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~* Errors on Viking sun compass hint at alternative purpose. Although 11th c. Vikings did not have magnetic compasses at their disposal, it is thought that they could determine their orientation at sea using sun-compasses that use the position of the sun’s shadow to tell which way north is. The flaws in this instrument hint that it served a more sophisticated purpose than determining orientation, which was determining latitude. Rest of article hard to synthesize briefly, click through. *~

~* The bronze piece from Uppakra, Sweden. archaeologists in Sweden discovered a fine bronze piece depicting Wayland the Smith wearing his cloak of feathers and flying. Wayland, was also known as Wieland or Volland or any number of similar names which may ultimately derive from Vulcan. Like Vulcan, Wayland was a smith and inventor who fabricated fine objects and magical things, such as the sword Gram, that Sigurd used to kill Fafnir the dragon. *~

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