Move over, IKEA—archaeologists just unearthed a third-century McMansion in Norway so ridiculously massive it could swallow every Viking longhouse stereotype and still have room for a hot-tub. At 16 meters wide with a 9-meter nave, this prehistoric flex required roof beams longer than a modern semi-truck and a snow-shedding pitch steeper than a ski jump. Carbon dating says it’s from the 200s AD, not the 1400s, meaning some Iron Age baller was lording over fjords while Rome was still binge-watching gladiators. Bonus: a nearby bog coughed up the world’s only Roman cameo vase outside the Empire—because nothing says “king energy” like importing luxury glassware before Amazon Prime existed.
Huge Pre-Viking Longhouse Discovered At Sem In Norway May Confirm A Scandinavian Myth – A King’s Home?
