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A reconstruction of a chieftain's homestead in Norway, based on the discovery of a remarkably large
building. Includes an illustrated description of the excavation by Tromsø Museum.
http://www.lofotr.no/
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The Nibelungs Saga - Its True Core by the Svava
Site by Rolf Badenhausen arguing that the Old Nordic Theoderic Codices provide evidence of the
historical Nibelungs.
http://www.badenhausen.net/harz/svava/svava_en.htm
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L'Anse aux Meadows
A guide from Parks Canada to this National Historic Site, with reconstructions of three Norse
buildings. History with bibliography, visitor information, picture gallery and virtual tour.
http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/nl/meadows/
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Ribe Viking Museum
The museum is located where the first town in Denmark was founded. Includes reconstructions of the
market place in 720 and the manor farm in 980.
http://ribevc.dynamicweb.dk/Default.asp?ID=232
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The Blood of the Vikings
For the BBC series 'Blood of the Vikings', University College London undertook a survey to uncover
Viking genes in the British Isles. The BBC explain the techniques and show the results on a map.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/bloodofthevikings/genetics_results_01.shtml
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Genetic Survey of Wirral and West Lancashire
Professor Steve Harding of Nottingham University heads a team looking for evidence for Viking
descendants in this part of Britain.
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~sczsteve/survey.htm
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Vinland Archeology
This part of an exhibit from the Smithsonian about the Vikings in the New World covers the
discoveries at L'Anse aux Meadows. Includes videos of reconstructions.
http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/voyage/subset/vinland/archeo.html
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Vikings and the New East Anglian Towns
The Vikings transformed culture and society in 9th-11th century East Anglia, writes Andrew Rogerson
in British Archaeology.
http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba35/ba35regs.html
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Hammer in the North: Mjollnir in Medieval Scandinavia
An article with bibliography by Daniel Bray at Sydney University on the proliferation of small
metal amulets representing Mjollnir, the magical hammer of the god Thor, in the archaeological
record of tenth century Scandinavia.
http://www.mackaos.com.au/Articles/Mjol.html
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Viking Bronze
Anders Söderberg explores ancient metalcraft and research from mainly an experimental approach.
Articles, images, bibliography and links.
http://members.chello.se/vikingbronze
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Explore a Viking Village
NOVA Online's video tour of a life-like scale model of Birka, a medieval Viking village that
archaeologists excavated near modern-day Stockholm.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vikings/village.html
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Vikings in Russia
John Slatter gives the historical background to an exhibition of archaeological treasures from the
first Scandinavian settlement in Russia.
http://www.dur.ac.uk/~dml0www/variagi.html
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Viking Age in Finland
The National Board of Antiquities uses the archaeological evidence to counter the myths about the
period, though in some cases it seems to support the sagas.
http://www.nba.fi/archaeol/viking/
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Rosala Viking Centre
The museum presents finds from nearby Örsund on the Viking route through the Finnish archipelago,
together with reconstructed Viking houses. Viking history, visitor information.
http://www.rosala-viking-centre.com/
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Viking Artefacts
Fine objects, including jewellery, from Viking sites in the British Museum. Photographs and
descriptions, with an introduction to the period.
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ixbin/hixclient.exe?_IXDB_=compass&_IXFIRST_=1&am....
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The Norse in Canada
An illustrated history and description from The Canadian Museum of Civilization of the Viking
settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows, on the northern coast of Newfoundland.
http://www.civilization.ca/hist/canp1/ca01eng.html
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Vikings
BBC Online presents aspects of the history of the Vikings in the British Isles. Includes dig
reports, 3D model of a Viking age farm at Ribblehead, Yorkshire, and fun approaches for kids.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/
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The Vikings Came to North America
An illustrated rticle from Infohub on L'Anse aux Meadows, the only authenticated Viking site in
North America, a National Historic Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site.
http://www.infohub.com/ARTICLES/20000327.html
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The Gokstad Viking Ship
Stephen T. Benninghoff gives a photograph and description of the ship discovered in 1880, buried in
a huge mound of blue clay southwest of Oslo.
http://icdweb.cc.purdue.edu/~sbenning/
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Viking Trail
The official website for the Viking Trail region of Newfoundland and Labrador, with visitor
information for the 1,000 year-old Norse settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows.
http://www.vikingtrail.org/
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Fröjel Discovery Programme
A study of Viking Age harbours and trade, which includes the excavation of one of the largest and
most important trading places on Gotland during the Viking era. Reports can be downloaded.
http://viking.hgo.se/frojel/
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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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The Viking Heritage
The Norwegian Viking Network gives illustrated descriptions of Viking sites and artifacts in Europe
and Canada, provided by scholars or taken from cited sources.
http://viking.no/e/heritage/
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Jorvik Viking Centre
Built on the site where the York Archaeological Trust found the amazingly well-preserved remains of
part of Viking Jorvik (York). A massive range of evidence was recovered and has been used to
recreate every last aspect of everyday life.
http://www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/
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The Rise and Fall of the Vikings and the Little Ice Age
Illustrated, scholarly study by Scott Mandia on the impact of long-term climate changes on the
Viking civilization in Greenland and Iceland.
http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/mandias/lia/
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Birka and Hovgården
UNESCO describes this archaeological complex which illustrates the elaborate trading networks of
Viking-Age Europe.
http://www.unesco.org/whc/sites/555.htm
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