Vikings
Vikings Links
- Braethraborg History of the vikings.
- Vikings in Spain The viking happenings and actions in Spain and Portugal.
- The Vikings - Dispell the Myths Dispells the myths about the vikings. Also see Viking art, society, warfare and links to other great viking sites. abelund.
- A History of Viking Civilization A quickly developing site dedicated to Viking culture, conquest, and leadership
- The Vikings A short historical perspective and a link collection.
- Gorm the Wired Viking Features original translations of Danish "ordsprog," proverbs and sayings from Denmark that reflect the accumulated Danish wisdom of the past 1,000 years.
- Vikingbronze A page that deals with ancient metalcraft and research from mainly an experimental approach. The page will provide texts, resources and links related to the archaeology of ancient and early historic metalcrafts.
- The Viking Legacy About the Scandinavian Vikings and Viking ships.
- The Vikings - photographs by Jerome Whittingham Photographs taken at the Jorvik Viking Festival, York, February 2000.
- A part of Swedish History: The Viking Age A bit of Swedish (and scandinavic) history.
- The History of Birka Tells the story of this town in Sweden founded in the 8th century on the island of Björkö. Includes a reconstruction drawing and description of Birka in the Viking age.
- Orthodox Christians in North America 1000 Years Ago About early christianity in America. Written by Priest Andrew Phillips.
- Birka and Hovgården Site from UNESCO about Birka that's on the world heritage list.
- Viking related texts Eddas, Sagas...
- The Viking Network Web A project which aims to answer the following question: How do we combine the teaching of the Vikings and the Viking era with electronic communications?
- North: Landscape of the Imagination Why did the Norse Vikings go to North America? An excellent article.
- Thinking Things: The Vikings An introductory look at the way of life in Viking times. Includes information on who the Vikings were, where they came from, where they traveled, and the heritage they left behind. Designed for second and third grade students.
- Viking Voyage 1000 The Vikings are coming... again! Recreation of Leif Eriksson's historic voyage from Greenland to Newfoundland nearly 1,000 years ago.
- Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga An exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, USA.
- Vinland Map and Shroud Updates Update for the Vinland Map and the Turin Shroud. From McCrone Research Institute.
- Vinlands Viking Village A planned re-creation of this first settlement along Morien Bay near Port Morien in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- The Viking Saga
- The Viking Times International Magazine A magazine all about the boats and artifacts, archeology and projects.
- Germanic Mythology A study project created by Bridget Herrera and hosted by Dickinson College, with bibliography. It covers the Germanic myth of creation, Germanic cosmography and gods.
- The World of the Vikings A guide to viking resources on the internet.
- Viking Heritage Server & Database A nucleus of information on various aspects of the Vikings, both for the professional and the laypersons. This is the best meeting place for people interested in Viking-related issues.
- The Viking Home Page A personal homepage designed to provide general non-commercial viking information.
- The Outpost of Valhalla A multimedia experience about the viking age. Requires ShockWave.
- Viking Traveling Routes Research, including maps, of the trade and pillage routes of the Nordic Vikings, as well as a timeline of Viking history.
- Canada Hall - The Norse A look at the Norse in Canada.
- 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]
- Glima A popular sport in the Viking age, in northern Europe. In glima it is illegal to kick and hit, therefore it is called wrestling.
- Cormacs Research paper on the Saga of Cormacs, a biography of a Norse king of England and Denmark.
- Terror from the Sea Student paper on the character and impact of 9th century Viking raids on Western Europe.
- Runer Runological projects at NCCH.
- The Ruthwell Cross My intention here is to reconstruct the original inscription on the cross from what is currently readable and from old drawings.
- Medieval Scandinavia Tom Bjørnstad is anxious to soften the brutal image of the Vikings, seen through the eyes of their foes. Covers Norse history, stave churches, Scandinavia royalty and aspects of the history of Norway.
- Viking In The New World This site describes the settlement of North America by Scandinavians (Vikings) in the Eleventh Century AD. The Settlement of Greenland and the attempts to settle on the east coast of North America are discussed as well as various artifacts connected to Vikings in North America.
- Vinlanda: The Vinland Map on the Web A guide and web directory to the so-called "Vinland map", allegedly depicting viking activity in North America.
- Jorvik Viking Centre A viking museum in York, England, complete with smells and sound which takes you back in time, through an actual underground archealogical site.
- Sweden and the Vikings. A history of the Norse/Vikings in Sweden.
- The Life of Viking Women A description, without citations, of the role, dress, and activities of Viking women and girls.
- The Norwegian Viking Swords "De Norske Vikingesverd" by Jan Petersen (1919) in an English translation.
- The Viking Homepage All about the Vikings.
- Pillage, Rape, and Burn! A series of articles and information regarding the beliefs, practices, and lifestyle of the Viking peoples.
- Bronze Casting in Viking Age Explores what was once a most important craft.
- Hammer in the North: Norse in Sweden An article on Mjollnir in medieval Scandinavia by Daniel Bray at Sydney University.
- Vikings: the North Atlantic Saga About the Scandinavian discovery of North America over 1000 years ago, from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
- Yale researchers prove Vikings were here first Three decades after Yale scholars announced the discovery of the medieval Vinland Map and 25 years after chemical analysis suggested the map's forgery, researchers have vindicated the map's authenticity.
- The Norse in the North Atlantic Examines Viking purpose and practice of oceanic exploration. Provided by Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage.
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