Viking warriors relied on a mysterious crystal called sunstone to navigate the stormy North Atlantic seas centuries before the invention of the magnetic compass. The crystal, believed to be Iceland spar (calcite), possessed unique properties that allowed Norse sailors to determine the position of the sun even on cloudy days when stars and the sun werent visible. This remarkable stone worked by detecting polarized light patterns in the sky, revealing the suns location through differing levels of
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History Vault. . Viking warriors relied on a mysterious crystal called sunstone to navigate the stormy North Atlantic seas centuries before the invention of the magnetic compass. The crystal, believed to be Iceland spar (calcite), possessed unique properties that allowed Norse sailors to determine the position of the sun even on cloudy days ...
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