Prague Castle skeleton: Difference between revisions

The remains and grave goods were kept in storage and away from public view until 2004.<ref name=zeit/> A modern study of the remains identified the fire striker as a common piece of Viking equipment.<ref name=bristol/> Indeed, the majority of the skeleton's possessions have been identified as resembling Viking equipment. The sword has been identified as a high-quality item almost certainly crafted in Western Europe. It is of a type used by the Vikings in northern, western and central Europe.<ref name=bbc/> The knives and bucket have been identified as being manufactured near Prague.<ref>{{citeCite news |last1last=Strickland |first1first=Ashley |date=23 August 2019 |title=Scientists tryTry to crackCrack the mysteriousMysterious caseCase of a medievalMedieval skeletonSkeleton onceOnce usedUsed as Nazi propagandaPropaganda |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/22/world/medieval-skeleton-mystery-scn/index.html |accessdate=9 November 2019 |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=239 AugustNovember 2019}}</ref>

The cause of death has not been determined, but the man is thought to have died at around age 50. [[Isotope analysis|Analysis of the Strontiumstrontium isotopes]] in the skeleton's teeth has shown that he grew up in Northern Europe, likely on the southern Baltic coast or in Denmark. This area was home to the Vikings, Slavs and Baltic tribes.<ref name=bbc/>