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http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=555
Birka and Hovgården Open in a new browser window
   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
http://www.lofotr.no/engelsk/index.htm
Borg Viking Museum Open in a new browser window
   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
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlights_search_results.aspx?RelatedId=1672
British Museum: Viking Artefacts Open in a new browser window
   Fine objects, including jewellery, from Viking sites. Photographs and descriptions.
   http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlights_search_results.aspx?RelatedId=1672
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vikings/village.html
Explore a Viking Village Open in a new browser window
   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
http://frojel.hgo.se/
Fröjel Discovery Programme Open in a new browser window
   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/
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~sczsteve/survey.htm
Genetic Survey of Wirral and West Lancashire Open in a new browser window
   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
http://www.mackaos.com.au/Articles/Mjol.html
Hammer in the North: Mjollnir in Medieval Scandinavia Open in a new browser window
   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
http://www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/
Jorvik Viking Centre Open in a new browser window
   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/
http://www.lost-civilizations.net/vikings-isle-man-leif-eriksson.html
Lost Civilizations - Vikings Open in a new browser window
   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
http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/
Ribe Viking Museum Open in a new browser window
   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/
http://www.rosala-viking-centre.com/english.htm
Rosala Viking Centre Open in a new browser window
   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
http://www.badenhausen.net/harz/svava/svava_en.htm
The Nibelungs Saga - Its True Core by the Svava Open in a new browser window
   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
http://www.civilization.ca/hist/canp1/ca01eng.html
The Norse in Canada Open in a new browser window
   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
http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/mandias/lia/
The Rise and Fall of the Vikings and the Little Ice Age Open in a new browser window
   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/
http://www.infohub.com/ARTICLES/20000327.html
The Vikings Came to North America Open in a new browser window
   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
http://web.comhem.se/vikingbronze/vikingbronze.htm
Viking Bronze Open in a new browser window
   Anders Söderberg explores ancient metalcraft and research from mainly an experimental approach. Articles, images, bibliography and links.
   http://web.comhem.se/vikingbronze/vikingbronze.htm
http://www.vikingtrail.org/
Viking Trail Open in a new browser window
   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/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/
Vikings Open in a new browser window
   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/
http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba35/ba35regs.html
Vikings and the New East Anglian Towns Open in a new browser window
   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
http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/voyage/subset/vinland/archeo.html
Vinland Archeology Open in a new browser window
   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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