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Includes searchable databases of archaeological sites, museums, re-enactment groups, projects, events and reconstructions. Also maps and general information on the Vikings.
viking.hgo.se
Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga
An exhibit from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History about the Scandinavian discovery of North America over 1000 years ago.
www.mnh.si.edu
A look at their way of life, includes information on who they were, where they came from, where they traveled, and the heritage.
home.freeuk.com
William Bakken describes the settlement of Greenland and attempts to settle North America by Scandinavians in the 11th century AD.
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News and articles on boats, artifacts, archaeology and projects.
www.algonet.se
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.
www.bbc.co.uk
A Bit of Swedish (and Scandinavic) History
Outline of the Viking period from Luleå University, Sweden. Includes the conquest of England and Normandy, Norse mythology, literature and runestones.
www.luth.se
Jesper Stilleborn presents a multimedia experience about the Viking age. Requires ShockWave.
www.jurab.se
"De Norske Vikingesverd" by Jan Petersen (1919) in an English translation by Kristin Noer (1998).
www.vikingsword.com
The Norse in the North Atlantic
Examines purpose and practice of oceanic exploration.
www.heritage.nf.ca
Learn and read about the Viking legacy, including the Norse mythology, explanatory maps and animations about the Viking people.
www.vikings.0catch.com
Shows the scope of the Norse voyages to the New World. It offers information on Viking ships and navigation as well as Leif Eriksson.
users.adelphia.net
Did the Vikings Make a Telescope?
Sophisticated lenses made nearly a thousand years ago may have allowed the Vikings to build a telescope. [BBC News]
news.bbc.co.uk
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.
www.vikinganswerlady.com
The Norse Discovery of America
by Arthur Middleton Reeves, North Ludlow Beamish, and Rasmus B. Anderson. Public domain E-text by the Sacred Text Archive.
www.sacred-texts.com