Vikings

Vikings is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and settled throughout parts of Europe.

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New Research Reveals Vikings as Key Players in Medieval Ivory Trade

The Vikings were part of a global network trading in ivory from Greenland

The Vikings were part of a global network trading in ivory from Greenland - EurekAlert

Vikings Sailed to The Ends of Earth to Search For Ivory, DNA Suggests

Vikings in Norway were much more likely to die violent deaths than those in Denmark

Vikings Filed Grooves Into Their Teeth as an Unusual Form of ID

Vikings had windows, another shift away from their image as barbaric Norsemen, Danish museum says

Vikings in Sweden suffered from tooth decay

Vikings Abandoned Southwest Greenland Due in Part to Sea-Level Rise, New Research Suggests

Vikings left Greenland after growing ice sheet caused sea level rise

Marking time: Cosmic ray storms can pin precise dates on history from ancient Egypt to the Vikings

Vikings brought animals to England as early as the year 873

Vikings brought horses and dogs to England, cremated bones confirm

3-bladed arrowhead 'last touched by Vikings' revealed by melting ice patch

High-status Danish Vikings wore exotic beaver furs

Beaver Fur Was A Status Symbol For The Vikings

Vikings shipped walrus ivory from Greenland to Kyiv, ancient skulls show

Why Did the Vikings Abandon Their Most Successful Settlement in Greenland?

Drought helped push the Vikings out of Greenland, new study finds

Why Did Vikings Mysteriously Leave Greenland? We May Finally Know The Reason