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[Josh Gates] Where is he?
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Well, that is the big mystery.
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[Gates] This is like a key.
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This could lead to his burial.
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I understand you have
some sort of artifact
I need to see.
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Yes, I have something
very, very special.
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You Vikings
can't hide forever.
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[Jacek Godlewski] Somebody
actually dug into this mound,
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and we would like
to find out why.
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All right, well, let's see
if there's something
down here.
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This is extraordinary.
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This is a Viking rune stone.
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Oh! Big hit.
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Are these mounds?
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[Godlewski] They are
manmade mounds.
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Whoa! What is this?
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Hey, Josh! We have something!
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Please come!
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Look at this.
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Are you kidding me?
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What George Washington
is to the United States,
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the Viking King,
Harald Bluetooth Gormsson,
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is to Denmark.
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A founding father who
shaped the history of Europe.
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In the bloody game of thrones
that defined the Viking age,
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Bluetooth united
warring tribes,
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conquered Norway,
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and brought Christianity
to a pagan superpower.
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He was so influential
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that the wireless technology
we all carry around with us
today
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bears his name.
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Yet despite his
unprecedented power,
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Bluetooth is violently deposed
by his own son.
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According to legend,
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the king and his
royal treasure
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flee to a distant fortress
known as Jomsborg
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where Bluetooth dies of wounds
sustained in battle.
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But the saga
of Harald Bluetooth
is unfinished.
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Neither the king's tomb
nor his treasure
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have ever been found,
and Jomsborg itself
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has been lost
in the mists of time.
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But now,
over a thousand years later,
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a mysterious golden artifact
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is leading experts
to a hidden crypt,
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and modern technology may
have revealed a Norse city
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reclaimed by the forest.
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So, put your wireless devices
in airplane mode
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as we take off to connect
with the original Bluetooth,
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hunting his tomb
and his treasure.
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My name is Josh Gates...
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Hello!
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...explorer...
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Here goes nothing.
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...adventurer...
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Whoo-hoo!
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Oh, that's a long way down.
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...and a guy who ends up
in some very strange
situations.
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[screaming]
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I'm alive. For now.
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With a degree in archaeology,
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and a passion
for the unexplained,
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I travel to the ends
of the Earth
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investigating the greatest
legends in history.
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Very rock and roll!
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This is Expedition Unknown .
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Welcome to Denmark.
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Today, vessels like this
aren't exactly a common sight,
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but back in the 10th Century
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when Roskilde was
a major trading port
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at the heart
of Bluetooth's kingdom,
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this harbor would have been
filled with Viking ships.
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These vessel were
always on the move.
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Assuming the Vikings
put their backs into it.
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Josh, row faster!
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I'm doing the best I can!
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It's supposed to be
a safe workspace.
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What we call Vikings
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were not a single people
from a single place,
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rather tribes spread
throughout Scandinavia,
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what today is Denmark,
Sweden and Norway.
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But the Vikings weren't
content to stay there.
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As Christianity
spread through Europe,
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Scandinavia,
home of the Vikings,
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was north of the wall.
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Seen as a wild, dangerous land
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of myth and legend,
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Vikings strived for Valhalla,
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feared Ragnarok,
and worshipped colorful
mercurial gods
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including Odin, Loki and Thor.
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Fortunately, before Marvel had
a chance to copyright them.
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From the 8th Century,
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the Vikings conquered
and settled an impressive
swath of Europe,
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even reaching North America
hundreds of years before
Columbus.
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They were famously
fierce explorers,
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and with swift,
adaptable ships,
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wherever there was water,
there was Vikings.
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As my ship sails
to the docks of Roskilde,
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I make my way ashore
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into a city that was
once the capital of Denmark
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as well as a major
Viking stronghold.
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Among Norse leaders,
one name is legendary.
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The uniter of Denmark,
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conqueror of Norway,
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son of Gorm,
father of Forkbeard,
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deposer of Greycloak,
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founder
of the Minnesota Vikings.
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That might not be right.
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The Viking king,
Harold Bluetooth Gormsson.
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Harold Bluetooth Gormsson
is born into a Viking dynasty
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around the year 910.
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One of three sons
of King Gorm the Old.
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Once in power,
he immediately sets out
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to radically reshape
the Viking world.
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Uniting the warring tribes
of Denmark,
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minting the nation's
first coins,
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and overseeing massive
civil engineering projects,
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including a series of immense
ring-shaped fortresses.
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But when it comes
to Bluetooth,
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the greatest mystery
is the whereabouts
of the king himself.
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Because his grave
and royal riches are lost.
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Or maybe not.
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According to my
guidebook here,
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Bluetooth is actually
buried right here
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in Roskilde Cathedral.
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If so, this is gonna be
our shortest episode ever.
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Come on.
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Magnificent Roskilde Cathedral
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was built in the 12th Century.
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Legend has it it's on top
of an older wooden church.
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Here in the back
of the church,
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we have this painting
of Bluetooth,
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and beneath it we have
an inscription that says,
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"Harald king of Denmark,
England and Norway,
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and the first founder
of this church,"
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and local legend says
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that Bluetooth is
buried right here.
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So, that's it, folks.
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Case closed,
thanks for coming.
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Oh, there is
one small problem,
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it's almost
certainly not true.
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You see, in 1911,
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there was a major
restoration of the church,
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and when archaeologists
tore up the floors,
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well, they found nothing.
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No Bluetooth,
no treasure, nada.
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So, where is this Viking
king of kings?
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And you might be
asking yourself,
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"Why would a pagan Viking
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be buried in a church
in the first place?
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Didn't these guys
worship Odin?"
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Well, something is
definitely rotten
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in the state of Denmark.
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That's a Hamlet reference.
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Alas, poor Bluetooth
isn't in Roskilde,
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but my next stop
to find him is close by.
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I drive 150 miles
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to the sleepy
Danish town of Jelling.
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[Nordic melody on violin]
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[Gates] You'd never suspect
that this quite place
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was once the heart
of the Viking kingdom.
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But in Bluetooth's day,
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it was one of the most
sacred places in their empire.
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At the Jelling Necropolis,
I meet an old friend,
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archaeologist Soren Sindbaek,
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who leads me to a historic
Viking document.
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One that isn't written,
but rather chiseled.
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Well, he we are, Josh.
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This is
the Jelling Rune Stone.
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Rune stones are
a Scandinavian tradition
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going back to the 4th Century.
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Elaborately painted monuments
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built to stand
the test of time.
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Not just
any Viking rune stone...
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By Harald Bluetooth.
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Bluetooth himself
erected this.
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He had this put up.
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Do you wanna have
a closer look?
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-Behind the glass?
-We can go in.
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-We can?
-Yes. Surely.
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-Yes, I do. How do we
get into this thing?
-Yeah.
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[Soren Sindbaek]
Well, come along.
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[Josh] Soren has gotten us
ridiculously special access
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to the Jelling Stone.
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This is the equivalent
of getting to ring
the Liberty Bell.
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So, we unseal the door,
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and pass into what feels
like a very large fish tank.
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Are you kidding me?
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Look at this!
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Can I... Can I touch it?
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[Sindbaek] Yeah, sure.
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Just a thousand-year-old
monument.
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Okay, this is...
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This is in old Norse
and runes, yeah?
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So, you can recognize...
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Do you recognize this shape?
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There's, there's a line,
and then there's a little
cross across here.
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-[Josh] A line
with a cross through it.
-[Sindbaek] Yeah.
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-[Josh] This is, um...
-Have you seen that before?
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-That is...
-It's on your phone.
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-Oh, this is the modern
Bluetooth symbol.
-Exactly.
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-[Josh] So, this is the H.
-[Sindbaek] This is the H.
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And then it's
combined with a B.
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And we've got a B over here.
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-[Josh] And this is the B.
-[Sindbaek] Yeah.
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-[Josh] Right here.
-[Sindbaek] Put them together,
you get Harald Bluetooth.
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[Josh] Bluetooth technology
was originally developed
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by the Scandinavian
company Ericsson.
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And so, they layered
the two initials
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of the great ruler
who united the Vikings
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as the symbol for the standard
that brings us together today.
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So, these rune stones
serve what purpose?
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Because you find them
all over the Viking world.
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They were commemorating
deaths of relatives
or friends.
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These are like ancient
Wikipedia entries.
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Yeah, you could say that.
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-[Josh] Right.
-Very brief, but it's got
the essential details.
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So, obviously, we have
his name on here.
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[Sindbaek] Yeah, it says,
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"That Harald who won
for himself all of Denmark."
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This monument
is really, like...
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-The foundation of Denmark
is happening right here.
-[Sindbaek] Yeah.
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This is... This is the birth
certificate of Denmark.
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Okay, and there's more
on the other side.
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[Sindbaek] Yeah, so,
it continues here,
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-we gotta come around here.
-[Josh] Okay.
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[Sindbaek] There's this
magnificent animal
figure here,
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and then at
the bottom here, it says,
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"And Norway."
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[Josh] And this is
important because it says,
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"I'm not just the king,
I'm expanding the empire."
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-"I'm a strong king."
-Right, exactly.
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And on the final
face of the stone
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is something shocking.
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And on the third panel is...
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-[Sindbaek] A figure.
-[Josh] Is a figure, yeah.
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[Josh] This is Christ.
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[Sindbaek]
And it comes with this
inscription down here,
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"And made
the Danes Christian."
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Because that was Harald's
last great deed.
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He converted
his kingdom to Christ.
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-[Gate] No more Odin,
no more Thor.
-[Sindbaek] No more.
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"This is our guy now."
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"This is our guy.
He's our protector."
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-[Josh] This is a really
big deal here, right?
-Yeah.
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This is, like, casting off
these pagan gods
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that we see as so ingrained
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in all aspects
of Viking life, right?
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Yeah, I mean, it's breaking
with all the past.
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[Josh] All of the Vikings
powerful neighbors
to the south are Christian.
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So, whether he
converts his people
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as a political calculation
to keep the peace
252
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or because of a genuine
conversion of faith
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remains an unknown.
254
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The amazing thing is that
he actually pulled it off.
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-You would think that there
would be riots coming on...
-Right.
256
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...but this conversion
is very expedient
with him at the time.
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-[Josh] Right.
-He gains a very strong
ally in heaven,
258
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but he also gets a very
strong ally on Earth.
259
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[Josh] Right.
260
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So, how does this monument
help us understand
261
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where Bluetooth
might be buried
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or where his treasure
might be hidden?
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I mean, how does this
help us in that search?
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If we want to understand
where Bluetooth was buried,
265
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we have to understand
where his father was buried.
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-Gorm.
-Gorm, yes.
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And where was he buried?
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I'll show you.
269
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[Josh] The answer is this
huge burial mound
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where Gorm
was interred in 958.
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But when scientists
looked inside,
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neither he nor a treasure
was there.
273
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Dating timbers
inside the tomb,
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they determined
the mound was reopened
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in the year 964,
276
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and that Bluetooth had
moved his father's body
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while keeping it
very close by.
278
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So, Josh,
welcome to Jelling Church.
279
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[Josh] So, this has
been here for how long?
280
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[Sindbaek] This building
is from the 12th Century.
281
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Down here under the floor
in the middle of the building,
282
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there was
another burial chamber.
283
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So, the idea that we have
284
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is that Harald
took his pagan father,
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pulled him from the mound
and reburied him here
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in his church right
in front of the alter.
287
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So, understanding
where Gorm is
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probably does tell us a lot
about where Bluetooth is.
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[Sindbaek] Yes.
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If he goes to the length
to have his pagan father
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reburied in his church here,
292
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you can bet that he wants
to be buried near the church.
293
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Exactly, but not in Roskilde.
294
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No, not in Roskilde,
295
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not in any of the other
great cathedrals that's
been excavated.
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But somewhere in a church.
297
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[Sindbaek] Yes.
298
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Just recently, something very
strange came up,
299
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which might relate
to the Bluetooth story.
300
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Which is...
301
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Well, it's an artifact
that came up in Sweden,
302
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so, you'll have to go there.
303
00:12:59,367 --> 00:13:01,166
-It's in Sweden.
-It's in Sweden.
304
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Okay, but it might
have something to do
with Bluetooth.
305
00:13:03,467 --> 00:13:04,767
Well, the jury's out.
306
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It's something that
you'll have to go
and see for yourself.
307
00:13:06,300 --> 00:13:07,533
Okay.
308
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To Sweden.
309
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But to see it,
I have to travel 175 miles
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over immaculate highways,
311
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tunnels and bridges...
312
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...as I go from Denmark
to Malmo, Sweden.
313
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Malmo has been voted
the happiest place in Sweden,
314
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though that might have
something to do with the fact
315
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that they created
Absolut Vodka near here.
316
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I didn't travel all this way
just to do shots, though,
317
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I am here to meet with a guy
named Tomas Sielski
318
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who's in possession
of an artifact
319
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that may write the final
chapter in the Bluetooth saga.
320
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Tomas believes the artifact
to be so precious
321
00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:55,667
that he's taken
heightened security measures
322
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before agreeing
to show it to me.
323
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[door lock buzzing]
324
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[Josh] Upstairs
at a discreet location,
325
00:14:01,767 --> 00:14:03,634
I find the man
I'm looking for.
326
00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:08,166
Tomas.
327
00:14:08,166 --> 00:14:09,667
-Hello.
-Nice to meet you.
328
00:14:09,667 --> 00:14:11,166
Nice to meet you too, Josh.
329
00:14:11,166 --> 00:14:13,000
[Josh]
So, I understand you have
330
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some sort of artifact
I need to see.
331
00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:17,500
Yes, I have something
very, very special.
332
00:14:17,500 --> 00:14:18,867
A Viking artifact?
333
00:14:21,500 --> 00:14:25,100
[Josh]
The object, whatever it is,
is accompanied by security
334
00:14:25,100 --> 00:14:27,567
who transported it here
from a vault.
335
00:14:27,567 --> 00:14:29,033
-Hello.
-Hello.
336
00:14:32,500 --> 00:14:33,867
[speaking in Swedish]
337
00:14:33,867 --> 00:14:35,533
It's kept in a lockbox.
338
00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:39,834
Okay. Please...
339
00:14:48,266 --> 00:14:50,934
Whoa! What is this?
340
00:14:55,867 --> 00:14:58,000
Whoa! What is this?
341
00:14:58,000 --> 00:14:59,467
In Malmo, Sweden,
342
00:14:59,467 --> 00:15:01,800
Tomas Sielski has
revealed an artifact
343
00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:04,000
normally kept
under lock and key
344
00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:06,567
that may lead
to the treasure-laden tomb
345
00:15:06,567 --> 00:15:08,867
of the Viking king,
Harald Bluetooth.
346
00:15:11,166 --> 00:15:12,600
-[Josh] The Curmsun Disc.
-[Tomas Sielski] Mmm-hmm.
347
00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:13,667
-May I?
-[Sielski] Yes.
348
00:15:13,667 --> 00:15:15,266
[Josh]
This is a Viking artifact.
349
00:15:15,266 --> 00:15:18,533
[Sielski] Yes,
a thousand-year-old
disc made of gold.
350
00:15:19,066 --> 00:15:20,867
[Josh] This is unbelievable.
351
00:15:20,867 --> 00:15:22,000
I'm speechless.
352
00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:24,266
-[Sielski] Yeah.
-Honestly.
353
00:15:24,266 --> 00:15:27,867
[Josh] The Curmsun Disc
looks like it fell out
of an Indiana Jones movie.
354
00:15:27,867 --> 00:15:29,867
It's only a couple
of inches across,
355
00:15:29,867 --> 00:15:31,700
but it feels heavy in my hand.
356
00:15:31,700 --> 00:15:33,166
One thing is certain,
357
00:15:33,166 --> 00:15:35,767
this is no simple
piece of currency.
358
00:15:35,767 --> 00:15:38,700
So, we have our Christian
Latin cross here.
359
00:15:38,700 --> 00:15:39,667
[Sielski] Mmm-hmm.
360
00:15:39,667 --> 00:15:41,333
[Josh] And it is
covered in writing.
361
00:15:42,266 --> 00:15:43,667
The top line,
I can read clear as day,
362
00:15:43,667 --> 00:15:45,000
that's "Harald".
363
00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:46,000
[Sielski] Exactly.
364
00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:47,967
[Josh] And then the word
you just said.
365
00:15:47,967 --> 00:15:49,266
[Sielski]
366
00:15:52,300 --> 00:15:54,467
Oh, so, this is,
this is Gormsson, this is...
367
00:15:54,467 --> 00:15:55,600
[Sielski] Harald Bluetooth.
368
00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:57,700
So, this is
definitely Bluetooth.
369
00:15:57,700 --> 00:16:00,567
This is, definitely,
and we read it here.
370
00:16:00,567 --> 00:16:02,600
-[Josh] "Rex", which is king.
-[Sielski] King.
371
00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:04,467
-[Josh] What' after "Rex"?
-[Sielski] ...
372
00:16:04,467 --> 00:16:07,100
This is, uh,
"King of the Danes".
373
00:16:07,100 --> 00:16:08,166
[Josh] Of the Danes.
374
00:16:08,166 --> 00:16:12,000
So, "Harald Gormsson,
King of Denmark," and...
375
00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:14,467
[Sielski] It's, it's...
376
00:16:19,500 --> 00:16:21,667
[Josh] Bluetooth reigns
for about 30 years,
377
00:16:21,667 --> 00:16:24,367
and makes significant
campaigns abroad.
378
00:16:24,367 --> 00:16:28,467
The Viking Sagas , written
a couple hundred years
after Bluetooth's death,
379
00:16:28,467 --> 00:16:30,700
tell of a fortress
called Jomsborg
380
00:16:30,700 --> 00:16:33,200
on the southern shore
of the Baltic Sea.
381
00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:36,367
It reportedly housed
Bluetooth's fearsome battalion
382
00:16:36,367 --> 00:16:38,266
of loyal Joms Vikings.
383
00:16:38,266 --> 00:16:41,767
Merciless warriors gathered
from all over Europe.
384
00:16:41,767 --> 00:16:43,100
According to that legend,
385
00:16:43,100 --> 00:16:45,133
this is where Bluetooth
is killed, right?
386
00:16:46,300 --> 00:16:48,800
[Josh] Bluetooth's son,
Sweyn Forkbeard,
387
00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:51,767
objects to the Vikings'
conversion to Christianity,
388
00:16:51,767 --> 00:16:54,500
and in a stunning
act of betrayal,
389
00:16:54,500 --> 00:16:57,367
raises an army
to usurp the throne.
390
00:16:57,367 --> 00:16:58,567
According to legend,
391
00:16:58,567 --> 00:17:01,634
Bluetooth is struck by an
arrow in the ensuing battle.
392
00:17:04,066 --> 00:17:06,700
He and his men
withdraw to Jomsborg.
393
00:17:06,700 --> 00:17:11,100
There Bluetooth dies and is
buried by his loyal followers.
394
00:17:11,100 --> 00:17:13,467
But his tomb has
never been located.
395
00:17:14,266 --> 00:17:16,667
Okay, so,
where did this come from?
396
00:17:16,667 --> 00:17:18,166
Where did you find this?
397
00:17:20,367 --> 00:17:21,667
-No!
-[Sielski] Yeah.
398
00:17:21,667 --> 00:17:24,567
My daughter found it in a box
399
00:17:24,567 --> 00:17:26,867
with my grandmother's stuff.
400
00:17:26,867 --> 00:17:28,900
She just waltzes
down from the attic with this.
401
00:17:28,900 --> 00:17:29,967
Yes.
402
00:17:29,967 --> 00:17:32,000
And did you have any idea
that it was significant?
403
00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:33,567
Nothing. No, not at all.
404
00:17:33,567 --> 00:17:34,800
So, what...
405
00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:37,367
I just, I just found it
for her to go to school
with this.
406
00:17:37,367 --> 00:17:38,867
-You let her take
this to school.
-Yes.
407
00:17:38,867 --> 00:17:39,867
Sure.
408
00:17:39,867 --> 00:17:42,600
Her teacher, uh,
got very interested,
409
00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:45,500
and actually,
eventually, also, um,
410
00:17:45,500 --> 00:17:47,667
a Swedish archaeologist.
411
00:17:47,667 --> 00:17:51,767
And the analyses
from the archaeologist
is it's authentic.
412
00:17:51,767 --> 00:17:53,000
Yes, it's authentic.
413
00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:54,467
[Josh]
As for where it came from,
414
00:17:54,467 --> 00:17:56,400
Tomas has a story about that,
415
00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:58,900
and it starts
in a churchyard in Poland
416
00:17:58,900 --> 00:18:00,500
in the town of Wolin.
417
00:18:00,500 --> 00:18:01,734
Who finds this first?
418
00:18:07,767 --> 00:18:08,767
Okay.
419
00:18:09,667 --> 00:18:10,900
In 1841,
420
00:18:10,900 --> 00:18:12,967
Boldt is playing
near the construction site
421
00:18:12,967 --> 00:18:14,567
of a new church in Wolin
422
00:18:14,567 --> 00:18:17,100
when he comes
upon loose earth.
423
00:18:17,100 --> 00:18:20,500
He digs into it and makes
a remarkable discovery,
424
00:18:20,500 --> 00:18:22,066
an ancient crypt.
425
00:18:22,066 --> 00:18:25,667
Climbing inside, he finds
a collection of Norse
artifacts
426
00:18:25,667 --> 00:18:27,867
and this, the Curmsun Disc.
427
00:18:28,700 --> 00:18:30,266
Out of respect for the dead,
428
00:18:30,266 --> 00:18:32,767
the priests of the church
order the crypt sealed
429
00:18:32,767 --> 00:18:35,433
with the disc
and artifacts inside.
430
00:18:36,867 --> 00:18:39,166
So, help me understand this,
431
00:18:39,166 --> 00:18:42,066
how did this get from Poland
to your attic in Sweden?
432
00:18:42,066 --> 00:18:45,900
My grandfather, uh, in 1945,
433
00:18:45,900 --> 00:18:47,767
at the end
of the World War II,
434
00:18:47,767 --> 00:18:50,767
gets in the same crypt
and finds the disc.
435
00:18:50,767 --> 00:18:54,567
If this is authentic,
this disc is like a key
436
00:18:54,567 --> 00:18:56,400
that could
unlock this mystery.
437
00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:59,367
This could lead
to Bluetooth's burial.
438
00:18:59,367 --> 00:19:02,800
Do we know where this
church is today?
439
00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:03,834
Yes.
440
00:19:03,834 --> 00:19:06,066
And what about the crypt,
do we know where that was?
441
00:19:06,066 --> 00:19:11,000
We suspect that the crypt
is under or near the new
church,
442
00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:13,467
and there is a team
that are trying to find it.
443
00:19:13,467 --> 00:19:15,800
-Can you connect me with them?
-Yes, of course.
444
00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:17,467
-Can I keep this?
-No.
445
00:19:17,467 --> 00:19:18,934
Okay, worth a try.
446
00:19:20,100 --> 00:19:21,667
The disc stays in Sweden.
447
00:19:22,567 --> 00:19:24,000
But not me.
448
00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:26,967
I'm off to rediscover
the crypt where the
Curmsun Disc was hidden,
449
00:19:26,967 --> 00:19:29,500
where Harald Bluetooth
and his royal treasury
450
00:19:29,500 --> 00:19:31,066
may be interred.
451
00:19:31,767 --> 00:19:33,100
To get to the church on time,
452
00:19:33,100 --> 00:19:35,967
I drive aboard a ferry
in Eastern Sweden.
453
00:19:36,500 --> 00:19:37,600
'Kay, here we go.
454
00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:39,233
I'm in a car on a boat...
455
00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:42,200
...for a 175-mile journey
456
00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:44,533
across the Baltic Sea
to Poland.
457
00:19:47,100 --> 00:19:48,400
Twelve hundred years ago,
458
00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:50,867
to take to these waters
was to risk your life
459
00:19:50,867 --> 00:19:54,300
as the Vikings ruled the seas
with an iron fist.
460
00:19:54,300 --> 00:19:56,734
Today, it's another
kind of gamble.
461
00:19:58,066 --> 00:19:59,400
[upbeat music playing]
462
00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:00,433
Okay, come on!
463
00:20:05,467 --> 00:20:06,734
Come on!
464
00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:10,567
That's three Aladdins,
465
00:20:10,567 --> 00:20:11,834
how's that not a win?
466
00:20:11,834 --> 00:20:14,700
If this keeps up,
I'm gonna have to find
Bluetooth's treasure
467
00:20:14,700 --> 00:20:16,367
just to buy
a plane ticket back home.
468
00:20:16,367 --> 00:20:17,433
Come on!
469
00:20:18,667 --> 00:20:19,834
Last bet, here we go.
470
00:20:22,467 --> 00:20:23,834
Totally rigged.
471
00:20:24,467 --> 00:20:25,500
Is there an ATM on this ship?
472
00:20:29,300 --> 00:20:32,300
A couple hundred Euro later,
we arrive in Poland,
473
00:20:32,300 --> 00:20:35,066
and drive just outside
of the town of Wolin.
474
00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:38,100
I'm here to meet
the lead members
475
00:20:38,100 --> 00:20:39,900
of the team searching
for the crypt
476
00:20:39,900 --> 00:20:43,467
where the mysterious
Curmsun Disc was
reportedly unearthed.
477
00:20:43,467 --> 00:20:47,333
Jacek Godlewski
and archaeologist,
Wojciech Mazurek
478
00:20:47,900 --> 00:20:49,166
-Jacek?
-[Godlewski] Oh, hi!
479
00:20:49,166 --> 00:20:50,967
-Hi. I'm Josh.
-[Godlewski] Hi.
480
00:20:50,967 --> 00:20:52,900
-Wojciech, nice to meet you.
-Wojciech? Nice to meet you.
481
00:20:52,900 --> 00:20:54,100
Good to meet you. Welcome.
482
00:20:54,100 --> 00:20:55,166
Nice to meet you.
483
00:20:55,166 --> 00:20:56,467
This is a beautiful church.
484
00:20:56,467 --> 00:20:57,400
This is the church.
485
00:20:57,400 --> 00:20:58,700
-Yeah, it's stunning.
So, okay...
-Yeah.
486
00:20:58,700 --> 00:21:00,467
...this building dates
from what year?
487
00:21:00,467 --> 00:21:01,367
1841.
488
00:21:01,367 --> 00:21:04,000
1841. So, this is
when this golden disc
489
00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:05,166
gets found by this kid.
490
00:21:06,266 --> 00:21:08,300
And he finds this
disc in a crypt,
491
00:21:08,300 --> 00:21:09,867
but we don't know
where that is today.
492
00:21:09,867 --> 00:21:12,100
We don't know where it is.
It could be under the church
493
00:21:12,100 --> 00:21:13,967
or it could be
adjacent to the church.
494
00:21:13,967 --> 00:21:17,667
We presume there was
an older church standing
somewhere,
495
00:21:17,667 --> 00:21:19,367
-we don't know
exactly where.
-[Josh] Right.
496
00:21:19,367 --> 00:21:22,266
And this area does
have a Viking connection.
497
00:21:22,266 --> 00:21:25,100
They were here. This was
a significant place for them.
498
00:21:25,100 --> 00:21:27,567
Wolin was a center
of trade here...
499
00:21:27,567 --> 00:21:30,567
-[Josh] Right. Right.
-...in the south part
of Baltic Sea.
500
00:21:30,567 --> 00:21:33,200
And another place
that comes up a lot,
501
00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:34,567
and especially on this disc,
502
00:21:34,567 --> 00:21:37,166
-is this idea of Jomsborg.
-[Godlewski] Yes.
503
00:21:37,166 --> 00:21:39,400
It's a legendary
Viking location.
504
00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:41,767
-Yes.
-And we now have it
associated on this disc
505
00:21:41,767 --> 00:21:42,767
with the name Bluetooth.
506
00:21:42,767 --> 00:21:46,266
Could we be in the area
of what was Jomsborg?
507
00:21:46,266 --> 00:21:48,567
It is for sure
around here somewhere.
508
00:21:48,567 --> 00:21:50,367
We are in the heartland of...
509
00:21:50,367 --> 00:21:52,467
The Nords
called this Wendland.
510
00:21:52,467 --> 00:21:53,900
The land of the Wends.
511
00:21:53,900 --> 00:21:55,467
And there is this story also
512
00:21:55,467 --> 00:21:59,300
that Bluetooth has
a Slavic wife, right?
513
00:21:59,300 --> 00:22:03,100
[Godlewski] Yes, we know
Bluetooth had a real
connection to this area
514
00:22:03,100 --> 00:22:05,000
because he married
a Slavic princess.
515
00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:07,367
-[Josh] Right.
-[Godlewski] This is
beyond any doubt
516
00:22:07,367 --> 00:22:09,367
because it's actually
written in stone.
517
00:22:09,367 --> 00:22:13,066
[Josh] The Curmsun Disc
and the crypt in which
it was found
518
00:22:13,066 --> 00:22:15,700
could be part
of this remarkable story.
519
00:22:15,700 --> 00:22:18,300
The only questions
left to answer now are,
520
00:22:18,300 --> 00:22:20,467
"Can we find the crypt
once again,"
521
00:22:20,467 --> 00:22:23,467
and, "Does it belong
to Harald Bluetooth?"
522
00:22:23,467 --> 00:22:25,266
So, how do we figure this out?
523
00:22:25,266 --> 00:22:27,500
I presume we're not
gonna tear down this
beautiful church.
524
00:22:27,500 --> 00:22:28,700
-No.
-No, I don't think so.
525
00:22:28,700 --> 00:22:29,667
-That wouldn't be
a good idea.
-No.
526
00:22:29,667 --> 00:22:30,900
So, what do we do?
527
00:22:30,900 --> 00:22:33,266
We should do some geo-radar.
528
00:22:33,266 --> 00:22:36,367
-[Josh] Okay.
-Of the church on the inside
and the premises,
529
00:22:36,367 --> 00:22:39,767
and see if we find
any anomalies.
530
00:22:40,867 --> 00:22:42,767
[Josh] To look beneath
this hallowed ground,
531
00:22:42,767 --> 00:22:45,467
we go behind the church
where a geophysical team
532
00:22:45,467 --> 00:22:47,166
waits to get to work.
533
00:22:47,166 --> 00:22:49,700
Stephan, Stefan
from OKM Detectors,
534
00:22:49,700 --> 00:22:50,667
our friends from Germany.
535
00:22:50,667 --> 00:22:51,767
You're both named Stephan.
536
00:22:51,767 --> 00:22:52,700
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
537
00:22:52,700 --> 00:22:54,767
Okay, two Stephans
for the price of one,
538
00:22:54,767 --> 00:22:55,867
nice to meet you guys.
539
00:22:55,867 --> 00:22:56,667
Great to meet you.
540
00:22:56,667 --> 00:22:58,100
Okay, this,
I kind of recognize.
541
00:22:58,100 --> 00:22:59,266
this is a GPR unit.
542
00:22:59,266 --> 00:23:00,266
[Stephan Grund] It is.
543
00:23:00,266 --> 00:23:02,200
Okay, I'm used to more
of the lawnmower style.
544
00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:03,600
-[Grund] Yeah.
-[Josh] So, what is this?
545
00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:06,767
This is portable
ground-penetrating
radar system.
546
00:23:06,767 --> 00:23:08,867
-[Josh] Okay.
-So, basically,
this is a system
547
00:23:08,867 --> 00:23:10,367
you can use
everywhere on the globe,
548
00:23:10,367 --> 00:23:12,166
and not just on flat surfaces.
549
00:23:12,166 --> 00:23:14,200
Got it. And how
powerful is this?
550
00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:15,166
It's very powerful.
551
00:23:15,166 --> 00:23:17,767
It can detect anomalies
in up to 120 feet.
552
00:23:17,767 --> 00:23:19,467
This can see
120 feet underground?
553
00:23:19,467 --> 00:23:20,734
Exactly.
554
00:23:20,734 --> 00:23:23,400
Okay. And it's guaranteed
to find a Viking king,
is that correct?
555
00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:25,367
-Well, let's see.
-[Josh] We'll see. Okay.
556
00:23:25,367 --> 00:23:27,500
But if there is something
under this mound...
557
00:23:27,500 --> 00:23:29,000
Then we will see it.
558
00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:30,133
All right, let's do it.
559
00:23:32,166 --> 00:23:33,367
We split up.
560
00:23:33,367 --> 00:23:36,500
Jacek and one the Stephans
will scan in the church yard,
561
00:23:36,500 --> 00:23:39,066
while Wojciech,
the remaining Stefan, and I
562
00:23:39,066 --> 00:23:41,567
will scan beneath
the church floor itself.
563
00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:44,367
Okay.
564
00:23:44,900 --> 00:23:46,300
Wow, here we are.
565
00:23:46,300 --> 00:23:48,367
-So, start with the aisle?
-Yup.
566
00:23:48,367 --> 00:23:50,100
And where should we be?
Out of your way?
567
00:23:50,100 --> 00:23:51,800
-That would be better.
-[Josh] Should we pray?
568
00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:53,100
We could pray.
569
00:23:53,100 --> 00:23:54,300
You can pray that...
570
00:23:54,300 --> 00:23:55,667
-[Josh] That it works.
-Yeah.
571
00:23:55,667 --> 00:23:57,000
-Okay.
-Okay, you ready?
572
00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:57,967
Oh, wait, hold on.
573
00:23:59,500 --> 00:24:00,634
Turned my Bluetooth on.
574
00:24:02,500 --> 00:24:03,333
Yeah, here we go.
575
00:24:09,700 --> 00:24:11,900
This isn't just
a fact finding mission,
576
00:24:11,900 --> 00:24:14,800
the archeologists here have
exclusive access
577
00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:17,533
to excavate this floor
if we find something.
578
00:24:21,100 --> 00:24:22,767
[Stefan Wildhagen]
We're gonna do the whole room.
579
00:24:22,767 --> 00:24:23,734
We're not givin' up.
580
00:24:25,767 --> 00:24:28,266
We make a final push
to cover the church floor
581
00:24:28,266 --> 00:24:30,667
without any disturbances
to report.
582
00:24:30,667 --> 00:24:32,667
The team working outside,
however,
583
00:24:32,667 --> 00:24:34,734
may have a different
story to tell.
584
00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:38,567
[Godlewski]
Josh, you there?
585
00:24:39,467 --> 00:24:40,967
Go for Josh.
586
00:24:40,967 --> 00:24:42,667
Listen, I think
we found something,
587
00:24:42,667 --> 00:24:43,800
I think we got a hit,
588
00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:45,066
uh, you better get out here.
589
00:24:45,867 --> 00:24:47,867
You got a hit on the,
on the GPR?
590
00:24:48,567 --> 00:24:50,767
[Godlewski]
A definite anomaly,
591
00:24:50,767 --> 00:24:51,600
you gotta see this,
592
00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:52,934
we don't what it is yet,
though.
593
00:25:06,900 --> 00:25:08,166
-Check it out.
-[Gates exclaims]
594
00:25:08,166 --> 00:25:09,367
-Big hit.
-[Godlewski] Yeah.
595
00:25:09,367 --> 00:25:12,100
-[Josh] This is where?
-This is just right,
uh, behind us.
596
00:25:12,100 --> 00:25:13,000
[Josh] In a church yard,
597
00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:15,266
outside of the Polish town
of Wolin,
598
00:25:15,266 --> 00:25:16,634
I'm working with a team
599
00:25:16,634 --> 00:25:20,467
searching for the lost tomb
of the Viking king,
Harald Bluetooth,
600
00:25:20,467 --> 00:25:23,367
and our ground penetrating
radar is indicating
601
00:25:23,367 --> 00:25:25,467
there's something
large beneath us.
602
00:25:25,467 --> 00:25:26,467
How deep down is that?
603
00:25:26,467 --> 00:25:28,400
Well, it's six
to ten feet down.
604
00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:30,266
-[Josh] Oh, it's huge.
-[Grund] Here it is.
605
00:25:30,266 --> 00:25:33,634
-[Josh] So this, this runs
this whole area here?
-[Grund] Exactly.
606
00:25:33,967 --> 00:25:35,166
How wide is it?
607
00:25:35,166 --> 00:25:37,166
Well, it's three,
three feet wide
608
00:25:37,166 --> 00:25:39,100
and three feet, uh, height.
609
00:25:39,100 --> 00:25:40,600
[Josh] Ten feet
is a pretty big hole.
610
00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:42,700
-You think we can dig
down to that?
-I think we can.
611
00:25:42,700 --> 00:25:44,266
We can bring in the equipment.
612
00:25:44,266 --> 00:25:45,667
-Equipment?
-Equipment.
613
00:25:45,667 --> 00:25:46,634
We have a koparka.
614
00:25:47,066 --> 00:25:48,433
Oh, I love a koparka.
615
00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:53,700
A koparka is what the locals
call an excavator,
616
00:25:53,700 --> 00:25:56,567
and it just so happens
to be the only word
I know in Polish.
617
00:25:56,567 --> 00:25:58,734
Hey, not my first
rodeo here, people.
618
00:26:02,567 --> 00:26:05,767
The koparka goes to work
next to the anomaly.
619
00:26:05,767 --> 00:26:07,367
Believe it or not, as I watch,
620
00:26:07,367 --> 00:26:10,533
the only word for this
I can come up with is gentle.
621
00:26:12,367 --> 00:26:14,967
Even though he got this piece
of heavy equipment here,
622
00:26:14,967 --> 00:26:17,667
he is using the excavator
like a scalpel,
623
00:26:17,667 --> 00:26:21,567
just shaving off an inch
or two top soil at a time,
624
00:26:21,567 --> 00:26:24,266
so we carefully go down,
creating a profile,
625
00:26:24,266 --> 00:26:26,367
and not damaging
whatever is buried here.
626
00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:32,567
While this hole is being dug,
627
00:26:32,567 --> 00:26:35,400
-let's assume that
Bluetooth is here.
-[Godlewski] Yeah.
628
00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:37,467
What would we be looking for?
629
00:26:37,467 --> 00:26:39,266
What do we expect
to find here?
630
00:26:39,266 --> 00:26:41,900
Well, first of all,
we're looking for a crypt.
631
00:26:41,900 --> 00:26:44,367
[Josh] Right,
he is not just gonna be
laid out in the ground.
632
00:26:44,367 --> 00:26:45,266
No.
633
00:26:45,266 --> 00:26:47,266
Ideally, he'd be in a
chamber of some kind.
634
00:26:47,266 --> 00:26:48,266
[Godlewski] In a chamber,
635
00:26:48,266 --> 00:26:50,166
uh, we would expect to find
a place for treasure.
636
00:26:50,166 --> 00:26:54,266
We would expect that
he would probably be
in finery and armor.
637
00:26:54,266 --> 00:26:56,166
Maybe with a sword
on his chest.
638
00:26:56,166 --> 00:26:57,767
-[Josh] Right.
-Other weapons.
639
00:26:57,767 --> 00:27:00,800
In other word,
I think we'll know it
when we see it, yes?
640
00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:01,834
[Godlewski] Absolutely.
641
00:27:04,867 --> 00:27:07,800
[Josh] The excavator slowly
digs deeper and deeper,
642
00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:10,734
but nothing is visible
in the profile of the earth,
643
00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:12,000
until...
644
00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:13,567
-Stop the job. Stop.
-[Josh] Hey, stop.
645
00:27:17,467 --> 00:27:19,166
Whoa! Wait, wait, wait.
646
00:27:19,166 --> 00:27:21,000
-That's ceramic?
-Okay, something.
647
00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:22,567
[Josh] Is that ceramic?
648
00:27:22,567 --> 00:27:23,600
[Godlewski] No,
I don't think so.
649
00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:25,100
-[Josh] Oh, is that bone?
-[Godlewski] Bone, yeah.
650
00:27:25,100 --> 00:27:26,233
-It's a skull.
-It's a skull.
651
00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:28,266
This is part of a human skull.
652
00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:31,100
Wojciech, skull, yes?
653
00:27:31,100 --> 00:27:32,166
Yes, skull.
654
00:27:32,166 --> 00:27:33,500
We're not in a burial here,
though.
655
00:27:33,500 --> 00:27:34,467
[Wojciech Mazurek] No.
656
00:27:34,467 --> 00:27:36,100
[Josh] There are not
preserved graves,
657
00:27:36,100 --> 00:27:38,367
the layers of soil near
the surface have been
658
00:27:38,367 --> 00:27:40,767
churned like a laundry machine
for centuries,
659
00:27:40,767 --> 00:27:43,300
and bone fragments,
both animal and human,
660
00:27:43,300 --> 00:27:45,200
are littered
all over the area.
661
00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:47,500
Hey, but we may
find more bones then.
662
00:27:47,500 --> 00:27:49,967
-Yeah, we could expect,
we could expect more.
-I mean--
663
00:27:49,967 --> 00:27:51,233
All right, let's continue.
664
00:27:55,900 --> 00:27:57,066
As we move deeper,
665
00:27:57,066 --> 00:28:00,433
we continue to find
scattered remains
from long ago.
666
00:28:04,767 --> 00:28:06,634
We got another bone here,
it looks like.
667
00:28:10,166 --> 00:28:12,500
This is arm bone, yeah,
this is from the arm, yeah?
668
00:28:12,500 --> 00:28:14,100
This is humerus.
669
00:28:14,100 --> 00:28:16,667
It's... There's nothing
funny about this, Wojciech.
670
00:28:16,667 --> 00:28:18,767
Sorry, that's a little
skeleton humor.
671
00:28:20,700 --> 00:28:22,767
The GPR disturbance
we're following
672
00:28:22,767 --> 00:28:24,967
lies several feet
further down,
673
00:28:24,967 --> 00:28:28,634
we keep digging in the hopes
of finding Bluetooth's crypt.
674
00:28:32,967 --> 00:28:34,066
Oh, stop!
675
00:28:36,066 --> 00:28:37,767
We, we have wood here, yes?
676
00:28:37,767 --> 00:28:38,900
[Mazurek] Yes,
these are woods.
677
00:28:38,900 --> 00:28:39,767
[Josh] It's coffin, you think?
678
00:28:39,767 --> 00:28:40,967
I think so.
679
00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:47,667
[Josh] I think
we're certainly
680
00:28:47,667 --> 00:28:49,333
at the top of a coffin,
it looks like.
681
00:28:50,266 --> 00:28:51,700
Have a corner here for sure.
682
00:28:51,700 --> 00:28:53,900
You can see the edge
of this right here,
683
00:28:53,900 --> 00:28:55,400
and it goes up that way.
684
00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:58,367
So we're coming down
on a top of a coffin,
it looks like.
685
00:28:58,367 --> 00:29:00,166
What's the alignment here?
686
00:29:00,166 --> 00:29:03,233
-This is aligned to the east,
then the west.
-[Josh] Oh, east?
687
00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:05,100
We've reached a new layer
688
00:29:05,100 --> 00:29:07,166
that is clearly
the church's graveyard,
689
00:29:07,166 --> 00:29:10,567
one that is very old,
but more modern
than the Vikings.
690
00:29:10,567 --> 00:29:12,467
It means, we can't
excavate further
691
00:29:12,467 --> 00:29:15,200
without disturbing these
preserved burials.
692
00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:18,767
Our GPR hit, however, is still
a few more feet down,
693
00:29:18,767 --> 00:29:21,767
so to make sure
we're not missing
a crypt below our feet,
694
00:29:21,767 --> 00:29:23,000
we bring out an auger...
695
00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:26,100
Okay, we're going
for 10 feet, guys,
we got this.
696
00:29:26,100 --> 00:29:28,200
...to drill a minimally
invasive hole
697
00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:30,934
outside the coffin
and down to the target.
698
00:29:33,967 --> 00:29:34,967
One.
699
00:29:35,667 --> 00:29:36,634
Two.
700
00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:37,767
Three.
701
00:29:38,367 --> 00:29:39,100
Up.
702
00:29:39,100 --> 00:29:40,767
When we hit the 10 foot mark,
703
00:29:40,767 --> 00:29:42,367
we bring up the auger.
704
00:29:42,367 --> 00:29:44,166
Okay, so we are...
705
00:29:45,166 --> 00:29:46,166
...at 10 feet.
706
00:29:47,667 --> 00:29:49,467
We are at our target depth,
707
00:29:49,467 --> 00:29:50,433
and we got
708
00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:51,767
nothing.
709
00:29:51,767 --> 00:29:52,467
[Mazurek] Nothing.
710
00:29:52,467 --> 00:29:53,834
We have this white,
711
00:29:54,500 --> 00:29:56,867
featureless sand here,
712
00:29:56,867 --> 00:29:59,166
and we have this,
this looser sand above.
713
00:29:59,867 --> 00:30:02,667
So the anomaly
is not an object,
714
00:30:02,667 --> 00:30:04,000
it's a change in the soil.
715
00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:05,300
-Yeah, exactly.
-[Josh] Yeah.
716
00:30:05,300 --> 00:30:06,967
The GPR has done its job,
717
00:30:06,967 --> 00:30:09,400
but there is no crypt
to be found.
718
00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:11,066
As to the Curmsun Disc,
719
00:30:11,066 --> 00:30:13,066
it is a terrific story,
720
00:30:13,066 --> 00:30:14,266
but without physical evidence
721
00:30:14,266 --> 00:30:16,500
to connect it
to a specific site,
722
00:30:16,500 --> 00:30:17,667
that's all it is.
723
00:30:17,667 --> 00:30:20,967
So in terms of the location
where this disc was found,
724
00:30:20,967 --> 00:30:23,000
this supposed burial area,
725
00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:24,166
still a mystery.
726
00:30:24,166 --> 00:30:25,467
-Still a mystery.
-Mmm-hmm.
727
00:30:25,467 --> 00:30:26,867
So where does that leave us?
728
00:30:26,867 --> 00:30:28,533
[Godlewski] Well,
we still have the forest site.
729
00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:30,867
What forest site?
730
00:30:30,867 --> 00:30:33,066
It's a site we started
investigating
731
00:30:33,066 --> 00:30:34,800
about 10 minutes
away from here,
732
00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:37,300
uh, which could be the, uh,
733
00:30:37,300 --> 00:30:41,400
ancient mythical fortress
of the Jomsvikings.
734
00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:42,367
And you're working out there?
735
00:30:42,367 --> 00:30:44,500
We have people digging there.
736
00:30:44,500 --> 00:30:46,767
[Josh] Jacek and Wojciech
think they're on the trail
737
00:30:46,767 --> 00:30:48,767
of the legendary Jomsborg,
738
00:30:48,767 --> 00:30:51,967
Bluetooth's strong hold
mentioned in the Viking Sagas
739
00:30:51,967 --> 00:30:53,567
which has never been found,
740
00:30:53,567 --> 00:30:56,000
this is potentially huge.
741
00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:57,700
And, and it's how far
from here?
742
00:30:57,700 --> 00:30:59,900
It's not far, it's 10 minutes.
743
00:30:59,900 --> 00:31:01,567
Okay, if it is a Viking site,
744
00:31:01,567 --> 00:31:03,000
that would be hugely
significant.
745
00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:04,667
That would be groundbreaking.
746
00:31:04,667 --> 00:31:05,967
That would be
very significant.
747
00:31:07,567 --> 00:31:10,634
[Josh] We quickly
pile into my car
and head to the site.
748
00:31:11,567 --> 00:31:14,300
In moments, we're driving
into dense forest
749
00:31:14,300 --> 00:31:16,166
and away from civilization
750
00:31:16,166 --> 00:31:18,100
in search of GPS coordinates
751
00:31:18,100 --> 00:31:21,600
that Wojciech hopes are part
of Harald Bluetooth's legacy.
752
00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:24,333
And so, finally, we arrive
at our destination...
753
00:31:24,567 --> 00:31:25,500
Okay, perfect.
754
00:31:25,500 --> 00:31:26,967
...in the middle of nowhere.
755
00:31:26,967 --> 00:31:27,834
Let's go.
756
00:31:29,867 --> 00:31:31,166
Welcome to the circle.
757
00:31:31,166 --> 00:31:32,600
-The circle?
-Yeah.
758
00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:33,634
Okay.
759
00:31:34,400 --> 00:31:35,500
I do not see a circle.
760
00:31:35,500 --> 00:31:36,867
No, you can't see it
from here,
761
00:31:36,867 --> 00:31:38,500
you actually can only see it
from above.
762
00:31:38,500 --> 00:31:39,433
From above?
763
00:31:47,500 --> 00:31:49,567
Okay, so if I was up above,
what would I see?
764
00:31:49,567 --> 00:31:53,467
You'd see a, uh,
almost perfect circle
in the forest.
765
00:31:54,166 --> 00:31:55,166
From above?
766
00:31:55,166 --> 00:31:56,600
I'm in a forest in Poland,
767
00:31:56,600 --> 00:31:59,100
where archeologists believe
they may have found
768
00:31:59,100 --> 00:32:02,967
a legendary Viking fort
known as Jomsborg.
769
00:32:02,967 --> 00:32:04,767
To get a birds-eye view
of this site,
770
00:32:04,767 --> 00:32:07,100
we launch a drone through
the thick canopy,
771
00:32:07,100 --> 00:32:10,200
and what we see from on high
is astounding.
772
00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:13,767
That is a huge circle,
incredible!
773
00:32:13,767 --> 00:32:17,166
A circle this size
could represent
a ring fortress,
774
00:32:17,166 --> 00:32:18,867
which would be
a major clue that
775
00:32:18,867 --> 00:32:21,367
this is the lost city
of Jomsborg,
776
00:32:21,367 --> 00:32:24,800
where King Harald Bluetooth
is said to have died.
777
00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:27,066
And a recent LiDAR scan
may give
778
00:32:27,066 --> 00:32:28,367
Jacek and Wojciech
779
00:32:28,367 --> 00:32:31,100
even more to be excited about.
780
00:32:31,100 --> 00:32:32,967
This is clearly
a huge circle here.
781
00:32:32,967 --> 00:32:34,634
-Clearly,
and look inside of it.
-[Josh] Uh-huh.
782
00:32:35,567 --> 00:32:37,800
More circles.
Are these, are these mounds?
783
00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:40,200
[Godlewski] They are manmade
mounds, and, uh...
784
00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:42,100
I mean, there's like, what?
Like, a dozen of them here.
785
00:32:42,100 --> 00:32:43,300
[Godlewski] Uh,
I think over a dozen,
786
00:32:43,300 --> 00:32:45,500
but some of them
are hard to see or detect.
787
00:32:45,500 --> 00:32:47,600
And the thing that
really jumps out
788
00:32:47,600 --> 00:32:49,867
-is they are perfect circles.
-[Mazurek] Yeah.
789
00:32:49,867 --> 00:32:51,500
These have to be manmade, yes?
790
00:32:51,500 --> 00:32:53,166
Yes, yes, I'm sure.
791
00:32:53,166 --> 00:32:55,100
[Josh] This forest
is a treasure.
792
00:32:55,100 --> 00:32:56,900
Within the massive hidden ring
793
00:32:56,900 --> 00:32:58,367
are circular mounds that have
794
00:32:58,367 --> 00:33:00,700
blended with the landscape
for centuries.
795
00:33:00,700 --> 00:33:04,500
Without the LiDAR,
they may never have
even been discovered.
796
00:33:04,500 --> 00:33:05,767
And so where are these
from here?
797
00:33:05,767 --> 00:33:08,066
3000 meters, so it's not
far away from here.
798
00:33:08,066 --> 00:33:09,000
-Shall we go?
-[Mazurek] Yeah, of course.
799
00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:10,066
-Yeah, let's go.
-[Josh] Okay.
800
00:33:10,867 --> 00:33:12,867
This is what
archeologists call
801
00:33:12,867 --> 00:33:14,867
a target rich environment,
802
00:33:14,867 --> 00:33:16,800
the ring could not only be
Jomsborg,
803
00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:19,467
but the smaller mounds inside
may contain
804
00:33:19,467 --> 00:33:23,467
a wealth of Viking artifacts
and treasures.
805
00:33:23,467 --> 00:33:26,467
We quickly head over
to where their dig team
is excavating
806
00:33:26,467 --> 00:33:29,567
between two of the larger
mounds at the site.
807
00:33:29,567 --> 00:33:31,300
You guys are obviously
hard at work here,
808
00:33:31,300 --> 00:33:33,266
so you've done a trench here
809
00:33:33,266 --> 00:33:34,400
from one mound to the other.
810
00:33:34,400 --> 00:33:35,867
In the large mound over here,
811
00:33:35,867 --> 00:33:37,367
have you found
anything significant?
812
00:33:37,367 --> 00:33:38,800
No, nothing significant.
813
00:33:38,800 --> 00:33:40,967
Okay, but it is a manmade
mound?
814
00:33:40,967 --> 00:33:42,367
Yes, this is manmade.
815
00:33:42,367 --> 00:33:45,367
[Josh] Wojciech has managed
to date the mounds
to the Bronze Age
816
00:33:45,367 --> 00:33:47,467
or about 2000 BC,
817
00:33:47,467 --> 00:33:51,000
but that doesn't mean
they weren't later used
by the Vikings.
818
00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:52,467
And what about
in the smaller mound?
819
00:33:52,467 --> 00:33:54,367
It seems like you've dug
a much larger trench.
820
00:33:54,367 --> 00:33:56,000
-[Mazurek] Yes, yes.
-[Josh] Why is that?
821
00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:58,100
You know, this mound
was disturbed.
822
00:33:58,100 --> 00:34:00,266
Disturbed, you mean, somebody
has already dug into it?
823
00:34:00,266 --> 00:34:01,700
-Yeah, exactly.
-[Josh] Can you show me?
824
00:34:01,700 --> 00:34:03,100
[Mazurek] Yes, of course.
Please.
825
00:34:03,100 --> 00:34:04,200
Let's see.
826
00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:06,567
Once again, someone has dug
a hole in the ground,
827
00:34:06,567 --> 00:34:08,066
and I can't wait to get in it,
828
00:34:08,066 --> 00:34:09,634
I have a very strange job.
829
00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:13,700
Okay, so the mound is from
the Bronze Age, originally.
830
00:34:13,700 --> 00:34:15,100
Bronze Age, yes.
831
00:34:15,100 --> 00:34:17,767
The Bronze Age
is this big period of time
way before the Vikings...
832
00:34:17,767 --> 00:34:18,867
[Mazurek] Yes.
833
00:34:18,867 --> 00:34:20,567
[Josh] ...so we're talking,
nearly 4000 years ago.
834
00:34:20,567 --> 00:34:23,967
So we are 1500 years
or more before the Vikings.
835
00:34:23,967 --> 00:34:25,266
-Before the Viking, yes,
-[Josh] Right.
836
00:34:25,266 --> 00:34:26,400
If that's the Bronze Age,
837
00:34:26,400 --> 00:34:28,066
why are you digging
even deeper?
838
00:34:28,066 --> 00:34:31,000
Well, at some point
after the Bronze Age,
839
00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:33,600
somebody actually
dug into this mound,
840
00:34:33,600 --> 00:34:35,266
and we would like
to find out why.
841
00:34:35,266 --> 00:34:37,367
Could it be that this
is a Bronze Age mound
842
00:34:37,367 --> 00:34:39,166
that the Vikings
then came to use,
843
00:34:39,166 --> 00:34:40,900
which is something
that happened, right?
844
00:34:40,900 --> 00:34:42,900
And then they dug into it?
845
00:34:42,900 --> 00:34:46,467
It's possible,
what we know now is that
somebody dug into it,
846
00:34:46,467 --> 00:34:48,200
and it was a long time ago.
847
00:34:48,200 --> 00:34:49,967
All right, well, let's see
if there's something
down here.
848
00:34:49,967 --> 00:34:51,400
-[Godlewski] Yeah.
-Yeah.
849
00:34:52,166 --> 00:34:56,000
Wojciech and his team
carefully carve away
layers of the mound,
850
00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:57,400
hoping to find evidence
851
00:34:57,400 --> 00:35:00,667
that it was repurposed
in the Viking Age.
852
00:35:00,667 --> 00:35:04,166
While they work, Jacek and I
fan out with metal detectors
853
00:35:04,166 --> 00:35:06,200
capable of sensing
up to 10 feet
854
00:35:06,200 --> 00:35:08,233
into the smaller mounds
at the site.
855
00:35:11,367 --> 00:35:13,166
So as you can see here,
856
00:35:13,166 --> 00:35:15,867
maybe you can't see here
'cause it's really discreet,
857
00:35:15,867 --> 00:35:18,100
there is this slight mound,
858
00:35:18,100 --> 00:35:20,467
and it looks natural
when you're standing on it,
859
00:35:20,467 --> 00:35:23,467
but on the LiDAR, it comes up
as perfectly circular,
860
00:35:23,467 --> 00:35:25,266
so definitely worth searching.
861
00:35:31,066 --> 00:35:34,467
It is, as always, a process
that requires patience.
862
00:35:35,500 --> 00:35:36,867
Are you sure you're is on?
863
00:35:36,867 --> 00:35:38,066
Of course, it's on.
864
00:35:38,667 --> 00:35:39,834
[Godlewski] That's great.
865
00:35:40,900 --> 00:35:43,500
[Josh] But then our patience
is rewarded.
866
00:35:43,500 --> 00:35:45,734
[metal detector beeping]
867
00:35:46,600 --> 00:35:48,266
There is something here.
868
00:35:49,166 --> 00:35:50,967
[device beeping]
869
00:35:54,567 --> 00:35:55,533
Aha!
870
00:35:56,100 --> 00:35:57,066
Look at this.
871
00:35:57,700 --> 00:35:58,834
We have a shell casing.
872
00:35:59,867 --> 00:36:01,033
You can see here,
873
00:36:01,567 --> 00:36:02,667
firing pin,
874
00:36:03,467 --> 00:36:06,400
right there, probably a rifle.
875
00:36:06,400 --> 00:36:09,567
This could be from a hunter
or from the war
876
00:36:09,567 --> 00:36:11,467
or the war before that
or the war before that.
877
00:36:11,467 --> 00:36:14,066
There's been, there's been
a lot of wars around here.
878
00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:15,734
But...
879
00:36:16,667 --> 00:36:18,467
...that is definitely
not Viking.
880
00:36:23,667 --> 00:36:25,734
So far, so meh.
881
00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:27,900
Beer can.
882
00:36:27,900 --> 00:36:30,667
Until some good news
finally arrives.
883
00:36:31,266 --> 00:36:32,767
Hey, Josh!
884
00:36:32,767 --> 00:36:34,767
-Yeah?
-We have something.
885
00:36:35,567 --> 00:36:36,433
Yeah?
886
00:36:36,867 --> 00:36:38,834
Yes, please come!
887
00:36:46,300 --> 00:36:48,967
-[Josh] Find something?
-[Mazurek] Yeah, please.
888
00:36:48,967 --> 00:36:51,000
Iron and pottery.
889
00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:53,266
-Pottery?
-Yes, you can see here.
890
00:36:54,800 --> 00:36:57,266
-[Josh] Iron, did you say?
-[Mazurek] Iron...
891
00:36:57,266 --> 00:36:58,667
-[Josh] And pottery?
-[Mazurek] ...and pottery,
yes.
892
00:36:58,667 --> 00:37:00,266
-Can I go down?
-Yes.
893
00:37:00,266 --> 00:37:01,367
Yes? Okay.
894
00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:03,600
This is amazing.
895
00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:06,400
There appears to be both
pottery and metal artifacts
896
00:37:06,400 --> 00:37:08,967
resting together
inside the mound.
897
00:37:08,967 --> 00:37:11,333
I climbed down to see
what they might be.
898
00:37:13,100 --> 00:37:13,934
So...
899
00:37:14,567 --> 00:37:16,233
Oh, that is metal,
look at that.
900
00:37:17,166 --> 00:37:18,967
Is this maybe, like, a knife?
901
00:37:18,967 --> 00:37:20,367
[Mazurek] Like a small knife.
902
00:37:20,367 --> 00:37:21,867
Like a small sickle.
903
00:37:21,867 --> 00:37:23,333
-A sickle?
-Yeah.
904
00:37:23,767 --> 00:37:25,100
[Josh] For what purpose?
905
00:37:25,100 --> 00:37:26,767
Probably for shaving.
906
00:37:26,767 --> 00:37:28,600
-For shaving?
-Yeah.
907
00:37:28,600 --> 00:37:30,867
-[Josh] Very personal item.
-[Mazurek] Yes.
908
00:37:30,867 --> 00:37:33,567
But somebody dug
all the way down
to place this here.
909
00:37:33,567 --> 00:37:35,400
this feels like it must be
910
00:37:35,400 --> 00:37:37,233
-ceremonial
or an offering, yes?
-Yeah.
911
00:37:37,767 --> 00:37:39,767
Maybe small hoard, also.
912
00:37:39,767 --> 00:37:41,333
A hoard? Now you're talking.
913
00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:42,900
So keep cleaning?
914
00:37:42,900 --> 00:37:44,467
-[Mazurek] Yeah.
-[Josh] All right.
915
00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:51,934
With some careful work,
I'm able to gently free
the blade form the earth.
916
00:37:54,667 --> 00:37:55,900
Look at that.
917
00:37:55,900 --> 00:37:58,100
So you can actually
see the blade here,
918
00:37:58,100 --> 00:37:59,333
underneath all that rust.
919
00:38:00,166 --> 00:38:02,033
And this would have slotted
into a handle.
920
00:38:03,300 --> 00:38:05,834
I'm not sure I would like
to shave with that,
but beautiful.
921
00:38:06,266 --> 00:38:07,800
This is coming out
922
00:38:07,800 --> 00:38:09,967
very carefully.
923
00:38:09,967 --> 00:38:13,166
Wojciech isn't ready
to speculate about
the blade's age,
924
00:38:13,166 --> 00:38:16,200
so we begin to clear the earth
from around the pottery,
925
00:38:16,200 --> 00:38:19,634
hoping that it can pinpoint
when this mound was reused.
926
00:38:21,667 --> 00:38:23,066
Look at that.
927
00:38:23,066 --> 00:38:24,734
Look at that, beautiful.
928
00:38:25,700 --> 00:38:27,767
So based on the pottery type,
929
00:38:27,767 --> 00:38:29,367
what do you think,
how old is this?
930
00:38:29,367 --> 00:38:31,200
This, this is earlier
than the Vikings, yes?
931
00:38:31,200 --> 00:38:33,467
-It's much earlier
than the Viking Age.
-[Josh] Yes.
932
00:38:33,467 --> 00:38:35,567
It will be, uh, probably about
933
00:38:36,200 --> 00:38:38,767
three century Before Christ,
BC.
934
00:38:38,767 --> 00:38:40,667
-300 BC?
-Yes.
935
00:38:40,667 --> 00:38:43,166
This is a 2300 year old
vessel.
936
00:38:43,166 --> 00:38:45,600
Yeah, yeah, exactly.
937
00:38:45,600 --> 00:38:47,100
[Josh] And what culture
is that?
938
00:38:47,100 --> 00:38:48,967
This is the Jastorf culture.
939
00:38:50,367 --> 00:38:53,166
[Josh] The Jastorf culture
thrived during the Iron Age
940
00:38:53,166 --> 00:38:56,700
in what is today Denmark,
Germany, and Poland.
941
00:38:56,700 --> 00:38:58,467
Meaning, the blade and pottery
942
00:38:58,467 --> 00:39:02,100
come from 1000 years
before the Viking Era,
943
00:39:02,100 --> 00:39:03,734
but wait, there is more.
944
00:39:04,200 --> 00:39:06,066
A mystery object.
945
00:39:06,066 --> 00:39:08,967
Beneath the pottery
is another artifact.
946
00:39:08,967 --> 00:39:10,667
Whatever it is, it's out.
947
00:39:10,667 --> 00:39:12,367
We gingerly remove it
from the earth,
948
00:39:12,367 --> 00:39:14,700
and bring it up
for examination.
949
00:39:14,700 --> 00:39:17,500
It was placed
underneath the vessel,
950
00:39:17,500 --> 00:39:20,700
it looks something organic,
like leather.
951
00:39:20,700 --> 00:39:21,867
With a closer look,
952
00:39:21,867 --> 00:39:24,266
we see that the leather
is wrapped around something
953
00:39:24,266 --> 00:39:25,800
even more mysterious.
954
00:39:25,800 --> 00:39:27,500
What do you think this is?
955
00:39:27,500 --> 00:39:28,300
[Mazurek] It's Iron.
956
00:39:28,300 --> 00:39:30,200
It's iron, but what,
we don't know.
957
00:39:30,200 --> 00:39:33,266
It's not ornamental, it's not,
like, jewelry or anything.
958
00:39:33,266 --> 00:39:34,667
[Mazurek] No.
959
00:39:34,667 --> 00:39:36,767
-That's tool, but little--
-[Josh] A tool or something.
960
00:39:36,767 --> 00:39:38,266
Still a mystery.
961
00:39:38,266 --> 00:39:39,367
Still a mystery, yes.
962
00:39:39,367 --> 00:39:41,667
[Josh] The items we uncovered
are so fragile,
963
00:39:41,667 --> 00:39:44,266
they'll need to go to a lab
for further analysis,
964
00:39:44,266 --> 00:39:46,266
but it's clear that
this Bronze Age mound
965
00:39:46,266 --> 00:39:48,467
was considered a sacred place.
966
00:39:48,867 --> 00:39:50,467
So they came here
967
00:39:50,467 --> 00:39:53,000
hundreds of years after
this mound was built,
968
00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:55,100
dug down,
and made this offering.
969
00:39:55,100 --> 00:39:58,166
Yeah, it's exactly
what has happened here.
970
00:39:58,166 --> 00:40:00,000
Whatever this is,
it's very purposeful,
971
00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:01,767
intentional, an offering,
or, or a burial.
972
00:40:01,767 --> 00:40:03,100
[Mazurek] Yeah, no question.
973
00:40:03,100 --> 00:40:04,500
It's not Bluetooth
and the Vikings,
974
00:40:04,500 --> 00:40:07,667
it's more than
1000 years earlier.
975
00:40:07,667 --> 00:40:09,500
History upon history here.
976
00:40:09,500 --> 00:40:10,967
So the question is,
is there more here?
977
00:40:11,667 --> 00:40:12,934
There is more.
978
00:40:14,667 --> 00:40:16,367
Toward the outer edge
of the ring,
979
00:40:16,367 --> 00:40:19,467
there is another trench that
the team has been carving out,
980
00:40:19,467 --> 00:40:21,500
which contains
potential evidence
981
00:40:21,500 --> 00:40:23,667
of a Viking Era structure.
982
00:40:23,667 --> 00:40:25,367
Okay, so what do we have here?
983
00:40:25,367 --> 00:40:27,500
So you can see here,
in this corner,
984
00:40:27,500 --> 00:40:29,300
the fireplace.
985
00:40:29,300 --> 00:40:31,100
-Oh, where the stones are.
-Yes, exactly.
986
00:40:31,100 --> 00:40:33,066
[Josh] And we can see all that
charcoal material there.
987
00:40:33,066 --> 00:40:34,100
[Mazurek] Yes.
988
00:40:34,100 --> 00:40:36,867
It means, it could be
the fireplace from the,
989
00:40:36,867 --> 00:40:38,367
from the house,
from the pit-house.
990
00:40:39,700 --> 00:40:42,400
[Josh] Pit-houses sat
partially beneath ground level
991
00:40:42,400 --> 00:40:45,367
to keep them warm in winter
and cool in summer.
992
00:40:45,367 --> 00:40:47,767
These remains mean that
there were people living
993
00:40:47,767 --> 00:40:50,000
inside the protection
of the ring.
994
00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:52,500
The question is,
where they Vikings?
995
00:40:52,500 --> 00:40:53,600
So this might have been
a habitation,
996
00:40:53,600 --> 00:40:54,500
right where we're standing.
997
00:40:54,500 --> 00:40:56,767
-Yes, the part
of the settlement.
-Okay.
998
00:40:57,467 --> 00:40:58,367
When?
999
00:40:58,867 --> 00:41:00,667
This is good question.
1000
00:41:00,667 --> 00:41:02,867
We have to find
something here, some,
1001
00:41:02,867 --> 00:41:05,166
-uh, shards
or something like this.
-[Josh] Okay.
1002
00:41:05,166 --> 00:41:06,567
And then we can date it.
1003
00:41:06,567 --> 00:41:07,967
Okay, can we dig?
1004
00:41:07,967 --> 00:41:10,467
-[Mazurek] Yeah,
we can continue here.
-Let's get to work, come on.
1005
00:41:12,867 --> 00:41:14,767
I joined Wojciech's team
in the trench
1006
00:41:14,767 --> 00:41:17,834
to see if we can find evidence
from the Viking Age.
1007
00:41:22,266 --> 00:41:23,834
-Pottery?
-Pottery, yes, see.
1008
00:41:26,000 --> 00:41:27,266
-Oh, look at that.
-[Mazurek] Yes.
1009
00:41:27,266 --> 00:41:30,200
-Here, you can see
its striations on it.
-Yes.
1010
00:41:30,200 --> 00:41:31,233
Wojciech.
1011
00:41:35,767 --> 00:41:37,934
-What do you think?
-Yes, we have luck.
1012
00:41:38,867 --> 00:41:40,800
It's Viking Age pottery.
1013
00:41:40,800 --> 00:41:41,967
Viking pottery, for sure?
1014
00:41:41,967 --> 00:41:42,967
[Mazurek] Yes, I'm sure.
1015
00:41:42,967 --> 00:41:45,567
You know, from the time
of Harald Bluetooth.
1016
00:41:45,567 --> 00:41:47,467
[Josh] That is amazing!
1017
00:41:53,667 --> 00:41:55,166
The Vikings are often painted
1018
00:41:55,166 --> 00:41:57,100
as grungy, barbaric,
marauders,
1019
00:41:57,100 --> 00:41:59,600
but it turns out,
they loved bathing
in hot springs
1020
00:41:59,600 --> 00:42:01,166
and they even invented
the comb.
1021
00:42:01,166 --> 00:42:03,433
In other words,
they were suckers
for a spa day.
1022
00:42:05,667 --> 00:42:09,000
And that tradition has lead
to the latest Norse invasion,
1023
00:42:09,000 --> 00:42:10,867
it's called hygge.
1024
00:42:10,867 --> 00:42:13,467
Hygge doesn't really have
an English translation,
1025
00:42:13,467 --> 00:42:14,900
though the word cozy is close,
1026
00:42:14,900 --> 00:42:16,400
it's where we get
the word hug,
1027
00:42:16,400 --> 00:42:19,367
and it is a way of life here
in Copenhagen,
1028
00:42:19,367 --> 00:42:22,300
defined by a relaxed,
intimate comfort
1029
00:42:22,300 --> 00:42:23,867
that I'm trying to embrace.
1030
00:42:23,867 --> 00:42:25,400
Like this wool sweater,
1031
00:42:25,400 --> 00:42:27,367
which isn't at all itchy.
1032
00:42:28,266 --> 00:42:30,100
Hygge is a state of mind,
1033
00:42:30,100 --> 00:42:33,166
free from stress
and steeped in warmth.
1034
00:42:33,166 --> 00:42:36,100
Of course, hygge is probably
a lot easier in Denmark,
1035
00:42:36,100 --> 00:42:37,900
where they leave work
at, like, 4.00 p.m.
1036
00:42:37,900 --> 00:42:40,233
and have five weeks
of paid vacation every year.
1037
00:42:42,767 --> 00:42:44,467
All right, this is insane,
I have things to do.
1038
00:42:44,967 --> 00:42:46,066
I'm keeping the sweater.
1039
00:42:49,100 --> 00:42:50,500
Wojciech.
1040
00:42:50,500 --> 00:42:52,467
It's Viking Age pottery.
1041
00:42:52,467 --> 00:42:53,600
Viking pottery, for sure?
1042
00:42:53,600 --> 00:42:54,667
Yes, I'm sure.
1043
00:42:54,667 --> 00:42:57,166
You know, from the time
of Harald Bluetooth.
1044
00:42:57,166 --> 00:42:58,367
Hey, nice work.
1045
00:42:59,767 --> 00:43:01,100
At a Polish dig site,
1046
00:43:01,100 --> 00:43:03,367
searching for evidence
of a 10th Century
1047
00:43:03,367 --> 00:43:05,467
Viking settlement
called Jomsborg,
1048
00:43:05,467 --> 00:43:07,200
we've just turned up a relic
1049
00:43:07,200 --> 00:43:10,166
that finally puts us
in the right era.
1050
00:43:10,166 --> 00:43:11,734
All right, we dig, here we go.
1051
00:43:13,100 --> 00:43:14,867
The find also energizes us
1052
00:43:14,867 --> 00:43:16,500
to keep digging
in this trench,
1053
00:43:16,500 --> 00:43:19,834
which we hope has more
Viking secrets to reveal.
1054
00:43:21,767 --> 00:43:23,200
Okay, so...
1055
00:43:23,200 --> 00:43:25,667
That ceramic came out
of right in here,
1056
00:43:25,667 --> 00:43:27,500
so just underneath this,
1057
00:43:27,500 --> 00:43:29,867
this more modern
dark soil here
1058
00:43:29,867 --> 00:43:32,000
and this yellowish sand
beneath,
1059
00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:34,533
right in there,
that's the Viking Age.
1060
00:43:37,900 --> 00:43:39,467
Come on, Vikings.
1061
00:43:39,467 --> 00:43:41,233
[whispers] You Vikings
can't hide forever.
1062
00:43:44,400 --> 00:43:47,266
The only way to find more
is to get our hands dirty,
1063
00:43:47,266 --> 00:43:49,934
and the hard work
eventually pays off.
1064
00:43:51,700 --> 00:43:53,433
Hold on, oh, something here.
1065
00:43:54,166 --> 00:43:55,066
Is it ceramic?
1066
00:43:55,667 --> 00:43:56,467
No.
1067
00:43:56,467 --> 00:43:58,767
-It's a stone.
-It's stone, yeah.
1068
00:43:58,767 --> 00:44:00,700
-[Godlewski] What have
you got there, Josh?
-Piece of stone.
1069
00:44:00,700 --> 00:44:02,634
Oh! No! Look at this!
1070
00:44:03,066 --> 00:44:04,266
It has a hole in it.
1071
00:44:04,266 --> 00:44:06,300
This is drilled out,
look at this.
1072
00:44:06,300 --> 00:44:08,867
This is not just
a piece of stone.
1073
00:44:08,867 --> 00:44:10,867
This is completely flat
on this edge,
1074
00:44:10,867 --> 00:44:12,567
and it had, it's worked,
look at this.
1075
00:44:12,567 --> 00:44:14,667
-Yes, yes, yes.
-What is that?
1076
00:44:14,667 --> 00:44:15,900
-[Mazurek] We're in luck.
-What is this?
1077
00:44:15,900 --> 00:44:17,767
It's wet stone
1078
00:44:17,767 --> 00:44:19,066
from the Viking Age.
1079
00:44:19,900 --> 00:44:21,533
-That's a Viking wet stone?
-[Mazurek] Yes.
1080
00:44:22,266 --> 00:44:23,567
Are you kidding me?
1081
00:44:23,567 --> 00:44:24,567
No, no.
1082
00:44:24,567 --> 00:44:26,567
-Look at this.
-This is amazing.
1083
00:44:26,567 --> 00:44:28,100
-Amazing.
-[man] Yeah, amazing.
1084
00:44:28,100 --> 00:44:30,166
So this is for the,
this is for, uh,
sharpening, yes?
1085
00:44:30,166 --> 00:44:32,100
For sharpening a little knife
or something, yeah.
1086
00:44:32,100 --> 00:44:34,567
And this hole would be, like,
for a string, right?
1087
00:44:34,567 --> 00:44:35,433
[Mazurek] Yeah.
1088
00:44:36,266 --> 00:44:37,500
No question.
1089
00:44:37,500 --> 00:44:38,900
[Josh] These wet stones
are something
1090
00:44:38,900 --> 00:44:41,200
that we really associate
with the Vikings.
1091
00:44:41,200 --> 00:44:42,100
-[Godlewski] 100%.
-Yeah, no question.
1092
00:44:42,100 --> 00:44:43,066
-[Josh] Right?
-[Godlewski] 100%.
1093
00:44:43,066 --> 00:44:45,166
This is such a Viking thing.
1094
00:44:45,166 --> 00:44:46,266
Absolutely.
1095
00:44:46,266 --> 00:44:49,467
[Josh] This wet stone
is an intensely personal find.
1096
00:44:49,467 --> 00:44:52,767
An essential item
in the life of any Viking.
1097
00:44:52,767 --> 00:44:55,767
This would keep
their blade sharp
and ready for action.
1098
00:44:55,767 --> 00:44:59,767
It's strong evidence that
this region was part
of Bluetooth's kingdom.
1099
00:44:59,767 --> 00:45:02,000
And the stone
is really beautiful.
1100
00:45:02,000 --> 00:45:03,400
This is, like, a kinda slate?
1101
00:45:03,400 --> 00:45:06,200
[Godlewski]
Yeah, it's, uh, a slate with
some kind of quartz in it.
1102
00:45:06,200 --> 00:45:07,066
[Josh] Right.
1103
00:45:07,066 --> 00:45:09,166
And the stone is imported
from Norway.
1104
00:45:09,166 --> 00:45:11,266
-This is not local?
-This is not local stone.
1105
00:45:11,266 --> 00:45:15,800
And, uh, the owner
of that piece must have
bought it from
1106
00:45:15,800 --> 00:45:17,333
someone who brought it
from Norway.
1107
00:45:18,767 --> 00:45:20,166
Someone lost it here.
1108
00:45:20,166 --> 00:45:22,000
-Yeah, somebody lost it.
-[Mazurek] Yeah.
1109
00:45:22,000 --> 00:45:22,900
Must have been looking for it.
1110
00:45:22,900 --> 00:45:23,967
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
1111
00:45:23,967 --> 00:45:26,100
-Well, it's been found.
-It's been found.
1112
00:45:26,100 --> 00:45:28,266
-[Mazurek] Yeah.
-So we don't have
Bluetooth here,
1113
00:45:28,266 --> 00:45:30,266
but we have Vikings here now.
1114
00:45:31,767 --> 00:45:33,166
You think Jomsborg is close?
1115
00:45:33,166 --> 00:45:35,700
I think Jomsborg is definitely
1116
00:45:35,700 --> 00:45:37,400
somewhere in the area.
1117
00:45:37,400 --> 00:45:38,967
Very close to this place.
1118
00:45:39,400 --> 00:45:40,467
And getting closer.
1119
00:45:40,467 --> 00:45:41,467
And Bluetooth?
1120
00:45:41,467 --> 00:45:45,300
Uh, I think we're one step
closer to Harald.
1121
00:45:45,300 --> 00:45:46,767
-[Josh] Yes.
-One step closer.
1122
00:45:46,767 --> 00:45:48,433
Oh, he is somewhere,
he is close.
1123
00:45:49,000 --> 00:45:50,233
We'll find him.
1124
00:45:50,233 --> 00:45:52,767
Well, we still have
a few perfectly good hours
left in the day.
1125
00:45:52,767 --> 00:45:54,200
-Can we continue, guys?
-[Josh] Should we dig?
1126
00:45:54,200 --> 00:45:57,400
-Yeah. Get to it, come on.
-Yes! Why not?
1127
00:45:57,400 --> 00:45:59,166
-[man 1] Of course. Let's go.
-Yes? Okay.
1128
00:45:59,166 --> 00:46:00,166
[man 2] Let's go.
1129
00:46:00,166 --> 00:46:01,734
-This is for you.
-Thank you.
1130
00:46:02,266 --> 00:46:03,433
Let's keep working, come on.
1131
00:46:05,400 --> 00:46:07,600
We continue
to work until dusk.
1132
00:46:07,600 --> 00:46:10,500
Somewhere in the western glare
of the setting sun
1133
00:46:10,500 --> 00:46:12,967
is Denmark,
King Bluetooth's home...
1134
00:46:14,400 --> 00:46:16,600
...but is this ring
in which we're working
1135
00:46:16,600 --> 00:46:19,066
his legendary
Jomsborg fortress?
1136
00:46:19,066 --> 00:46:20,900
Only time will tell.
1137
00:46:20,900 --> 00:46:24,100
Right now, though,
I can be sure that
in this moment,
1138
00:46:24,100 --> 00:46:26,033
we stand among the Vikings.
1139
00:46:29,367 --> 00:46:31,100
And a few weeks
after our visit,
1140
00:46:31,100 --> 00:46:32,567
we learned that
we may have been
1141
00:46:32,567 --> 00:46:35,000
in the presence
of Romans as well.
1142
00:46:35,000 --> 00:46:37,767
X-rays of the object
we discovered in the mound
1143
00:46:37,767 --> 00:46:39,667
revealed, wrapped in leather,
1144
00:46:39,667 --> 00:46:42,166
this, a small iron key,
1145
00:46:42,166 --> 00:46:45,266
the kind frequently used
in Roman chests.
1146
00:46:45,266 --> 00:46:46,567
This one may date back
1147
00:46:46,567 --> 00:46:48,567
to the first
or second century,
1148
00:46:48,567 --> 00:46:50,066
a stunning demonstration
1149
00:46:50,066 --> 00:46:51,500
of how the Jomsborg mounds
1150
00:46:51,500 --> 00:46:53,967
have been repurposed
over and over
1151
00:46:53,967 --> 00:46:55,567
for thousands of years.
1152
00:46:59,400 --> 00:47:02,567
In a time when kings imagined
themselves as giants
1153
00:47:02,567 --> 00:47:04,100
looming over history,
1154
00:47:04,100 --> 00:47:07,567
Harald Bluetooth was one
of the few to walk the walk.
1155
00:47:09,100 --> 00:47:11,767
A ruler of extraordinary
importance,
1156
00:47:11,767 --> 00:47:13,300
a uniter of men,
1157
00:47:13,300 --> 00:47:16,567
and the agent of a momentous
cultural evolution.
1158
00:47:18,567 --> 00:47:20,567
To find him, his treasure,
1159
00:47:20,567 --> 00:47:22,000
and his fortress city,
1160
00:47:22,000 --> 00:47:24,000
I've travelled throughout
his kingdom
1161
00:47:24,000 --> 00:47:26,433
and met the descendants
of his people.
1162
00:47:28,300 --> 00:47:31,767
These researchers show signs
of Bluetooth's wisdom,
1163
00:47:31,767 --> 00:47:34,667
his ingenuity,
and his determination.
1164
00:47:34,667 --> 00:47:37,767
If anyone will one day
discover his secrets,
1165
00:47:37,767 --> 00:47:38,967
they will.
1166
00:47:41,667 --> 00:47:44,767
For now, though, Bluetooth
and his achievements live on
1167
00:47:44,767 --> 00:47:46,767
in every one of our homes,
1168
00:47:46,767 --> 00:47:48,533
offices, and pockets.
1169
00:47:49,567 --> 00:47:52,767
His material remains
may be lost for the moment,
1170
00:47:52,767 --> 00:47:53,967
but with enough time,
1171
00:47:53,967 --> 00:47:56,266
I know we'll make
the connection.