Uncovering Latvia’s Dark Past: A Viking Raid’s Silent Secrets Locked Within a Chilling Mass Grave
Genetic analysis confirmed that all of the deceased had Indigenous Baltic ancestry. During the ninth century, in the early Viking Age, Latvia was home to Indigenous Balts, including the Semigallians and the Curonians, and not a part of the Scandinavian Viking world. The researchers determined this group was Semigallian, a Latvian Iron Age farming community.
Viking burials dating to the eighth century C.E. that held men with battle wounds had previously been discovered in the Eastern Baltic region, suggesting that raiders had come to this area previously.
However, it’s still uncertain that these deaths were the result of a Viking raid. And if it wasn’t the Vikings, then the question becomes: Who was it?
After reading about the 1,200-year-old burial in Latvia that may hold victims of a Viking raid, discover the complicated story of Freydís Eiríksdóttir, the legendary viking sister of Leif Erikson. Then, learn the haunting legend of Leshy, the child-snatching trickster spirit of Slavic lore.















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