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Neil Howie
01-Nov-13, 22:34
From livescience (http://www.livescience.com/40674-scotland-viking-parliament-spot-found.html)



A Viking parliamentary site that dates to the 11th century has been found beneath a parking lot in Scotland.

The site, located in the town of Dingwall, Scotland, was dubbed a "Thing" site, referring to its name in antiquity. Like other Thing sites, this one was likely a place where ancient Norsemen (http://www.livescience.com/38396-viking-jewelry-unearthed-in-denmark.html) gathered to settle legal disputes, uphold laws and make key political decisions.

Green_not_greed
01-Nov-13, 22:46
Neil

Nothing new here really.

When I lived at Hill of Forss I used to love walking to "Things Va" which was the Viking parliament site for Thurso. You can see the whole town from there and the stones are arranged in a circle to promote debate. I'll bet there was more common sense in those days that there is today !

I suspect there are many such sites.

GNG

Ballymore
01-Nov-13, 23:59
The word Ting (not Thing) is still used today in Sweden - Tingshus is the courthouse, Tingsrätten is the district court, landsTINGet is the County Council.