Mysterious Earth

From Salisbury Plain in England, to the southeastern‐most point of the Polynesian Islands, to the Giza Plateau in Egypt, intriguing stone monuments rest as the testimony of human greatness and linger as an enigma for modern civilization.

There are areas around the world where planes, ships, and people seem to vanish without a trace. These zones have been blamed for mysterious phenomena for decades, and some wonder of natural, or supernatural, forces are the cause.

It is indisputable that despite their supposedly primitive technology, the societies that flourished 2,000 years before Christ were able to accomplish unbelievable feats that forever changed the understanding of the world for humankind.

It was the Dark Ages, and from the cold North Sea a pagan maritime civilization exploded onto the scene, brutally raiding and terrorizing Europe. They were the Vikings, forgers of crucible steel and the legendary Ulfberht Sword.