Discovery of the skeleton of an English queen who walked on dissolved metal to prove her sincerity
During the search for secret treasures, in one of the famous cathedrals of England, scientists found remains of skeletons believed to belong to an English queen who lived in the eleventh century.
The bone remains belonged to Queen Emma, the wife of two Anglo-Saxon kings, who were engaged to King Itelred of Anderes. Upon his death, he married his successor, King Kanout. Emma is considered one of the most powerful queens in the history of the English. : Edward and King Harthcannon, according to the Daily Mail website.
If confirmed, Emma will make the second major property that has been discovered in recent years, the experts said.
The bones, believed to be from Emma, came with the remains of a number of bodies sent to painted funerary boxes that were first stored in Winchester in Old Minster, which was destroyed after King Norman's invasion in 1093, the experts said.
Experts pointed out that the residue was examined and the sex, age and physiological characteristics of the bodies were determined after a six-year investigation using radiocarbon for bone.
Emma was one of the owners of the land, and it was important that she was the first queen that the artists painted and photographed in court records.
Emma has her own legend, where she was said to walk over the damaged metal unharmed to prove her loyalty to her husband.
The remains of the last king of the Flantagnet, Richard L., who was killed in the Battle of 1485, were discovered. The researchers also hope to find the tomb of King Henry I, located under the site of the ruined Reading Monastery.
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