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Meet the vikings

Scotland

Adventure Shetland

A tour company with passion focused on adventure, archaeology, and getting off the beaten path
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Sweden

Ale-Vikingagård

Live life like a Viking chieftain
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Wales

Ancient Technology Centre

A hands-on activity centre for children and older students
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Sweden

Anundshög – Västerås

Viking age assembly and center of power
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Netherlands

Archeon

During your visit in Archeon, you will get to know the living history of the Netherlands.
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Iceland

Arnastofnun Manuscript Institute

Viking tales of adventure, politics and everyday life
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Sweden

Årsjögård

Enjoy life and stay the night at a Viking farm
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Scotland

Asgard Scotland

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Estonia

Asva Viking Village

Viking village on the island of Saaremaa in Estonia
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Norway

Avaldsnes, Norway

Avaldsnes – Norway’s oldest royal seat
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Island of Man

Balladoole

See a Viking-Age boat burial in this multi-period site
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Sweden

Birka Vikingastaden

Memories for life
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Denmark

Bork Vikingehavn

Travel 1,000 years back in time to meet and play in a living history
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Greenland

Brattahlið, Greenland

Climate change and the first church in the New World
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England

British Museum

Preserving over 13 million objects from around the world
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Scotland

Brough of Birsay, Orkney

The heart of Viking Orkney
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Island of Man

Castle Rushen

See one of the best-preserved medieval castles
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Scotland

Catpund, Shetland

See where the Vikings quarried soapstone for their own use and for trade
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Poland

Centre of Slavs and Vikings

See Viking and Middle-Age buildings, crafts, and everyday life
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France

Chateau de Pirou

Five gates defend this wonderful chateau with its towers, turrets and tapestry
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Ukraine

Chernigov

The “Black Mound” burial and artefacts
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Spain

Concello de Catoira

The municipality of Catoira is located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, in the Ría de Arousa, the entrance route through which the Vikings tried to reach Santiago de Conmpostela on different occasions.
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Scotland

Da Biggins, Papa Stour, Shetland

Could Shetland’s earliest document refer to the Papa Stour stofa?
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England

Dock Museum, Barrow-in-Furness

A hoard of interesting objects from the Viking Age
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Ireland

Dublinia

Experience Viking and Medieval Dublin
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Faroer Islands

Eysturkommuna

Step into the villages of Eysturkommuna and explore centuries-old Viking heritage, from archaeological treasures to historic churches.
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Sweden

Foreningen Stavgard, Gotland, Sweden

Legend, treasure and heroes of old fire the imagination
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Sweden

Föreningen Vikingaleden

Viking Age, we will tel you all the stories
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Faroer Islands

Fóroya Formnminnissavn/National Museum of the Faroe Islands

See the cultural treasures of the Faroe Islands
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Denmark

Frederikssund Viking Settlement

Performing colourful and spectacular Viking-themed plays for 60 years
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Netherlands

Fries Museum, Leeuwarden

An Museum full of history
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Norway

Frostatinget, Norway

By law should the country be built…
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Denmark

Fyrkat, Denmark

Visit Fyrkat’s ring fortress and Viking farmstead
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Greenland

Gardar

The site of the Bishop’s Grave
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Greenland

Gården Under Sandet

The farm beneath the sand
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Russia

Gnjozdovo (near Smolensk)

A cemetery of 4,000 burial mounds
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England

Gosforth Cross

The tallest Viking cross in England
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Sweden

Gotlands Museum, Sweden

Where unique picture stones tell the story of the Vikings
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Scotland

Govan Stones

Remarkable hogback stones, crosses and the Govan Sarcophagus
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Latvia

Grobina, Latvia

A fort, cemeteries and grave goods show long settlement in Grobina
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Norway

GuideCompaniet

Great tours – great stories
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Norway

Gulatinget and Eivindvik, Norway

One of the oldest and largest parliamentary assemblies in Norway
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Norway

Historical Museum, University of Oslo, Norway

See the unique and mystical Langeid sword
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Island of Man

House of Manannan

Island sites with an interwoven history
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Greenland

Hvalsey Church, Greenland

Stories of weddings, wars and fire
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Scotland

Inchcolm Hogback Stone

One of the earliest stones from Scotland
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Scotland

Institute for Northern Studies UHI

Interdisciplinary research centre – preserving, rediscovering and interpreting the cultural heritage of Scotland and the wider Northern world.
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Scotland

Iona

An influential centre full of rich pickings for Viking raiders
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Norway

Iron Age Farm, Ullandhaug, Norway

Would you have survived the Iron Age?
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Scotland

Jarlshof, Shetland

One of Shetland’s most extensive historic sites
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Russia

Jaroslavl

Crafts people, traders and warriors
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Denmark

Jelling

The runestones that tell of Denmark’s beginnings
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Poland

Jomsborg Vikings Hird

Wolin – home of the Jómsvikings and a golden disc
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England

JORVIK Viking Centre

Travel through the 10th century aboard a state-of-the-art time capsule
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Norway

Kaupang the Vikingtown

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Norway

Kaupang, Norway

Visit Norway’s first town and discover why it was an important trade hub
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Ireland

King of the Vikings

A special magical helmet will transport you back 1100 years
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Faroer Islands

Kirkjubøur, Faroe Islands

One of Faroe’s most interesting and popular attractions
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Scotland

Kirkwall and St Magnus Cathedral, Orkney

Norway’s best-preserved Viking town – in Orkney
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Norway

Kvernsteinsparken (Millstone Park), Hyllestad, Norway

The largest quarry in northern Europe, where stone was gold
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Faroer Islands

Kvivik – Streymoy

See a Viking-Age farmstead, burials and thing sites
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Ukraine

Kyiv

Kyiv – King Rurik’s town? Home of princes, merchants and artisans
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Canada

L’Anse Aux Meadows, Newfoundland

What went on at L’Anse Aux Meadows, and what happened to the inhabitants?
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Scotland

Lakes Vikings

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Denmark

Lindholm Høje

The finest Viking-Age cemetery and a ‘modern’ longhouse museum
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England

Lindisfarne

The site and starting point of Britain’s Viking history
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France

Lionheart tours

Step back in time and discover Normandy’s origins and rich Medieval past.
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Norway

Lofotr Viking Museum, Norway

Visit the largest longhouse of the Viking Age
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Island of Man

Manx Crosses

An internationally significant collection of stone artworks
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Island of Man

Manx Museum

A modern, interactive museum with a dedicated Viking gallery
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Norway

Midgard Viking Centre, Borre, Norway

The Viking age is here!
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Denmark

Mosegård Museum, Aarhus, Denmark

Covering all Denmark’s prehistory using modern interaction
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Netherlands

Museum Asselt, Netherlands

Feel the unchanged history on a visit to Asselt
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Norway

Museum of Archaeology, University of Stavanger, Norway

Experience 11,000 years of history
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Denmark

Museum Vestsjælland

Museum Vestsjælland is the state-recognized cultural history museum for the more than 285.000 citizens in Central and West Zealand.
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Denmark

National Museum of Denmark and Trelleborg Viking Fortress

Historical museum full of learning
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Denmark

National Museum of Denmark

Discover a time-machine full of fascinating exhibits
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Iceland

National Museum of Iceland

A journey through Iceland’s past and present
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Ireland

National Museum of Ireland

Scandinavian features absorbed into Irish culture
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Scotland

National Museum of Scotland

A rich and representative collection of exhibits from around Scotland
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Netherlands

Noormamenroute Asselt

Walk and learn about Asselt in the year 885
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Norway

Norsk Kvernsteincenter

Learn about people how people have lived and worked in the Viking Age
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Scotland

Orkney Islands Council/UHI Institute of Archaeology

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Scotland

Orkney Museum

View a magnificent collection of Orkney’s Viking artefacts
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France

Ornavik Historic Park – Les Vikings An 911

Become immersed in another world, in another time
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Norway

Oseberg Viking Heritage, Norway

In the middle of Tonsberg´s pulsating harbour you can watch history being recreated
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Island of Man

Peel Castle

A final resting place for many wealthy citizens
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Belarus

Polotsk

Excavation has found 10th-century settlement and Norse artefacts
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Russia

Pskov

Recent excavations reveal Viking-style graves
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Iceland

Reykholt

The oldest preserved constructions in Iceland?
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Denmark

Ribe Viking Centre, Denmark

Experience Viking life in Denmark’s oldest town
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Finland

Rosala Viking Centre

Finland’s centre of Viking-Age living history
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France

Rouen City, Department of Culture

Rouen, situated on the banks of the River Seine, Rouen is Normandy’s vibrant, historic and cultural capital. Discover Rouen! Capital of Normandy “Land of the North-men”.
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Sweden

Runriket (The Rune Kingdom), Sweden

See the nine historic attractions of “The Rune Kingdom”
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Island of Man

Rushen Abbey

An interactive visitor centre with both an ancient and more modern history
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Russia

Ryurikovo Gorodische/Rurik’s Hill Fort

The residence of rulers until the mid-16th century
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Iceland

Saga Centre, Hvolsvöllur

Find out about the life and death of Njál of Bergthórshvoll
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Iceland

Saga Museum

Find out about Iceland’s early history
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Denmark

Sagnlandet Lejre

Sagnlandet Lejre(Lejre Land of Legends)is a historical experimental archaeological center which offers experiences and timetravel all the way back to the Stone Age, the Iron and Viking Age and the 1800s. We have rebuilt Denmark’s Largest Viking King’s Hall
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Greenland

Sandnæs

The Western Settlement’s largest Viking farmstead
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Faroer Islands

Sandoy, Faroe Islands

See where the Faroe Island’s only coin hoard was discovered
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Iceland

Settlement Centre

Making the sagas accessible to everyone
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Iceland

Settlement Exhibition

Is this Iceland’s earliest house?
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Iceland

Skálholt

One of Iceland’s most important historic sites
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Norway

Sør-Troms Museum

Experience 1000 years of Harstad region’s history through a comprehensive exhibition that ranges from the Stone Age to the 1950s with a focus on the Vikings, the Middle Ages and the 2nd World War
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Iceland

Spakonuhof – Museum of Prophecies

What will your fortune tell?
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Russia

Staraya Lagoda, Russia

Explore the Viking trading centre in the East
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Netherlands

Stichting Weg van de Vikingen (Dutch Viking Foundation)

Discover the Viking Age
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Sweden

Stockholms Lansmuseum

A digital museum for the entire region’s cultural heritage and art
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Sweden

Storholmen Viking Village, Sweden

A Viking village that promotes a living cultural heritage
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England

Sutton Hoo

View one of England’s most magnificent archaeological finds
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Sweden

SVEG, Sweden

A living history museum where the Viking Age comes alive
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Norway

Sverd i Fjell (Swords in Stone), Hafrsfjord

Commemorating Harald Fairhead’s unification of Norway
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Island of Man

The Braaid

See remains of longhouses and a circular structure
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Scotland

The Bu, Orkney

The scene of exciting episodes from the Orkneyinga Saga
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Faroer Islands

The Faroe Island Viking Ship

Faroese history will be enhanced by a replica Tune
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Ireland

The Irish National Heritage Park

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Sweden

The Swedish History Museum

At The Swedish History Museum, you can experience one of the world’s largest Viking exhibition, The Viking World, with exciting tales of the Viking Age, interactive stations to engage all the senses and thousands of amazing artefacts.
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Sweden

THE VIKING MUSEUM Djurgarden, Sweden

Return to the Viking Age in the heart of the Swedish capital of Stockholm!!!
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Faroer Islands

Tinganes, Faroe Islands

Find out all about the Faroese thing districts
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Scotland

Tingwall, Shetland

Site of Shetland’s parliament until 1577
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Denmark

Tissø, Denmark

See many impressive finds, including the Tissø Ring
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Spain

Torres de Oeste (Oeste Fortress), Catoira, Spain

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Denmark

Trelleborg Viking Fortress, Denmark

See the best-fortified ring fortress and visit a Viking village
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Sweden

Trelleborgen Viking Museum

At the highest point in the city, traces of a Viking ring castle, a so-called trelleborg, were found in 1988. With the discovery of the castle, the city’s name also got its explanation.
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Norway

Trondenes Historical Centre, Norway

Experience the powerful history of the Viking and Middle Ages
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Island of Man

Tynwald Hill

An ancient meeting place that’s a symbol of rich heritage
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Denmark

Ulvsborg

Meet the lord of the manor or be a “slave for a day”
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Scotland

Unst, Shetland

The most northerly homes of the Norse inhabitants of Britain
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Sweden

Värmlands Viking Centre

Find out about the end of the Viking era, and how a Viking ship was built
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Russia

Veliky Novgorod, Russia

Excavations reveal remarkable artefacts now on housed in Novgorod Museum
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Norway

Vestfold Fylkeskommune

The real rich history of the Vikings
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Faroer Islands

Viking Events

Arranging Viking Events around the Faroe Islands
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Norway

Viking Footprints

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Norway

Viking House

Climb on board a Viking ship and travel back in time!
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Netherlands

Viking information centre Wieringen

The Viking Information Center (VIC) in Wieringen opened in 2004 after the discovery of two silver treasures, attributed to the Vikings, near Westerklief in Wieringen.
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Norway

Viking Ship Museum, Oslo

Come face to face with some of the world’s greatest Viking treasures!
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Denmark

Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde

Spend a day seeing five famous Viking ships
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Norway

Viking Valley, Gudvangen, Norway

Experience the life and atmosphere of a Viking-Age society in this reconstructed town
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Iceland

Viking World

Imagine sailing on the Icelander and hear about the world of the gods
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Sweden

Vikingagården Gunnes gård

Gunnes gård – A viking age farm in the heart of historical Sweden.
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VikingaTider, Sweden

Telling the Vikings’ true story in a reconstructed landscape
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England

Vikings of Mann

The Vikings of Mann are a Viking historical re-enactment group based in the Isle of Man.
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Ireland

Waterford Viking Triangle

Take a guided tour of Ireland’s oldest city
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Iceland

þingvellir, Iceland

A protected national shrine for all Icelanders
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Iceland

Þjórsádalur, Iceland

One of Iceland’s best kept secrets
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