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"Boat-axe culture"
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When: Around 2,000 b.c.e.Where: All of ScandinaviaWho or What: The last group of migrants to...
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Lindisfarne
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When: Attacked in the year 793.Where: Located on the East Coast of England.Who or What: This...
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Gokstad Ship
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When: Built in 890 and discovered in 1880 and excavated in 1881. Replica made in 1893 to sail...
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Oseberg Ship
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When: Buried in 834 and discovered in 1904.Where: It was found in Oseberg, Norway.Who or What:...
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"Bearing Dial"
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When: It was from the Viking Age. c.a. 800 - 1100.Where: Only several parts were found and...
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Hafskip
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When: Viking Age c.a. 800 - 1100.Where: All over Scandinavia.Who or What: It is a type...
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Langskip
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When: The Viking Age c.a. 800 - 1100.Where: All of ScandinaviaWho or What: It was a type of...
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Knarr
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Who or What: A type of ship. When: The Viking Age, c.a. 800 - 1100Where: All of...
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Boendr (bondi)
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Who or What: A social middle class of viking age society. Consisted of land owners, farmers,...
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Hird
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Who or What: They were the royal bodyguard. (they were like knights)When: The Viking Age c.a....
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Hersir
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Who or What: A local military commander who owed loyalty to a jarl or a lord.When: Viking Age,...
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Snorri Sturluson
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Who or What: He was the author of the Prose Edda.When: It was written in 1220. He died in 1241. Where:...
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Saxo Grammaticus
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Who or What: Author of the Gesta Danorum.When: He lived from 1150 - 1220. Where: ScandinaviaHist...
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Eddaic Poetry
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Who or What: The form of poetry that is considered the Elder or poetic form of poetry. Contains...
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Skaldic Poetry
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Who or What: Another form of poetry when every syllable has to be right. Strict.When: Viking...
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Aesir
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Who or What:The gods formed from the children of Ymir the giant. Mainly the gods who ruled...
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Vanir
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Who or What: The Gods of Fertility, Wisdom, and Future Seeing.When: The Viking Age c.a. 800...
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Odin
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Who or What: The main God of Aesir. He is in charge of pretty much everything. When: The...
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Thor
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Who or What: He is the God of Thunder that drives a chariot driven by goats across the sky...
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Loki
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Who or What: The trickster God who caused more problems then he solved. Usually had to...
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Sleipnir
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Who or What: Odin's 8 legged horseWhen: Viking Age 800 - 1100Where: ScandinaviaHist Sig: Offspring...
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Mjollnir
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Who or What: The almighty hammer of Thor.When: Viking Age 800 - 1100Where: ScandinaviaHist...
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Voluspa
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Who and What: The very first poem of the Codex Regius. The story of the creation of the world....
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Yggdrasil
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Who and What: The tree of the world. When: Viking Age 800 - 1100Where: ScandinaviaHist...
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Havamal
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Who and What: A collection of verses within the Codex Regius. When: No older then 800...
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Asgard
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Who and What: Capital of the Norse Gods and one of the 9 worlds that make up earth.When: Viking...
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Midgard
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Who and What: The world of the humans.When: Viking Age 800 - 1100.Where: ScandinaviaHist Sig:...
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Ragnarok
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Who and What: The ending of the world. When: The time is unknown. Stated however in the...
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Valkyries
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Who and What: The helpers of Odin's Hall in Valhalla. They would go on to the battlefield...
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Valhalla
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Who and What: The great hall of Odin where deceased warriors rest in wait of Ragnarok.When:...
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Berserks
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Who and What: An insane fighting force that the vikings usedWhen: The Viking Age 800 - 1100Where:...
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Frey (Freyr)
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Who and What: He was one of the Vanir gods. He was the brother of Freyja and son of Njord. When:...
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Freyja
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Who and What: She was the sister of Freyr and daughter of Njord. One of the most beautiful...
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