Includes searchable databases of archaeological sites, museums, re-enactment groups, projects, events and reconstructions. Also maps and general information on the Vikings.
An exhibit from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History about the Scandinavian discovery of North America over 1000 years ago.
A look at their way of life, includes information on who they were, where they came from, where they traveled, and the heritage.
William Bakken describes the settlement of Greenland and attempts to settle North America by Scandinavians in the 11th century AD.
News and articles on boats, artifacts, archaeology and projects.
Presents aspects of the history of the Vikings in the British Isles. Includes dig reports, articles on Viking women, money, weapons and religion, an interactive game and 3D reconstruction of a Viking Age farmhouse.
Outline of the Viking period from Luleå University, Sweden. Includes the conquest of England and Normandy, Norse mythology, literature and runestones.
Jesper Stilleborn presents a multimedia experience about the Viking age. Requires ShockWave.
"De Norske Vikingesverd" by Jan Petersen (1919) in an English translation by Kristin Noer (1998).
Examines purpose and practice of oceanic exploration.
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