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The mystery of the Norse Vikings who vanished from Greenland

消失于格林兰的诺尔斯维京人之谜

Ruins like these at Igaliku, once the religious heart of the Norse settlements, dot Greenland—but offer few clues as to why the Vikings disappeared.

Ruins like these at Igaliku, once the religious heart of the Norse settlements, dot Greenland—but offer few clues as to why the Vikings disappeared.

2026-02-03  4154  晦涩
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Many similar horses have been found at sites in Greenland, and as far as anyone can guess, they were children’s toys. Like many other elements of the Viking story, the horses are hazy and hard to place. Were they amulets as well as toys? Did they have some spiritual power? Did the Vikings really knot horses’ manes that way? The horse was still in good shape, and yet it’d been found in a midden, or trash heap. Why?

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