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Birka and Hovgården 
UNESCO describes this archaeological complex which illustrates the elaborate trading networks of Viking-Age Europe.
http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=555
Borg Viking Museum 
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/engelsk/index.htm
British Museum: Viking Artefacts 
Fine objects, including jewellery, from Viking sites. Photographs and descriptions.
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlights_search_results.aspx?RelatedId=1672
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
Fröjel Discovery Programme 
A study of Viking Age harbours and trade, which includes the excavation of one of the largest trading places in Gotland. Reports can be downloaded.
http://frojel.hgo.se/
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
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
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/
Lost Civilizations - Vikings 
Article provides an introduction to these warriors, also called Norsemen, as well as information about the Isle of Man, and Leif Eriksson.
http://www.lost-civilizations.net/vikings-isle-man-leif-eriksson.html
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://www.ribesvikinger.dk/
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/english.htm
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
The Vikings Came to North America 
An illustrated article 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
Viking Bronze 
Anders Söderberg explores ancient metalcraft and research from mainly an experimental approach. Articles, images, bibliography and links.
http://web.comhem.se/vikingbronze/vikingbronze.htm
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/
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/
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
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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