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Avian Detectives Discover Vikings Dreamed on the Feathers of Giant Eagle Owls

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This microscopic image shows what bird feathers and bone fragments look like close up. Branching off the feathers are thin hairs.

Those legendary sea warriors who dominated the oceanic territories of the northern hemisphere between the 8th and 12th century, the Viking’s, rested their sea-weary heads on luxury pillows stuffed with “Eagle-owl feathers” says Jørgen Rosvold...


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