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Lendbreen

Coordinates: 61°49′08″N 8°18′47″E / 61.81878°N 8.31317°E / 61.81878; 8.31317
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The c. 300 ad Leendbreen tunic was found in 2011.

Lendbreen is an area of dead ice and former mountain pass and hunting grounds between Lom and Skjåk in Innlandet county, Norway. From 300 AD to 1500 AD, Lendbreen was used as a mountain pass.[1] In the 2010s, artifacts from up to 2,000 years ago were found here, because of melting in the area. Most of the items date from 300 to 1500 A.D.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Pilø, Lars; Finstad, Espen; Barrett, James H. (2020). "Crossing the ice: an Iron Age to medieval mountain pass at Lendbreen, Norway". Antiquity. 94 (374): 437–454. doi:10.15184/aqy.2020.2. hdl:11250/2711557. ISSN 0003-598X. S2CID 218826787.
  2. ^ "Lost Viking 'highway' revealed by melting ice". National Geographic. 15 April 2020.

61°49′08″N 8°18′47″E / 61.81878°N 8.31317°E / 61.81878; 8.31317