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Viking Heritage Database
Includes searchable databases of archaeological sites, museums, re-enactment groups, projects, events and reconstructions. Also maps and general information on the Vikings.
http://viking.hgo.se/
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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.
http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/
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The Vikings
A look at their way of life, includes information on who they were, where they came from, where they traveled, and the heritage.
http://home.freeuk.com/elloughton13/vcontent.htm
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BBC: Vikings
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.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/
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The Norwegian Viking Swords
"De Norske Vikingesverd" by Jan Petersen (1919) in an English translation by Kristin Noer (1998).
http://www.vikingsword.com/petersen/
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The Norse in the North Atlantic
Examines purpose and practice of oceanic exploration.
http://www.heritage.nf.ca/exploration/norse.html
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Viking Interactive
Learn and read about the Viking legacy, including the Norse mythology, explanatory maps and animations about the Viking people.
http://www.vikings.0catch.com/
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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]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/702478.stm
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Viking Answer Lady: Birka
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.
http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/Birka.htm
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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.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/nda/index.htm
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