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Artzia: Vikings __ This is a brief but excellent overview of Viking civilization. While the website is commercial in nature, you will learn about longboats, history, Viking society, and more. "They were also sailors, traders, farmers, craftsmen, and explorers with a rich tradition and many of the human rights still missing in many countries today." - illustrated - From Artzia - http://artzia.com/History/Vikings/

Athena Review 1,3: The Vikings in Vinland __ "Two types of evidence exist for Norse contacts with North America: written sagas and archaeological findings. Vinland, southernmost of three North American coastal areas described in Icelandic Sagas by Norse explorers, was said to be rich in grapes, timber, and a self-sown "wheat." Here you will get a good overview of Viking history in the New World including evidence from medieval Icelandic chronicles. - illustrated - From Athena Review - http://www.athenapub.com/vinland1.htm

BBC - Vikings - Viking Life __ Here is a great website about Viking life for both students and teachers. Learn about housing, clothing, farming and more. - illustrated - From BBC - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/vikings/life/index.shtml

The Discovery of North America by Leif Ericsson, c. 1000 from The Saga of Eric the Red, 1387 __ Read an account of the discovery of North America by Leif Ericsson as contained in the "Saga of Eric the Red" - From Modern History Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1000Vinland.html

Egil's Bones __ "An Icelandic saga tells of a Viking who had unusual, menacing features, including a skull that could resist blows from an ax. He probably suffered from an ailment called Paget's disease" You can read the story presented here by Dr. Jesse L. Byock. - From UCLA - http://www.viking.ucla.edu/Scientific_American/Egils_Bones.htm
 
Egil Skallagrimsson and the Viking Ideal __ "Much of what we know about the Vikings comes to us from the histories written by their victims, who normally remember them as ruthless marauders. But how did the Vikings portray themselves?" Egil Skallagrimsson was a tenth century who spoke about some of the ideals of Viking culture. Well worth a read. - From Fathom Knowledge Network - http://www.fathom.com/feature/122294

Hos-McGrane - Ancient History - The Vikings__ "A Viking farm had a lot of different sections to it. On one side of the farm there are the fields. In these field the Vikings grew flax for making clothes, barley, green vegetables such as beans and cabbage (these were grown in the vegetable garden), turnips, wheat, rye, etc." A good overview of a Viking farm. - illustrated - By M. Hos-McGrane - http://www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/viking/eg_viking_8.html

King Hrolf Kraki - Extracts from the Sagas __ These interesting segments of the Viking Sagas were translated by Dr. Jesse Byock. An excellent read and a good resource containing information about history and archaeology as well as the extracts. - From UCLA - http://www.viking.ucla.edu/hrolf/maincontents.html

NOVA Online | The Vikings | Write Your Name in Runes __ "The Vikings are often portrayed as illiterate, uncultured barbarians who evinced more interest in plunder than in poetry. In fact, the Vikings left behind a great number of documents in stone, wood and metal, all written in the enigmatic symbols known as runes." NOVA did a Viking special and this is the interactive sute based on that broadcast. - illustrated - From NOVA - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/5335/viklink.html

The Norse in the North Atlantic __ An article about Viking goals and practice of oceanic exploring. - From Memorial University of Newfoundland - http://www.heritage.nf.ca/exploration/norse.html

The Rise and Fall of the Vikings and the Little Ice Age __ Learn how the rise and fall of the Vikings may be tied directly to climate. You will learn about the fate of the Viking settlement on Greenland and more in this detailed report. - illustrated - From Suffolk Community College - http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/mandias/lia/

Saga Feud __ This website explains how the concept of the feud took place in Viking days. A short story but the animations make it all quite clear. Would be a good resource for the younger student. - illustrated - From UCLA - http://www.viking.ucla.edu/media/feud.swf
 
Saga of the Volsungs __ A good overview of the Saga of the Volsungs by Dr. Jesse Byock. An excellent read and a good resource containing information about history and archaeology as well as the extracts. If you are a Lord of the Rings fan, you will find much of it here from the re-forged sword to the Ring of Power and even a Gollum. - From UCLA - http://www.viking.ucla.edu/volsungs/index.html

The Swedish Vikings __ "While the Vikings from Norway and Denmark went hunting for new land in the west and southwest, the Vikings from present-day Sweden usually went east and south-east." This history of Swedish Vikings ends with "to be continued." However, there is a fairly complete story here already. - From Lulea University - http://www.luth.se/luth/present/sweden/history/viking_age/Viking_age4.html

The Viking Age __ You will find several articles about Vikings along with other things about Scandinavian history (largely Swedish). - From Lulea University - http://www.luth.se/luth/present/sweden/history/viking_level

Viking Age Foodstuffs __ An archaeological list of foods found at different Viking villages and settlements. You may plan your own feast. - http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/vikfood.html

The Viking Expeditions from Central Sweden __ This the text of an undergraduate thesis by Lars D. Noodén. You will find a well researched paper about the Swedish Viking expeditions covering topics from culture to geography. - From Homepage Server University of Michigan - http://www-personal.umich.edu/~lars/thesis.html

Viking Tunic Construction __ Learn how to make an article of Viking clothing. You will find information on fabrics, a how to guide and a large bibliography. - illustrated - From Vassar - http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/viktunic.html

Vikings __ "Vikings! The word conjures up images of wild, barbaric, sea faring men, intent on setting their mark on their less warlike neighbours with fire and sword. From the land of ice and giants, they swept across Europe like a forest fire raping, pillaging and destroying all in their path. Sound familiar? It should do, it's the image that the writers of the time recorded." Learn a little more about these people and their place within an age. - well illustrated - From Regia Anglorum Publications - http://www.regia.org/vikings.htm

Vikings: the North Atlantic Saga __ Vikings were the first Europeans to discover America. Read their remarkable story here. Shockwave entry - illustrated - From National Geographic Society - http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/

The Vikings __ "In the period from 800 to 1050 A.D., the Nordic peoples made their dramatic entry into the European arena. They stormed forth, terrorizing well-established societies which were accustomed to war, but not to the startling tactics of the Vikings." Read about Viking tactics but even more about their ship building. - By Arne Emil Christensen, University Museum of National Antiquities in Oslo - http://www.cyberclip.com/Katrine/NorwayInfo/Articles/viking.html

Vikings in the New World __ Learn about Viking settlements in Greenland, Newfoundland, and evidence of Viking presence found in other North American locations. You will also find good bibliographies and links. - illustrated - From Bill And Linda Bakken - http://members.aol.com/bakken1/viking/vikingnw.htm

The World of the Vikings; the Definitive Guide to Viking resources on the Internet __ Well, for now, anyway... - The World of the Vikings is truly a place to jump start your research. If you want to know about it, and they don't have the information, they will probably tell you where you might find it. Well worth a visit and you may want to stay for a while. - illustrated - From Past Forward Ltd - http://www.worldofthevikings.com/ 
 

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