Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga
An exhibit from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History about the Scandinavian discovery of North America over 1000 years ago.
http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/

The Vikings
A look at their way of life, includes information on who they were, where they came from, where they traveled, and the heritage.
http://home.freeuk.com/elloughton13/vcontent.htm

Vikings in the New World
William Bakken describes the settlement of Greenland and attempts to settle North America by Scandinavians in the 11th century AD.
http://members.aol.com/bakken1/viking/vikingnw.htm

BBC: Vikings
Presents aspects of the history of the Vikings in the British Isles. Includes dig reports, articles on Viking women, money, weapons and religion, an interactive game and 3D reconstruction of a Viking Age farmhouse.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/

The Norwegian Viking Swords
"De Norske Vikingesverd" by Jan Petersen (1919) in an English translation by Kristin Noer (1998).
http://www.vikingsword.com/petersen/

The Norse in the North Atlantic
Examines purpose and practice of oceanic exploration.
http://www.heritage.nf.ca/exploration/norse.html

Viking Interactive
Learn and read about the Viking legacy, including the Norse mythology, explanatory maps and animations about the Viking people.
http://www.vikings.0catch.com/

Vinland the Good
Shows the scope of the Norse voyages to the New World. It offers information on Viking ships and navigation as well as Leif Eriksson.
http://users.adelphia.net/~kmjviking/

Did the Vikings Make a Telescope?
Sophisticated lenses made nearly a thousand years ago may have allowed the Vikings to build a telescope. [BBC News]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/702478.stm

Viking Answer Lady: Birka
Tells the story of this town in Sweden founded in the 8th century on the island of Björkö. Includes maps, a reconstruction drawing, and description of Birka in the Viking Age.
http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/Birka.htm

The Norse Discovery of America
by Arthur Middleton Reeves, North Ludlow Beamish, and Rasmus B. Anderson. Public domain E-text by the Sacred Text Archive.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/nda/index.htm

The Vikings
Explore a Viking village, find out who the Vikings were, delve into the secrets of a Norse ship, or write your name in the runes. From NOVA Online.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vikings/

NPR : Unearthing a Viking Graveyard
A small graveyard in northern England reveals the remains of six people whose jewelry and clothing identify them as Vikings. The find could shake up some assumptions about the Vikings' role in early Britain. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and British archaeologist Faye Simpson. [2:56 streaming audio broadcast]
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3913013

The Vikings
A collection of articles, activity sheets, and links from Gander Academy for use by elementary students and teachers.
http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/vikings.htm

Vikings' Barbaric Bad Rap Beginning to Fade
An article by Stefan Lovgren for National Geographic News reviewing recent findings that contradict the stereotype of the Vikings.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/02/0217_040217_vikings.html

PBS: Lost Vikings of Greenland
Presents the mystery and theory, the settlers, and the homestead. Includes video and images.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/html/e2-menu.html

The Strongbow Saga
Scholarly articles on the Viking Age, including clothes, religion, and archery, by Judson Roberts, author of the fictional Strongbow Saga.
http://www.strongbowsaga.com

Wikipedia: Vikings
An illustrated article from the online collaborative encyclopedia which includes an outline history and discussion of specific topics such as runes, ships and Icelandic sagas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings

Orthodox Christians in North America 1000 Years Ago
Andrew Phillips explains how Christianity was accepted by the Vikings and came with Leif Ericsson to the New World.
http://www.roca.org/OA/151/151g.htm

The Viking Age
Includes facts about the life and travels of the Vikings to the west and east, and life on land in what is now Scandinavia. Focused on the Vikings from present-day Sweden. Also contins some information about Norse mythology and rune stones.
http://www.luth.se/luth/present/sweden/history/viking_level.html