StudyWorks! Online : 8001000 AD The Vikings 8001000 AD The vikings. Famous for their bloody battles and sagas, thevikings (or Norsemen) were also extraordinary seafarers and explorers. http://www.studyworksonline.com/cda/content/article/0,,EXP118_NAV2-5_SAR104,00.s
Extractions: Reconstruction of Leif Erikson Viking Ship NORSEMAN, Philadelphia, PA. Reprinted by permission. Famous for their bloody battles and sagas, the Vikings (or Norsemen) were also extraordinary seafarers and explorers. Around 815 AD, these Norwegians settled a colony in Iceland. In 982 AD, Eric the Red was expelled for murder and sailed 450 miles through the Arctic seas before reaching a remote and icy land he called Greenland. He returned to Iceland and convinced other people to follow him to this new settlement. Eric's son, Leif Eriksson , continued exploring and around 1000 AD he discovered a coast with an abundance of vines and berries. He named this place Vinland ; these areas are now part of Canada's Labrador and Newfoundland provinces. The Vikings had discovered America, five centuries before Columbus! The native people of Vinland were not thrilled about these new arrivals, and the Vikings abandoned plans to settle there. But until the 12th century they continued looking for new places, and their journeys led to parts of the Mediterranean and North Africa. The Vikings were able to travel such long distances through treacherous waters because of their well-built
StudyWorks! Online 8001000 AD The Vikings 8001000 AD The vikings. Famous for their bloody battles and sagas, thevikings (or Norsemen) were also extraordinary seafarers and explorers. http://www.studyworksonline.com/cda/content/article/0,,NAV2-5_SAR104,00.shtml
Extractions: Reconstruction of Leif Erikson Viking Ship NORSEMAN, Philadelphia, PA. Reprinted by permission. Famous for their bloody battles and sagas, the Vikings (or Norsemen) were also extraordinary seafarers and explorers. Around 815 AD, these Norwegians settled a colony in Iceland. In 982 AD, Eric the Red was expelled for murder and sailed 450 miles through the Arctic seas before reaching a remote and icy land he called Greenland. He returned to Iceland and convinced other people to follow him to this new settlement. Eric's son, Leif Eriksson , continued exploring and around 1000 AD he discovered a coast with an abundance of vines and berries. He named this place Vinland ; these areas are now part of Canada's Labrador and Newfoundland provinces. The Vikings had discovered America, five centuries before Columbus! The native people of Vinland were not thrilled about these new arrivals, and the Vikings abandoned plans to settle there. But until the 12th century they continued looking for new places, and their journeys led to parts of the Mediterranean and North Africa. The Vikings were able to travel such long distances through treacherous waters because of their well-built
Vikings And Scandinavian History Viking Ships The magnificent seagoing vessels that took the vikings on raids http://historymedren.about.com/cs/vikings/
Socials - Ancient/Medieval vikings. Viking Tools clipart pictures of the tools the vikings woulduse. vikings Viking Items pictures of some vikings items. Viking http://schools.sd68.bc.ca/bars/departments/Socials/ssvikings.htm
Extractions: Math ... Practices Vikings Viking Tools clipart pictures of the tools the Vikings would use. Vikings page with lots of information on Vikings, and a great picture of a Viking right on the top. Viking Information a site with lots of information on the Vikings, with pictures of there boats, and a great map of the location they were from. More Viking Information a boys website, with a good picture of a Viking ship. Viking Items pictures of some Vikings items. Viking Pictures a site with some actual pictures of the Viking ships, and the tool they would use. Viking Women a site with some information on Viking women, and their duties. As well as some pictures of them completing these tasks. Even More Viking Information a website with all the information about Vikings , including farming, daily life, geography and much more. More Viking Pictures a page full of Vikings pictures, best site I have found yet.***** Viking Maps a complete page of Viking maps, great selection ******
The Vikings In Britain The vikings An article that analyses the impact of Viking settlement on Britain http://britishhistory.about.com/cs/vikings/
Top 10 Books On The Vikings worth reading if you're interested in the notion of the vikings in North http://britishhistory.about.com/library/prodrev/aatpvikings.htm
Extractions: Guide Picks - Top 10 Books on the Vikings The Vikings are perhaps the most fascinating, infamous, and most hard done by group of people in all of history. They have a reputation as evil pirates and murderers, although that doesn't tell the whole story. Over the years, the history of the Vikings has been greatly debated and written about by a range of historians. Here are top ten books about the Vikings for those who want to learn more. The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings by Peter Sawyer This book is a collection of essays by some of the best Viking scholars in the world. It takes an in-depth look at different aspects of the Viking world and its history. Were they simply murderers or actually successful merchants and craftsmen with a major impact on European history? This is the best overall look at the Vikings you will find in one book, with supporting maps and illustrations.
NFL Teams - Minnesota Vikings info, current roster, schedule, standings, stats, and more Minnesota vikings information http://football.about.com/cs/teamsvikings/
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Cremation And The Ancient Scandinavians The Gotland site also has pictures of memorials vikings created for the dead. http://dying.about.com/library/weekly/aa123099a.htm
Extractions: Ancient Scandinavians Movies highlight the rich tradition of the Norse and Viking warriors and cremation, detailing a burning ship sailing off into the sunset. Although this type of funeral was reserved for those of higher station, cremation was the common mode of funerals for ancient Scandinavian tribes as early as the Middle Bronze Age. The ship burial was not unlike the Egypt belief offering the richest possessions of the dead warrior and sometimes slain slaves to help their journey in the afterlife. According to Gotland University College of Sweden , Vikings who were not warriors were often burned at funeral pyres and their remains then buried. The Gotland site also has pictures of memorials Vikings created for the dead. These tribes went on to populate not only the Scandinavian countries but also the early Germadic tribes. Cremation continued until Christianity was introduced into Northern Europe.
Vikings In Canada - A Holiday To Remember 1492, but 500 years prior to his arrival in the Americas, vikings established then http://gocanada.about.com/library/weekly/aa041500a.htm
Extractions: For people looking for a vacation experience with a difference, make plans as soon as possible to be in northern Newfoundland between July 14th and September 12th. A Viking village named Norstead has been recreated, complete with people in period costume demonstrating Viking cooking and navigation. You will be able to stroll through a Viking marketplace, watch villagers test their skills at axe throwing and taste ancient recipes cooked over an open fire.
Extractions: Advertisement Dateline: 09/28/98 Last Monday I was fortunate to have been able to meet a man who has been something of an idol of mine for the past few years, Harm de Blij. Dr. de Blij has written over twenty books though the one most familiar to geography students is his Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts, according to his publisher, used in 85% of undergraduate world regional geography courses. De Blij, who earned his PhD in geography in 1959 from Northwestern University, was also the Geography Editor for the ABC television program Good Morning America from 1990 to 1996. Dr. de Blij came to my campus as part of a trip to Southern California to meet and gather input from faculty and students. I sat in on a morning guest lecture de Blij gave to undergraduates in a world regional geography course. De Blij is an animated lecturer; one can easily tell that he's in love with the discipline and all it has to offer. He shared with the 100 attentive students about the importance of geography and some of his own thoughts about the future. He feels that while global warming is occurring, "the human contribution global warming is infinitesimal." He equates the current cycle of global warming with the one of the tenth century that led the Vikings to North America and allowed England to grow grapes and export wine to France. While he agrees that temperature is rising, de Blij stressed that the planet needs to be spending more time in preparation of the warming instead of meeting to ban pollutants.
General Middle Ages Medieval History Meet vikings, Crusaders and Renaissance Men http://arthistory.about.com/cs/genmiddleages/
Extractions: Art in a nutshell. Many years ago - in what is now known as Europe - there were many folks who were essentially nomads meaning they roamed the earth with no real home base. There were Vikings - Scandinavian folks who carved incredible ships. There were also the Huns - a Germanic people known for their so-called "Animal Style" art in which they depicted, well, animals. Then of course there were the Celts who lived on an island off the coast of Ireland. The Celts were best known for large stone crosses, incredible metalwork and of course, illuminated manuscripts.
Extractions: The Vikings have landed In the early 1960s, archaeologists Helge Ingstad and his wife Anne Stine Ingstad undertook a close survey of the coastlines of Newfoundland and Labrador. Ingstad, a Norse investigator, had spent the majority of his career studying Northern and Arctic civilizations, and was following up on research into the Viking explorations of the 10th and 11th centuries. In 1961, the survey paid off, and the Ingstads discovered an undisputably Viking settlement near Epave Bay and named the site "L'Anse aux Meadows," or Meadow Cove. Found at the site were evidence of three timber-and-sod longhouses and five smaller buildings, a possible charcoal kiln and the remains of a small iron smithy. Eleventh century Norse artifacts recovered from l'Anse aux Meadows numbered in the hundreds, and included a soapstone spindle whorl and a bronze-ringed pin process, as well as other iron, bronze, stone, and bone items. L'Anse aux Meadows is now owned by Parks Canada, who carried on excavations at the site during the mid-1970s. The site was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1978; and Parks Canada has reconstructed some of the sod buildings and maintains the site as a "living history" museum, complete with costumed interpreters.
Icelandic Literature Since it was settled by Norse vikings in the 9th century Iceland has been http://classiclit.about.com/cs/icelandiclit/
Greek Literature - Classic Literature Gareth Long's Greek Mythology Compared to Norse Details how the vikings were influenced http://classiclit.about.com/cs/greekliterature/
