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  • Viking Heroes and Homes
    Viking Heroes and Homes

    10 Photos

    Explore images of viking heroes and the settlements they founded, from Leif Eriksson in Greenland to Ingolfur Arnarson in Iceland.

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  • Viking Vessels and Artifacts
    Viking Vessels and Artifacts

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    View images of Viking longboats and artifacts, from the Oseberg ship in Norway to 11th century rune stones in Sweden.

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Videos (4)

  • Leif Eriksson vs. Christopher Columbus
    Leif Eriksson vs. Christopher Columbus

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    Did a Viking explorer travel from Greenland to modern day Canada in the 11th century, beating Christopher Columbus by nearly 400 years?

    Video Clip (2:18)
  • Who Were the Vikings?
    Who Were the Vikings?

    Video Clip (2:35)

    1200 years ago the Vikings exploded out of the cold North Sea like beasts unleashed upon an unsuspecting world, but who were they really?

    Video Clip (2:35)
  • Life of a Viking
    Life of a Viking

    Video Clip (2:22)

    The Vikings are known as masters of the sea, but what was the viking life like before these warriors began their raids?

    Video Clip (2:22)
  • Celtic Burial Mound
    Celtic Burial Mound

    Video Clip (2:25)

    Don Wildman takes a closer look at a pre-historic structures hidden inside a mountain in Dowth, Ireland.

    Video Clip (2:25)

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