“Mel Gibson will direct and Leonardo DiCaprio will star in an untitled period drama set in the world of Viking culture. William Monahan is writing the script.
Graham King will produce with Gibson and Tim Headington in a co-production between King’s GK Films and Gibson’s Icon Productions. Shooting is expected to begin fall, 2010, meaning that […]
Filed under: Vikings, Books and Movies on December 14th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
From the BBC:
A crofter has uncovered what is believed to be a Viking anchor while digging a drain on the Isle of Skye.
Graeme Mackenzie, 47, made the find after hiring an excavator to open the drain on rough pastureland 50yds (48m) from his home near Sleat …
… Mr Mackenzie levered it out and was “stunned” […]
Filed under: Vikings, Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on December 7th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“Five hundred Viking era silver artifacts have been plundered from a site of archaeological interest on the Baltic island of Gotland.
Two archaeologists employed by Gotland county were dismayed to discover the valuables had vanished when they arrived at a field in Alva in Gotland to follow up on a recent find.”
Read more at The Local.
Filed under: Vikings, Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on November 4th, 2009 | 4 Comments »
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