Noobink: TIL Vikings used ravens to navigate. They brought ravens aboard their ships, then released them and sailed in the same direction to find land. The raven was so important to them that it became the symbol on their flag.

TIL Vikings used ravens to navigate. They brought ravens aboard their ships, then released them and sailed in the same direction to find land. The raven was so important to them that it became the symbol on their flag.

https://books.google.com/books?id=ezgq0VnV5XQC&pg=PA24&lpg=PA24&dq=vikings+use+ravens+to+find+land&source=bl&ots=1DnFe7Jl18&sig=i1t_BUjTIpTy6_IlN0x1qvJO66Y&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iHTrVOetNcuvyASp74KwCA&ved=0CFcQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=vikings%20use%20ravens%20to%20find

Submitted March 01, 2015 at 04:46AM by Banatepec http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2xi9zd/til_vikings_used_ravens_to_navigate_they_brought/

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TIL Vikings used ravens to navigate. They brought ravens aboard their ships, then released them and sailed in the same direction to find land. The raven was so important to them that it became the symbol on their flag.

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