who was the first viking
âWe all agree these burials are Scandinavian in origin,â says Marge Konsa, an archaeologist at the University of Tartu. âThis is our first taste of the Viking era.â. Between them, the two boats contain the remains of dozens of men. Seven lay haphazardly in the smaller of the two boats, which was found first. Nearby, in the larger vessel, 33 men were buried in a neat pile, stacked like wood, together with their weapons and animals.