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Vikings. Viking warriors hold swords and shields. 9th c. AD seafaring warriors raided the coasts of Europe, burning, plundering and killing. Marauders or pirates came from Scandinavia, now Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. European History
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Aaron Rodgers rumors: Former Jets QB offered Vikings 'one-year run at a Lombardi' • Apr. 15, 2025, 3:21 AM ET (USA Today)
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Cistercian monks unknowingly used Viking-traded sealskin for book covers • Apr. 9, 2025, 8:22 PM ET (Jerusalem Post)
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Also Known As Northman • Norseman • Varangian

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Viking ship
The Viking burial ground at Lindholm Høje, near Ålborg, Denmark.
Viking travels
Erik the Red
Leif Eriksson Discovers America
Battle of Clontarf
Kyivan Rus in the 11th century
What artifacts teach us about the Vikings
What evidence supports the Normanist theory of a Scandinavian origin of Kyivan Rus?
Gotland, Sweden: The Vikings' treasure island
Who was Viking chieftain Ivar the Boneless?
Explore the lives of the Vikings as raiders and also as traders
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Who was Viking chieftain Ivar the Boneless?
Ivar the Boneless
Viking chieftain
Harald III Sigurdsson
king of Norway
Harald I
Harald I
king of Norway
Ragnar Lothbrok
Ragnar Lothbrok
Viking hero
Guthrum
king of Denmark
Halfdan
Danish Viking leader
Thorkell the Tall
Viking chief

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