Placenames
Sailing along the coasts the Vikings gave names to inlets, bays and everything they needed for later reference. Viking settlers named their new farms after the farms in the area they came from. Some of the words and phrases they used were adopted by the native population in the countries the Vikings settled.
Archaeology
Evidence of Viking presence can be found in most parts of Europe. Archeological finds outside the Viking homelands are especially rich on the British Isles. You can read more about coins and money.
Some archaeological findings
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| “I Dreamed a Dream” |
Carved on a small piece of wood from the 14th century, found in Denmark, we can still read the first bars of this song |
| Armring from Prince Vladimir’s treasure |
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| Blokfløjte |
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| Bukkehorn |
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| Cow’s horn/Goat’s horn |
Musical instrument |
| Drømte mig en drøm |
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| Falster-pibe |
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| Falsterpibe |
Musical instrument |
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| L’Anse aux Meadows |
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| L’Anse aux Meadows |
Written by Robert W. Easton |
| Lindholm Hoeje – a graveyard and a settlement |
A Viking Network Info-sheet by Line Kristensen, Jeannette Rahmberg, Malene Damborg, Martin Kristensen, Carsten Haugaard, Pernille Gundersen, 1d, Noerresundby Gymnasium og HF-Kursus, Februar 1996 |
| Lur |
Musical instrument |
| Lur |
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| Minting Coins in Jorvik |
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| Navigation Instruments |
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| Nørresundby |
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| Pan flute |
Musical instrument |
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| Recorder |
Musical instrument |
| Runes |
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| The excavations of Sebbersund |
A Viking Network Info-sheet by Henriette Suna Niemann Jensen, Tina Thomsen, Niklas Reymann, Anita Vivi Holt, 1d, Noerresundby Gymnasium og HF-Kursus, Februar 1996 |
| The Vikings and money |
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| The Vikings and Money in England |
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| Viking treasure hidden under the Kremlin for 750 years |
A Viking Network Info-sheet by Igor Yablokov (14), student at the Norwegian-Russian School, Moscow |
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| Vikings in Norway make their own Coins |
Written by Thor-Egil Paulsen, Rælingen, Norway, March 1995, based on Kolbjørn Skaares booklet “Moneta Norwei” (Oslo 1968) |
| What was made in Viking Age Jorvik (York) ? |
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Last updated: 22nd June, 2015, 9:37 PM
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