Vikings Navigated With Translucent Crystals? - 1 views
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valerie taylor on 13 Nov 11"Vikings may have navigated by looking through a type of crystal called Icelandic spar, a new study suggests. In some Icelandic sagas-embellished stories of Viking life-sailors relied on so-called sunstones to locate the sun's position and steer their ships on cloudy days."