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Vikings!
A ummation of the three phases of Viking invasion- http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/WestEurope/VikingRaids.html
The Vikings in Ireland- http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/users/ireland/past/pre_norman_history/vikings.html
Viking chronology- http://viking.hgo.se/Timetable/Chrono.html
Viking index, their world and gods- http://www.angelfire.com/realm/shades/vikings/titlepage.htm
An overview of the age- http://www.luth.se/luth/present/sweden/history/viking_level
Hurstwick, educating folks about Vikings- http://www.hurstwic.org/history/text/history.htm
Famale vikings, well, sort of- http://www.missgien.net/vikings/female.html
Words and Images..
Viking art, these fellas knew about art nouveau long before the rest of us- http://www.vikingart.com/VikingArt.htm
Havamal, saying from on high. A "words of wisdom" piece from the gods- http://asatru.org/havamal.html
Futhark- for authentic looking Viking documents- http://www.luth.se/luth/present/sweden/history/viking_age/runes/overview.html
Viking art in metal- http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/vikg/hd_vikg.htm
Viking songs- http://www.lienet.no/Vikings.htm
Sagas, the Vikings do epics- http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/mythlinks.html
Making Stuff...
The viking answer lady (what a cool job!) talks about arms and armor (make sure to check out the rest of her site too!)- http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/armor.htm
a re-enactor type makes Viking objects with pretty darned authentic methods. Lots of great stuff here for any campaign- http://members.chello.se/vikingbronze/
Viking boats, both found boats and replicas- http://www.vikingship.net/fynd/skipSvE.html
A 3-d Viking farmhouse, courtesy of the BBC- http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/launch_vr_viking_farm.shtml
Random fun stuff...
The Smithsonian has a neat page on vikings- http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/start.html
Glima- the vikings way of wrestling (somebody make rules for this!)- http://www.worldofthevikings.com/
Lindisfarne priory- a map of a ruined church left by the vikings with multiple views where you can move the camera around. Very useful whether you use vikings or not!- http://www.gettysburg.edu/academics/english/britain/anglo-saxon/lindis/TableContents.html
A 5th grade groups page on Vkings. Not the MOST informative page on the web, but too fun to pass up- http://www.humberelem.k12.nf.ca/projects/VikingWeapons/index_viking.htm
Trying to answer questions about sacrifice and Vikings through DNA- http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3672031/
Have fun and game well!
A ummation of the three phases of Viking invasion- http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/WestEurope/VikingRaids.html
The Vikings in Ireland- http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/users/ireland/past/pre_norman_history/vikings.html
Viking chronology- http://viking.hgo.se/Timetable/Chrono.html
Viking index, their world and gods- http://www.angelfire.com/realm/shades/vikings/titlepage.htm
An overview of the age- http://www.luth.se/luth/present/sweden/history/viking_level
Hurstwick, educating folks about Vikings- http://www.hurstwic.org/history/text/history.htm
Famale vikings, well, sort of- http://www.missgien.net/vikings/female.html
Words and Images..
Viking art, these fellas knew about art nouveau long before the rest of us- http://www.vikingart.com/VikingArt.htm
Havamal, saying from on high. A "words of wisdom" piece from the gods- http://asatru.org/havamal.html
Futhark- for authentic looking Viking documents- http://www.luth.se/luth/present/sweden/history/viking_age/runes/overview.html
Viking art in metal- http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/vikg/hd_vikg.htm
Viking songs- http://www.lienet.no/Vikings.htm
Sagas, the Vikings do epics- http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/mythlinks.html
Making Stuff...
The viking answer lady (what a cool job!) talks about arms and armor (make sure to check out the rest of her site too!)- http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/armor.htm
a re-enactor type makes Viking objects with pretty darned authentic methods. Lots of great stuff here for any campaign- http://members.chello.se/vikingbronze/
Viking boats, both found boats and replicas- http://www.vikingship.net/fynd/skipSvE.html
A 3-d Viking farmhouse, courtesy of the BBC- http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/launch_vr_viking_farm.shtml
Random fun stuff...
The Smithsonian has a neat page on vikings- http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/start.html
Glima- the vikings way of wrestling (somebody make rules for this!)- http://www.worldofthevikings.com/
Lindisfarne priory- a map of a ruined church left by the vikings with multiple views where you can move the camera around. Very useful whether you use vikings or not!- http://www.gettysburg.edu/academics/english/britain/anglo-saxon/lindis/TableContents.html
A 5th grade groups page on Vkings. Not the MOST informative page on the web, but too fun to pass up- http://www.humberelem.k12.nf.ca/projects/VikingWeapons/index_viking.htm
Trying to answer questions about sacrifice and Vikings through DNA- http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3672031/
Have fun and game well!
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