Professor Dawn Hadley, who led the research from the University of Sheffield’s Department of Archaeology stated: “The Vikings’ camp at Torksey was much more than just a handful of hardy warriors – this was a huge base, larger than most contemporary towns, complete with traders, families, feasting, and entertainment. From what has been found at the site, we know they were fixing their boats there and melting down looted gold and silver to make ingots – or bars of metal they used to trade. Metal detectorists have also discovered more than 300 lead game pieces, suggesting the Vikings, including, women and children, were spending a lot of time playing games to pass the time, waiting for spring and the start of their next offensive.”
http://www.histecho.com/archaeologists-discovered-evidence-huge-viking-camp-england/
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