But a new investigation into the garments - found in 9th and 10th Century graves - has thrown up groundbreaking insights into contact between the Viking and Muslim worlds. Patterns woven with silk ...

Burial costumes from Viking boat graves have provided more evidence of contact between Nordic tribes and ancient Islam. A study of the garments, found in 9th and 10th century graves, has revealed ...

The claims she refers to were made by archaeologist Annika Larsson of Uppsala University who made the discovery after working to recreate textile patterns found in Viking woven bands. They claimed ...

Researchers in Sweden have found Arabic characters woven into burial costumes from Viking boat graves, whose age spanned from late 8th century to the mid-11th century. The discovery raises new ...

In a surprising find by Swedish researchers, alleged Arabic characters were found woven into the burial costumes found from Viking boat graves, as well as the chamber grave clothing of central ...

But a new investigation into the garments - found in 9th and 10th Century graves - has thrown up groundbreaking insights into contact between the Viking and Muslim worlds. Patterns woven with silk ...