- Viking Heritage Database - http://viking.hgo.se/
Includes searchable databases of archaeological sites, museums, re-enactment groups, projects, events and reconstructions. Also maps and general information on the Vikings.
- Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga - http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/
An exhibit from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History about the Scandinavian discovery of North America over 1000 years ago.
- Thinking Things: The Vikings - http://home.freeuk.com/elloughton13/vcontent.htm
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 in the New World - http://members.aol.com/bakken1/viking/vikingnw.htm
William Bakken describes the settlement of Greenland and attempts to settle North America by Scandinavians in the 11th century AD.
- Vikings - http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/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.
- The Viking Age - http://www.luth.se/luth/present/sweden/history/viking_level
Lulea University outlines this period in Scandinavian history. Includes the conquest of England and Normandy, Norse mythology, literature and runestones.
- The Viking Legacy - http://home.ringnett.no/bjornstad/vikings/
About the Scandinavian Vikings and Viking ships.
- Sweden and the Vikings. - http://www.luth.se/luth/present/sweden/history/viking_age/Viking_age4.html
A history of the Norse/Vikings in Sweden.
- The Outpost of Valhalla - http://www.jurab.se/walhall/
Jesper Stilleborn presents a multimedia experience about the Viking age. Requires ShockWave.
- The Norwegian Viking Swords - http://www.vikingsword.com/petersen/
"De Norske Vikingesverd" by Jan Petersen (1919) in an English translation by Kristin Noer (1998).
- The Norse in the North Atlantic - http://www.heritage.nf.ca/exploration/norse.html
Examines Viking purpose and practice of oceanic exploration. Provided by Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage.
- Viking Interactive - http://www.vikings.0catch.com/
Learn and read about the Viking legacy, including the Norse mythology, explanatory maps and animations about the Viking people.
- Vinland the Good - http://users.adelphia.net/~kmjviking/
Shows the scope of the Norse voyages to the New World. It offers information on Viking ships and navigation as well as Leif Eriksson.
- Did the Vikings Make a Telescope? - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/702478.stm
Sophisticated lenses made nearly a thousand years ago may have allowed the Vikings to build a telescope. [BBC News]
- Viking Answer Lady: Birka - http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/Birka.htm
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.
- All About Vikings - http://www.hotland.com/vikings/
Unannotated collection of Viking-related links.
- The Norse Discovery of America - http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/nda/index.htm
by Arthur Middleton Reeves, North Ludlow Beamish, and Rasmus B. Anderson. Public domain E-text by the Sacred Text Archive.
- Odin - The Vikings - http://odin.dep.no/odin/engelsk/norway/history/032005-990460/dok-bn.html
An article by Arne Emil Christensen. Produced for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Nytt fra Norge.
- Scandinavian and Viking Warfare - http://www.deremilitari.org/RESOURCES/CATEGORIES/scandinavianwarfare.htm
A collection of source references and essays by several authors.
- The Vikings - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/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.
- NPR : Unearthing a Viking Graveyard - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3913013
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]
- The Vikings - http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/vikings.htm
A collection of articles, activity sheets, and links from Gander Academy for use by elementary students and teachers.
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