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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷10/12/2017 7:32:32 am PDT

Why did Vikings have ‘Allah’ embroidered into funeral clothes? (goes to the BBC)

I imagine Curious Lurker would have found this fascinating, and might have been able to add to this. I regret I only knew her here for a short time.

Researchers in Sweden have found Arabic characters woven into burial costumes from Viking boat graves. The discovery raises new questions about the influence of Islam in Scandinavia, writes journalist Tharik Hussain.

They were kept in storage for more than 100 years, dismissed as typical examples of Viking Age funeral clothes.

But a new investigation into the garments - found in 9th and 10th Century graves - has thrown up groundbreaking insights into contact between the Viking and Muslim worlds.

Patterns woven with silk and silver thread have been found to spell the words “Allah” and “Ali”.

(more at the link)