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Viking Funeral Clothes Reveal Surprising Arabic Lettering
Symbols for “Ali” and “Allah” were unearthed in Scandinavia—a historic first.
By Austa Somvichian-Clausen
PUBLISHED October 12, 2017
In a surprising find by Swedish researchers, Arabic characters were found woven into the burial costumes found from Viking boat graves, as well as the chamber grave clothing of central Viking Age sites, such as Birka. The garments were kept in storage for more than a century—dismissed as being typical Viking Age funeral clothing—until a new investigation yielded much more intriguing results.
“One exciting detail is the word ‘Allah’ depicted in mirror image,” says the textile archaeologist who made the breakthrough discovery, Annika Larsson of Uppsala University.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/10/viking-funeral-clothes-arabic-sweden-spd/
Symbols for “Ali” and “Allah” were unearthed in Scandinavia—a historic first.
By Austa Somvichian-Clausen
PUBLISHED October 12, 2017
In a surprising find by Swedish researchers, Arabic characters were found woven into the burial costumes found from Viking boat graves, as well as the chamber grave clothing of central Viking Age sites, such as Birka. The garments were kept in storage for more than a century—dismissed as being typical Viking Age funeral clothing—until a new investigation yielded much more intriguing results.
“One exciting detail is the word ‘Allah’ depicted in mirror image,” says the textile archaeologist who made the breakthrough discovery, Annika Larsson of Uppsala University.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/10/viking-funeral-clothes-arabic-sweden-spd/