Irish/Scottish due to the slave trade which was a huge industry in the Viking age.

Prof Alice Roberts cameo appreciation

Commenting before the end ,i keep thinking of how a boat in its old age could be broken up for fire wood leaving scatterd rivets

Never forget about the fairies at the bottom of the garden!

ceramic bowl on top of a capped draining trench... I've got one of those, it's a water closet!

I love listening to Tonyfrefaree the grumpy old men. You can tell that they have been morning together for years ! 😛. And both are noted professionals andUniversity educators with decades of experience each.

paradise and paradise. they needed some forest if to settle

Without the sheep, that place would be so beautiful

"Viking" was an activity, a profession - not an ethnicity.

As per my first comment a bowl used as a cooking vessel would be found atop a hearth.

wow

Its amazing the lengths we British will go to clearing our gardens for free lol.

I wonder how many of these scientists dug up their backyards as children? 🖖🏼

He's got a Status Quo polo shirt....nice

Great episode . Can somebody tell me what a suterrain, or sueterain, or sur terain is ? Can't find anything online .

HURRAY for Timeline! 🥰🎉🎉

Interesting video... but... one of the guys says they have only 3 days to investigate. Why don't they come back every weekend until they really do justice to the hunt? Three days seems arbitrary. Also, I can't find a follow-up video. Sort of frustrating. Serious archaeologists don't work like this. What if Howard Carter set a 3-day limit on his exploration?

Looking at the cold windswept rock shelters those Orkney and highland and Irish villages had to endure, my THEORY is that the redhead females ran TOWARD the Viking long boats appearing on the horizon, and they heard the boats were going to Portugal for the winter. I'M IN!

i think someone will have a nice new playground -garden, after everything has been levelled once more. grass to sown and wait for it to grow...

Rebuild them all

It's no mystery that the Norse and Vikings occupied all these islands for hundreds of years, so of course there will be evidence of their homes and burials on the islands.... It's practically only a stones throw away from mainland Norway..

Must have taken some time to paddle a longship with 25 big men all the way to the Shetland although i have heard that in good weather you can see light over in Norway from the fair isle but dont know if its possible

So where are the brooch and bowl now? One thing that annoys me about the show--you never find out where the objects they find are kept.

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Who gets to keep the broach and the bowl? Is it automatically sent to a museum, or does it belong to the family whose land it was found on?

What's with the three day limit?

Was there any timbet ever growing in shetland?

Can anyone tell me if trees could grow on these islands if you planted them?

vikings were huge people. I mean just look at that 20kg frisbee

Rivets on Viking ship ? I was unaware they used metal nails ?? Thought all wooden ?

How incredible is it to find viking artifacts just by planting a garden 😂

Alice Roberts starting out?

When you spot a younger Alice Roberts ;)

Three days is that enough time to make a conclusion or does it just add to conjecture I suppose archeology is also imagination to try and think of the people and what they were doing and how they lived

Harold Fairhair, nope doesn’t ring a bell at all

By the way - where comes the Black Adders valet doing over there - and he-he

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shetland an orkney? do they not have mild winters via the north atlantic drift so warmer / milder in winter, than denmark or norway!!

Which Season and Episode is this?

Why is it every excavation that you have it’s always three days

If I had a choice to employ Magnar Daland to excavate my viking ship... I would too.

Mick Aston has no clue here : boat rivets but cannot be a boat burial.

Aren't ancient Egyptian pharaohs shown riding a ship to the world of the dead?

If the "Giant's Grave" is just a pile of discarded stones, maybe they discarded broken boat pieces there, too...it's a garbage heap...

Why do they always only have 3 days ?

How do we know these were Vikings and not just Scandinavian farmers or fishers?

Those are HUGE fishing weights!

Nick doesn't mind because he's getting his garden dug up for free....😁😉🥕

This is so off-topic, but I dead ass thought the old man talking at 5:15 was Tom Holland because I was just listening. Can anyone from the UK confirm if they have the same regional accent?