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A group for the discussion of all aspects of the culture of the Vikings - their wars, voyages, art, literature, language and legacy. Hugrunar means 'Thought Runes' and encompasses discussion of the Viking Age from the Fifth to the Eleventh Centuries. |
Fair Fame of Years - History of the Vikings
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 Beyond the World's Edge: Viking Iceland, Greenland and America
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The Vikings' martime technology carried them to settle in the Shetlands, Orkneys, Iceland, Greenland and then on to North America.
As the technology of Viking ships improved, the Vikings sailed and settled further and further afield. Their influence is still seen in the people of the Shetlands and the Orkneys, but in Iceland people still trace their ancestry to the first waves of Viking settlers.
Climatic conditions favoured a brief flourishing of Viking settlements on Greenland, which in turn led to short-lived settlements in what is now Canada and the United States.
Given their wanderlust, and the means to literally sail to new horizons, it is possible that the Vikings explored even further than we currently have evidence for....
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Abandonment of Greenland (* Svava Sigurdsson, Dec 3, 2007 - 12:49 ) Viking-era cabin discovered in Iceland's West Fjords (* Svava Sigurdsson, Sep 30, 2007 - 07:14 ) The Vikings and the Little Ice Age (* Svava Sigurdsson, Sep 1, 2007 - 18:10 ) could you tell me how to read the article? (* yang Chung, Mar 24, 2007 - 20:21 ) Greenland's desertion (* lilja Harfagri, Mar 8, 2005 - 18:26 ) No so far fetched (* lilja Harfagri, Mar 4, 2005 - 00:29 ) The unfortunate detail (* lilja Harfagri, Jan 28, 2005 - 18:51 ) "Flipping" Vinland? (* MerlintheMad Knudsson, Jan 27, 2005 - 20:58 ) More on Vinland West (* lilja Harfagri, Jan 21, 2005 - 15:09 ) Those bloodthirsty Vikings (* lilja Harfagri, Jan 21, 2005 - 14:54 ) Trees in Iceland (* MerlintheMad Knudsson, Jan 20, 2005 - 15:00 ) The importance of walrus (* lilja Harfagri, Jan 17, 2005 - 01:30 ) Great Article-What went wrong with the Scandinavian westward expansion? (* lilja Harfagri, Jan 12, 2005 - 05:59 ) Me? no, sir. (* lilja Harfagri, Nov 1, 2004 - 14:42 ) RE The Best Website.... (* MerlintheMad Knudsson, Oct 29, 2004 - 21:20 ) The Best Website on Vikings. really. (* lilja Harfagri, Oct 28, 2004 - 19:09 ) "The Vikings" Program on Discovery Times Channel Friday, April 9, 2004 (* Hypatia Didius, Apr 9, 2004 - 01:17 ) Climate and the naming of lands (* Harald Egilsson, Feb 1, 2004 - 06:04 ) Article About Erik the Red at About.com (* Hypatia Didius, Jan 30, 2004 - 02:23 ) "Viking Ships" Program on History International Friday, January 23, 2004 (* Hypatia Didius, Jan 22, 2004 - 23:36 )| 8 more |
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