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by Jo Lawson-Tancred The long-lost treasure had been forgotten in storage for over two centuries. We all have an image in our heads of what a Viking looks like: a big, strong figure with long blonde hair in braids and a thick beard. But it turns out we may have got it all wrong. TheContinue reading “First Known Viking Portrait Unearthed From Danish Museum Archives”

When Old Norse explorers reached North America, they made history. But their brief, violent encounter with its indigenous peoples shows how cultural collisions could end in chaos. Historian and Viking expert Eleanor Barraclough explains the story. When Old Norse explorers reached North America, they made history. But their brief, violent encounter with its indigenous peoplesContinue reading “A thousand years ago, the Vikings had a shock encounter with Native Americans that ended in disaster”