Vikingar mötte nordamerikaner under elfenbensjakt 

Fredrik Sandberg

19 maj 2025

Vikingar från Norge drog nytta av den stora efterfrågan på lyxvaror i det medeltida Europa genom att sälja elfenben. Men inte från elefanter. Eller övervintrade mammutar. Nej, det gick lika bra med elfenben från valrossar. Och nu visar studier att de var beredda att ge sig ut på långväga äventyr för att få tag i […]

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

Relaterat innehåll

Läs mer

Mest lästa

17 dec 2021

Den guldprydda järnprinsessan
22 sep 2025

Dopfunt återfunnen
13 maj 2025

Från insekter till fåglar och rovdjur – så fick man sitt namn i runornas tid
2 dec 2022

Äpplet var skruttig seglare