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Qinngua Valley: Greenland's Only Forest, Where The Old World Meets The NewA picture of Qinngua Valley taken in 2008.

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Qinngua Valley: Greenland's Only Forest, Where The Old World Meets The NewA picture of Qinngua Valley taken in 2008.
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Qinngua Valley: Greenland's Only Forest, Where The Old World Meets The New

clock-iconApril 15, 2026

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This May Be The First Known Portrait Of A Viking – And It’s A Sexually Rampant “Beard Fondler”King piece from Viking chess

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This May Be The First Known Portrait Of A Viking – And It’s A Sexually Rampant “Beard Fondler”King piece from Viking chess
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This May Be The First Known Portrait Of A Viking – And It’s A Sexually Rampant “Beard Fondler”

clock-iconSeptember 5, 2025

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Viking Woman And Her Pet Dog Discovered In 1,000-Year-Old Boat BurialViking woman buried in a boat in Norway

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Viking Woman And Her Pet Dog Discovered In 1,000-Year-Old Boat BurialViking woman buried in a boat in Norway
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Viking Woman And Her Pet Dog Discovered In 1,000-Year-Old Boat Burial

clock-iconJune 11, 2025
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Vikings Were Riddled With Facial DiseasesA Viking era skull being scanned

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Vikings Were Riddled With Facial DiseasesA Viking era skull being scanned
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Vikings Were Riddled With Facial Diseases

clock-iconFebruary 22, 2025
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Modern-Day Viking Voyages Reveal How Earliest Trade With Americans Was PossibleA photo of one of the recreated Norse expeditionary vessels sailing at night.

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Modern-Day Viking Voyages Reveal How Earliest Trade With Americans Was PossibleA photo of one of the recreated Norse expeditionary vessels sailing at night.
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Modern-Day Viking Voyages Reveal How Earliest Trade With Americans Was Possible

clock-iconOctober 1, 2024
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Among The Vikings, One Nation Was Way More Violent Than OthersViking violence

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Among The Vikings, One Nation Was Way More Violent Than OthersViking violence
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Among The Vikings, One Nation Was Way More Violent Than Others

clock-iconAugust 29, 2024
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Oldest Viking Legal Text, Written In Runes On An Iron Hoop, Reveals New InsightsThe Forsa Ring (Forsaringen in Swedish) is the oldest known preserved legal text in Scandinavia, dating to around the 9th or 10th century CE.

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Oldest Viking Legal Text, Written In Runes On An Iron Hoop, Reveals New InsightsThe Forsa Ring (Forsaringen in Swedish) is the oldest known preserved legal text in Scandinavia, dating to around the 9th or 10th century CE.
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Oldest Viking Legal Text, Written In Runes On An Iron Hoop, Reveals New Insights

clock-iconAugust 14, 2024
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Vikings May Have Modified Their Teeth As A Kind Of InitiationViking teeth

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Vikings May Have Modified Their Teeth As A Kind Of InitiationViking teeth
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Vikings May Have Modified Their Teeth As A Kind Of Initiation

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What Do We Know About The Vikings' Journey To North America?A map of the Atlantic Ocean showing the major continents. The map has a blue dotted line leading from Norway towards Iceland and then arching round to the tip of Greenland. Then the line becomes red and shows the route that loops up towards Baffin Island, then down toward Labrador and then Newfoundland. Along these lines are small icons representing Viking long boats.

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What Do We Know About The Vikings' Journey To North America?A map of the Atlantic Ocean showing the major continents. The map has a blue dotted line leading from Norway towards Iceland and then arching round to the tip of Greenland. Then the line becomes red and shows the route that loops up towards Baffin Island, then down toward Labrador and then Newfoundland. Along these lines are small icons representing Viking long boats.
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What Do We Know About The Vikings' Journey To North America?

clock-iconFebruary 13, 2024
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How The Supposedly Ancient Kensington Runestone Became Inscribed With 19th-Century RunesA stone covered in runes.

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How The Supposedly Ancient Kensington Runestone Became Inscribed With 19th-Century RunesA stone covered in runes.
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How The Supposedly Ancient Kensington Runestone Became Inscribed With 19th-Century Runes

clock-iconJanuary 18, 2024
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The Mysterious Origins Of The Cerne Abbas Giant May Finally Be RevealedAerial drone of the Cerne Abbas Giant, Dorset. Hill figure carved out of chalk. Depicts a standing nude male with prominent penis.

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The Mysterious Origins Of The Cerne Abbas Giant May Finally Be RevealedAerial drone of the Cerne Abbas Giant, Dorset. Hill figure carved out of chalk. Depicts a standing nude male with prominent penis.
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The Mysterious Origins Of The Cerne Abbas Giant May Finally Be Revealed

clock-iconJanuary 2, 2024
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The Last Viking King Was Buried With A Woman – But Who Was She?Roskilde

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The Last Viking King Was Buried With A Woman – But Who Was She?Roskilde
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The Last Viking King Was Buried With A Woman – But Who Was She?

clock-iconDecember 21, 2023
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Viking Queen Thyra’s Power And Position Revealed On Famous Jelling RunestonesViking runestones, Jelling, Denmark

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Viking Queen Thyra’s Power And Position Revealed On Famous Jelling RunestonesViking runestones, Jelling, Denmark
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Viking Queen Thyra’s Power And Position Revealed On Famous Jelling Runestones

clock-iconOctober 10, 2023
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We Now Know Who Carved The Famous Jelling Viking RunestonesJelling rune stones in Denmark

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We Now Know Who Carved The Famous Jelling Viking RunestonesJelling rune stones in Denmark
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We Now Know Who Carved The Famous Jelling Viking Runestones

clock-iconSeptember 29, 2023
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Ancient Solar Flare Sheds Light On How Nordic Seafarers Became The VikingsA photo of a Viking longboat heading towards a sunset.

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Ancient Solar Flare Sheds Light On How Nordic Seafarers Became The VikingsA photo of a Viking longboat heading towards a sunset.
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Ancient Solar Flare Sheds Light On How Nordic Seafarers Became The Vikings

clock-iconSeptember 5, 2023
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