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The Vikings

| general | famous vikings | expansion | everyday life | religion | legacy | maps |

General
Who were the Vikings?
(Gander University)
Social and economic issues
Expansion, mythology, maps and a chronology of events (The Viking Heritage)
Translations of old Norse Eddas
and Sagas and Viking related texts (The Viking Home Page)
Heimskringla
or The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway English translation (The online Medieval and Classical library)
The Viking answer lady
provides information on daily life, art, warfare, agriculture and technology, mythology and religion, as well as Viking expansion, raids, trade and settlements (Internet Medieval Sourcebook)

Famous Vikings
Famous Vikings
Canute (Knud) the Great, Harald Hardrada, Olav Haraldsson, Olav the Stout, Olav the Saint, St Olav and Leif Ericsson (The Viking Network)
Famous Vikings
Eric the Red, Leif Eriksson and more (Gander Academy)

Expansion, raiding and settlement
Three sources
on the ravages of the Northmen in Frankland, c.843-912: the Annals of St Bertin; Abbo's Wars of Count Odo with the Northmen in the Reign of Charles the Fat; The Chronicle of St Denis Based on Dudo and William of Jumièges (Internet Medieval Sourcebook)
Initiation of a Viking warrior
Going Berserk, Volsunga Saga chapters 7-8 (summarised in M. EIiade)
Vikings in America
from The Saga of Eric the Red, 1387 (Internet Medieval Sourcebook)
Viking travels
and knowledge of the seas (The Viking Network)
Viking ships
and the Great Oseberg find (Medieval Scandinavia Moments in History)
Raiding and settlement
by the Vikings on coastline of Western Europe (Catholic Encyclopaedia)
The Vikings attack Europe
(Medieval Scandinavia Moments in History)
Exploration and settlement
(Gander Academy)
Viking weapons and warfare
(Gander Academy)
Viking ships
(Gander Academy)

Everyday Life
Everyday life for the Vikings
Food, clothes and houses (The Viking Network)
Information on Viking life
including women, food and the community (Gander Academy)
Viking jewellery
(Gander Academy)
Viking clothes
(Gander Academy)
Taxation
in Norway (ORB)

Religion
Norse mythology
and runes (Californian Institute of Technology)
The Norwegian Stave Church
(Medieval Scandinavia Moments in History)
St Olaf
the Patron Saint of Norway (Medieval Scandinavia Moments in History)
Viking religion
(Gander Academy)

Legacy
The Viking heritage
and legacy Place names and words (The Viking Network)

Maps
Maps of the Viking world
(The Viking Network)

| general | famous vikings | expansion | everyday life | religion | legacy | maps |

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