The Viking Solar Stone was not a legend, it really existed.

For hundreds of years it has been only a legend and without any evidence that may have been real. But now it seems that scientists can ultimately believe that the "sun stone" that the Vikings used to navigate has really existed.

 Researchers who have spent three years studying a turbulent crystal discovered in an Elizabethan drowned ship believe that they have proven that the substance described by the legends could help the Vikings to see where the sun was when it was covered by the net.

 The so-called "stone of the sun" has long been subject to intriguing science since it has been spotted in an Icelandic saga as a precious metal stone which, when held in the direction of the sky, might indicate the sun's position even before sunrise or after sunrise West.
Such travel assistance could have been one of the secrets behind the reputation of the Vikings as seafaring seagulls sailing through unexplored waters.

Scientists at Ranes University in Britain have studied the crystal in the form of a cigarette packet found on a ship's hull and have published evidence that Tudore sailors may have used the stone to navigate similarly to predecessors their Viking.
Stone, a calcite substance, has been found by divers. In fact, there is no reference to such a stone being used by the Elizabethan seas, but the island sagas describe how Viking king, Olaf, during the snowy days, asked a vassal, Sure, to tell where he would it was the sun. To check the answer, "The King made him give the solar stone and keep it in the sky. No where the sun was stoned and then immediately verified the security forecast. "

Despite the literary descriptions and references, no solar stone has been found in the Viking countries. But after doing some sort of tests, including analysis to prove that its turbulent appearance is due to centuries that have been torn by the sand, the team of the study has come to the conclusion that the stone could be a very accurate travel aid.

Dr. Guy Ropars, said, "Gurus et al can have been used as a true optical fiber compass for the sun as an aid to ancient sailing." The principle behind the solar stone is based on its unusual ability to create a double penetration of sunlight, even when it is darkened by the net or fog. Turning the crystal against the human eye until the darkness of the two shades was the same, according to scientists, can determine the position of the sun with astonishing accuracy.

It is possible that the stone, which may have provided a propulsion mode far before the magnetic compass arrived, was calibrated by taking measures on a sunny day or by using maps showing the position of the sun at different times throughout the year.
The researchers point out that the fact that no untouched solar stones have been found in the burial ground of the Vikings may be due to the burning of gunfire that would cause damage to delicate crystals.