While preparing the ground for the construction of a lookout tower on a hill in Wolin, Poland, a team of researchers came across the “Viking New York”. By and large, scientists discovered a 10thcentury fortress based on traces of coal.
On May 18, the New York Times, after consulting experts, reported that the city had mysteriously disappeared and there were few documents about it. It is only known that it was due to a strategic trade route for this people.
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The existence of “Viking New York” remains a mystery
No explorer knew the exact location of Jombsborg, the true name of “Viking New York” and the region’s largest settlement in the 10th century. The city is described as “possibly mythical” in texts from the early 12th century. She was given the name Jomsvikings.
Scholars believe that Jomsborg was never a real place but a legend passed down through the centuries. According to archaeologist Wojciech Filipowiak, who is affiliated with the Department of Archeology and Ethnology of the region Polish Academy of Sciences and one of those responsible for the discovery, the find “could hold the key to a mystery that has lasted for over 500 years: where was Jomsborg?”
The settlement is believed to have been a town populated by thousands of people, with a fortress and long jetties meant to accommodate Viking ships that could set sail from Scandinavia and head to North America.
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