Vikings in America
The latest evidence confirms that Scandinavians reached the North American continent almost 500 years before Columbus. Find out where they came from, how they traveled, what they did in America and how long they stayed.
Who's Who in Medieval History: Leif Ericsson
A brief introduction to the man who led the first known expedition to America is followed by useful books and websites about the famed explorer.
A brief introduction to the man who led the first known expedition to America is followed by useful books and websites about the famed explorer.
Vikings in the New World
Sections on the Greenland and Newfoundland settlements and examinations of possible Viking artifacts found in the new world, by William Bakken.
Sections on the Greenland and Newfoundland settlements and examinations of possible Viking artifacts found in the new world, by William Bakken.
Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga
A very nice Flash intro precedes this attractive, graphic-intensive exhibit about Vikings in America at around 1000 AD, at the National Museum of Natural History.
A very nice Flash intro precedes this attractive, graphic-intensive exhibit about Vikings in America at around 1000 AD, at the National Museum of Natural History.