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| Listings: | - Birka and Hovgården - UNESCO describes this archaeological complex which illustrates the elaborate trading networks of Viking-Age Europe.
- The Rise and Fall of the Vikings and the Little Ice Age - Illustrated, scholarly study by Scott Mandia on the impact of long-term climate changes on the Viking civilization in Greenland and Iceland.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Gokstad Viking Ship - Stephen T. Benninghoff gives a photograph and description of the ship discovered in 1880, buried in a huge mound of blue clay southwest of Oslo.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Viking Artefacts - Fine objects, including jewellery, from Viking sites in the British Museum. Photographs and descriptions, with an introduction to the period.
- 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.
- Viking Age in Finland - The National Board of Antiquities uses the archaeological evidence to counter the myths about the period, though in some cases it seems to support the sagas.
- 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.
- Viking Bronze - Anders Söderberg explores ancient metalcraft and research from mainly an experimental approach. Articles, images, bibliography and links.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Blood of the Vikings - For the BBC series 'Blood of the Vikings', University College London undertook a survey to uncover Viking genes in the British Isles. The BBC explain the techniques and show the results on a map.
- 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.
- L'Anse aux Meadows - A guide from Parks Canada to this National Historic Site, with reconstructions of three Norse buildings. History with bibliography, visitor information, picture gallery and virtual tour.
- The Nibelungs Saga - Its True Core by the Svava - Site by Rolf Badenhausen arguing that the Old Nordic Theoderic Codices provide evidence of the historical Nibelungs.
- 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.
- Anglo-Scandinavian, Medieval and Post-Medieval Urban Occupation at 41–49 Walmgate, York - Report by York Archaeological Trust on excavations between August and October 2000 on the industrial hub of medieval York.
- Anglo-Scandinavian and Roman Remains at 28 - 29 High Ousegate, York, UK - Report by York Archaeological Trust describing evidence for craft industries on the site including leather working, textile production, antler working and horn working.
- 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.
- Viking Waterford - Describes the Viking settlement found at Woodstown near Waterford, Ireland in September 2003.
- 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.
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