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.
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.
PBS: Lost Vikings of Greenland - Presents the mystery and theory, the settlers, and the homestead. Includes video and images.
The Strongbow Saga - Scholarly articles on the Viking Age, including clothes, religion, and archery, by Judson Roberts, author of the fictional Strongbow Saga.
The Viking Age - Includes facts about the life and travels of the Vikings to the west and east, and life on land in what is now Scandinavia. Focused on the Vikings from present-day Sweden. Also contins some information about Norse mythology and rune stones.
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.
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.
Viking Interactive - Learn and read about the Viking legacy, including the Norse mythology, explanatory maps and animations about the Viking people.
The Vikings - 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.
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.
The Vikings - A collection of articles, activity sheets, and links from Gander Academy for use by elementary students and teachers.
Vikings in the New World - William Bakken describes the settlement of Greenland and attempts to settle North America by Scandinavians in the 11th century AD.
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.
Vinland the Good - Shows the scope of the Norse voyages to the New World. It offers information on Viking ships and navigation as well as Leif Eriksson.
Wikipedia: Vikings - An illustrated article from the online collaborative encyclopedia which includes an outline history and discussion of specific topics such as runes, ships and Icelandic sagas.
NPR : Unearthing a Viking Graveyard - 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]
Vikings' Barbaric Bad Rap Beginning to Fade - An article by Stefan Lovgren for National Geographic News reviewing recent findings that contradict the stereotype of the Vikings.
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]
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