Ancient History - Vikings
Aspects of the history of the Vikings in the British Isles, and includes dig reports.
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]
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 Viki…
Odin - The Vikings
An article by Arne Emil Christensen. Produced for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Nytt fra Norge.
Orthodox Christians in North America 1000 Years Ago
Andrew Phillips explains how Christianity was accepted by the Vikings and came with Leif Ericsson to the New World.
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.
The Norse in the North Atlantic
Examines purpose and practice of oceanic exploration.
The Norwegian Viking Swords
"De Norske Vikingesverd" by Jan Petersen (1919) in an English translation by Kristin Noer (1998).
The Viking Times Magazine
News and articles on boats, artifacts, archaeology and projects.
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.
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.
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' Barbaric Bad Rap Beginning to Fade
An article portraying the people in a different perspective.