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  1. Sunstone (medieval) - Wikipedia

    • The sunstone (Icelandic: sólarsteinn) is a type of mineral attested in several 13th–14th-century written sources in Iceland, one of which describes its use to locate the Sun in a completely overcast sky. Sunstones are also mentioned in the inventories of several churches and one monastery in 14th–15th-century Iceland and Germany. A theory exists that the sunstone h… See more

    Sources

    One medieval source in Iceland, Rauðúlfs þáttr, mentions the sunstone as a mineral by means of which the sun could be … See more

    Allegorical nature of the medieval texts

    Two of the original medieval texts on the sunstone are allegorical. Hrafns saga Sveinbjarnarsonar contains a burst of purely allegorical material associated with Hrafn’s slaying. This involves a celestial vision with t… See more

    Possibility of use for orientation and navigation

    Danish archaeologist Thorkild Ramskou posited that the "sunstone" could have been one of the minerals (cordierite or Iceland spar) that polarize light and by which the azimuth of the sun can be determined in a partly overc… See more

     
  1. Viking Sunstone | Iceland Spar | Facts and Sources - Skjalden.com

     
  2. Viking Sunstones: The Crystal Compass of …

    Apr 8, 2024 · Viking sunstones, or “sólarsteinn” in Old Norse, have fascinated historians, archaeologists, and navigators for years due to their mythical status and intriguing properties.

  3. Mythical Viking Sunstone Used for Navigation was …

    Apr 6, 2018 · But in 2010, a unique crystal was found in the wreck of an Elizabethan ship sunk off the coast of the Channel Islands. After three years of …

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    • The Viking Sunstone Revealed? - Science | AAAS

      Nov 1, 2011 · The Norse sagas mention a mysterious "sunstone" used for navigation. Now a team of scientists claims that the sunstones could have been calcite crystals and that Vikings could have used them to get highly accurate …

    • Viking seafarers may have navigated with legendary …

      Apr 3, 2018 · For decades, researchers have suggested that enigmatic "sunstones" mentioned in Viking tales such as "The Saga of King Olaf" were the key to navigating under less-than-sunny skies.

    • Sunstones – The Viking navigation crystals

      Jul 8, 2022 · Sunstones have been described in Viking tales from the 13th–14th century AD, used as a navigation tool for transatlantic crossings to the new lands of Greenland and Iceland, and possibly even North America, as confirmed by …

    • 'Magic' Viking Sunstone Just Natural Crystal | Live …

      Nov 2, 2011 · Ancient Viking lore suggests that they had a magical tool to find the sun, even when the star was hidden. Researchers have now discovered the crystal that would have made such a magical...

    • Secrets Of Legendary Viking Crystal …

      Jun 3, 2015 · Archaeologists have discovered a special crystal that suggests legendary Viking sunstones did exist in reality. The crystal uncovered in the 1592 sunken Elizabethan shipwreck …

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