Andrew Phillips explains how Christianity was accepted by the Vikings and came with Leif Ericsson to the New World.
Learn and read about the Viking legacy, including the Norse mythology, explanatory maps and animations about the Viking people.
Shows the scope of the Norse voyages to the New World. It offers information on Viking ships and navigation as well as Leif Eriksson.
Sophisticated lenses made nearly a thousand years ago may have allowed the Vikings to build a telescope. [BBC News]
Tells the story of this town in Sweden founded in the 8th century on the island of Björkö. Includes maps, a reconstruction drawing, and description of Birka in the Viking age.
by Arthur Middleton Reeves, North Ludlow Beamish, and Rasmus B. Anderson. Public domain E-text by the Sacred Text Archive.
An article by Arne Emil Christensen. Produced for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Nytt fra Norge.
Explore a Viking village, find out who the Vikings were, delve into the secrets of a Norse ship, or write your name in the runes. From NOVA Online.
A small graveyard in northern England reveals the remains of six people whose jewelry and clothing identify them as Vikings. The find could shake up some assumptions about the Vikings' role in early Britain. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and British archaeologist Faye Simpson. [2:56 streaming audio broadcast]
A collection of articles, activity sheets, and links from Gander Academy for use by elementary students and teachers.
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