BBC: Vikings 
Presents aspects of the history of the Vikings in the British Isles. Includes dig reports, articles on Viking women, money, weapons and religion, an interactive game and 3D reconstruction of a Viking Age farmhouse.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/
Destination Viking 
A project to encourage the transfer of knowledge about the saga tradition based on story telling to new generations.
http://www.sagalands.org
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]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/702478.stm
Modern Viking 
Presents historical articles, gallery, forum and links.
http://www.modernviking.com
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 Vikings' role in early Britain. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and British archaeologis
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3913013
Odin - The Vikings 
An article by Arne Emil Christensen. Produced for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Nytt fra Norge.
http://odin.dep.no/odin/engelsk/norway/history/032005-990460/dok-bn.html
PBS: Lost Vikings of Greenland 
Presents the mystery and theory, the settlers, and the homestead. Includes video and images.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/html/e2-menu.html
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.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/nda/index.htm
The Norwegian Viking Swords 
"De Norske Vikingesverd" by Jan Petersen (1919) in an English translation by Kristin Noer (1998).
http://www.vikingsword.com/petersen/
The Outpost of Valhalla 
Jesper Stilleborn presents a multimedia experience about the Viking age. Requires ShockWave.
http://www.jurab.se/walhall/
The Strongbow Saga 
Scholarly articles on the Viking age, including clothes, religion, and archery, by Judson Roberts, author of the fictional Strongbow Saga.
http://www.strongbowsaga.com
The Viking Age 
Includes facts about the life and travels of the Vikings to the west and east, and life on land in what is now Scandinavia. Focused on the Vikings from present-day Sweden. Also contins some information about Norse mythology and rune stones.
http://www.luth.se/luth/present/sweden/history/viking_level.html
The Viking Times Magazine 
News and articles on boats, artifacts, archaeology and projects.
http://www.algonet.se/~gwarner/times.htm
The Vikings 
A collection of articles, activity sheets, and links from Gander Academy for use by elementary students and teachers.
http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/vikings.htm
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.
http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/Birka.htm
Viking Heritage Database 
Includes searchable databases of archaeological sites, museums, re-enactment groups, projects, events and reconstructions. Also maps and general information on the Vikings.
http://viking.hgo.se/
Vikings' Barbaric Bad Rap Beginning to Fade 
An article by Stefan Lovgren for National Geographic News reviewing recent findings that contradict the stereotype of the Vikings.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/02/0217_040217_vikings.html
Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga 
An exhibit from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History about the Scandinavian discovery of North America over 1000 years ago.
http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/
Vinland the Good 
Shows the scope of the Norse voyages to the New World. It offers information on Viking ships and navigation as well as Leif Eriksson.
http://users.adelphia.net/~kmjviking/
Wikipedia: Vikings 
An illustrated article from the online collaborative encyclopedia which includes an outline history and discussion of specific topics such as runes, ships and Icelandic sagas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings
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