Mysterious 150-year-old message in a bottle unearthed at Viking graveyard reveals eerie burial secret

An archaeologist has found a cryptic message in a bottle from a 150-year-old Viking dig site.

The bottle was first buried by another archeologist in 1874 and was found at a known Viking burial site in Norway.

The unsettling discovery that Anders Lorange had left behind was made by Norwegian historian Jacob Bresden.

The bottle was found interred alongside the largest known Viking ship in the world, in the tomb of King Audbjorn.

He posted a video to Instagram that shows a team unearthing the bottle and revealing the message inside.

Bresden told Newsweek: “It has been a century since we have excavated a Viking grave in Norway.

“The fact that they have opened it at all is very amazing.

“The primary reason for their actions is that the archaeologist who left the message first dug up this particular grave mound in 1874.

“This grave is currently being nominated to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site by the Norwegian Ministry for Cultural Heritage.

“That requires more detailed excavations than what was done back then.”

The note that Lorange left behind was discovered after University of Bergen, Norway staff carefully removed the bottle and other items from the excavation site.

The letter, which was translated from Norwegian, says: “This Mound was excavated Anno Domino 1874. Of Antiqvarius Norvegi, Anders Lorange.

“Over fallen men, the mound was constructed.

“Their decorations and weaponry were burned aboard their ship. In addition to numerous antique saws, there were 26 swords, 2 axes, and numerous arrows in the bulges of the Skjold (shield).

“The find is handed over to Bergens Museum.”

The unsettling finding follows the discovery of a stunningly intact Viking burial mound in Denmark that contained about 50 skeletons.

On the island of Funen, the abandoned cemetery was discovered while laying subterranean electrical wires.

Over the past six months, archaeologists from Museum Odense have been carefully unearthing rare items and dozens of human remains.

Archaeologist Michael Borre Lund, who was at the excavation, said that the fact that there were “so many well-preserved skeletons” in one location is what made the discovery “truly unusual.”

It is uncommon to find any human remains from the Viking Age, which lasted from approximately 793 to 1066 AD.

However, because of the often high levels of acid in the soil, it is particularly uncommon to locate such a well-preserved burial in Scandinavia.

Bones will be totally destroyed in severely acidic areas.

“Other than the grave goods, we’d be lucky if two teeth were still in the grave when we dig Viking graves. However, the skeletons are completely preserved here,” Lund told Reuters.

“The skeletons are so amazing,” he continued. They’ve been preserved so wonderfully.

Five fingers and five toes are present. And that creates a whole new range of potential findings.

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