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Viking Woman And Her Pet Dog Discovered In 1,000-Year-Old Boat BurialViking woman buried in a boat in Norway

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Viking Woman And Her Pet Dog Discovered In 1,000-Year-Old Boat BurialViking woman buried in a boat in Norway
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Viking Woman And Her Pet Dog Discovered In 1,000-Year-Old Boat Burial

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Vikings Were Riddled With Facial DiseasesA Viking era skull being scanned

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Vikings Were Riddled With Facial DiseasesA Viking era skull being scanned
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Vikings Were Riddled With Facial Diseases

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Modern-Day Viking Voyages Reveal How Earliest Trade With Americans Was PossibleA photo of one of the recreated Norse expeditionary vessels sailing at night.

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Modern-Day Viking Voyages Reveal How Earliest Trade With Americans Was PossibleA photo of one of the recreated Norse expeditionary vessels sailing at night.
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Modern-Day Viking Voyages Reveal How Earliest Trade With Americans Was Possible

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Among The Vikings, One Nation Was Way More Violent Than OthersViking violence

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Among The Vikings, One Nation Was Way More Violent Than OthersViking violence
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Among The Vikings, One Nation Was Way More Violent Than Others

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Oldest Viking Legal Text, Written In Runes On An Iron Hoop, Reveals New InsightsThe Forsa Ring (Forsaringen in Swedish) is the oldest known preserved legal text in Scandinavia, dating to around the 9th or 10th century CE.

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Oldest Viking Legal Text, Written In Runes On An Iron Hoop, Reveals New InsightsThe Forsa Ring (Forsaringen in Swedish) is the oldest known preserved legal text in Scandinavia, dating to around the 9th or 10th century CE.
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Oldest Viking Legal Text, Written In Runes On An Iron Hoop, Reveals New Insights

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Vikings May Have Modified Their Teeth As A Kind Of InitiationViking teeth

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Vikings May Have Modified Their Teeth As A Kind Of InitiationViking teeth
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Vikings May Have Modified Their Teeth As A Kind Of Initiation

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What Do We Know About The Vikings' Journey To North America?A map of the Atlantic Ocean showing the major continents. The map has a blue dotted line leading from Norway towards Iceland and then arching round to the tip of Greenland. Then the line becomes red and shows the route that loops up towards Baffin Island, then down toward Labrador and then Newfoundland. Along these lines are small icons representing Viking long boats.

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What Do We Know About The Vikings' Journey To North America?A map of the Atlantic Ocean showing the major continents. The map has a blue dotted line leading from Norway towards Iceland and then arching round to the tip of Greenland. Then the line becomes red and shows the route that loops up towards Baffin Island, then down toward Labrador and then Newfoundland. Along these lines are small icons representing Viking long boats.
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What Do We Know About The Vikings' Journey To North America?

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How The Supposedly Ancient Kensington Runestone Became Inscribed With 19th-Century RunesA stone covered in runes.

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How The Supposedly Ancient Kensington Runestone Became Inscribed With 19th-Century RunesA stone covered in runes.
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How The Supposedly Ancient Kensington Runestone Became Inscribed With 19th-Century Runes

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The Mysterious Origins Of The Cerne Abbas Giant May Finally Be RevealedAerial drone of the Cerne Abbas Giant, Dorset. Hill figure carved out of chalk. Depicts a standing nude male with prominent penis.

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The Mysterious Origins Of The Cerne Abbas Giant May Finally Be RevealedAerial drone of the Cerne Abbas Giant, Dorset. Hill figure carved out of chalk. Depicts a standing nude male with prominent penis.
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The Mysterious Origins Of The Cerne Abbas Giant May Finally Be Revealed

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The Last Viking King Was Buried With A Woman – But Who Was She?Roskilde

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The Last Viking King Was Buried With A Woman – But Who Was She?Roskilde
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The Last Viking King Was Buried With A Woman – But Who Was She?

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Viking Queen Thyra’s Power And Position Revealed On Famous Jelling RunestonesViking runestones, Jelling, Denmark

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Viking Queen Thyra’s Power And Position Revealed On Famous Jelling RunestonesViking runestones, Jelling, Denmark
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Viking Queen Thyra’s Power And Position Revealed On Famous Jelling Runestones

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We Now Know Who Carved The Famous Jelling Viking RunestonesJelling rune stones in Denmark

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We Now Know Who Carved The Famous Jelling Viking RunestonesJelling rune stones in Denmark
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We Now Know Who Carved The Famous Jelling Viking Runestones

clock-iconSeptember 29, 2023
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Ancient Solar Flare Sheds Light On How Nordic Seafarers Became The VikingsA photo of a Viking longboat heading towards a sunset.

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Ancient Solar Flare Sheds Light On How Nordic Seafarers Became The VikingsA photo of a Viking longboat heading towards a sunset.
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Ancient Solar Flare Sheds Light On How Nordic Seafarers Became The Vikings

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Ragnarök: What The Vikings Believed The End Of The World Looked LikeAn illustration of a human facing down a gigantic scary wolf

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Ragnarök: What The Vikings Believed The End Of The World Looked LikeAn illustration of a human facing down a gigantic scary wolf
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Ragnarök: What The Vikings Believed The End Of The World Looked Like

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Did The Vikings Really Use "Sunstones" To Navigate The Seas?A Viking dragon boat sailing across the sea against a sunset background.

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Did The Vikings Really Use "Sunstones" To Navigate The Seas?A Viking dragon boat sailing across the sea against a sunset background.
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Did The Vikings Really Use "Sunstones" To Navigate The Seas?

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