Viking Age
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The Viking Age was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonising, conquest, and trading throughout Europe and reached North America. The Vi
Viking Age picture stone, Gotland, Sweden.
Faroese stamps celebrating the Viking voyages in the North Atlantic
Viking-era towns of Scandinavia
Anglo-Saxon-Viking coin weight, used for trading bullion and hacksilver: Material is lead and weighs around 36 g (1.3 oz). It is embedded with an Anglo-Saxon sceat (Series K type 32a) dating to 720–750 and minted in Kent. It is edged in a dotted triangle pattern. Origin is the Danelaw region and dates to 870–930.
Scandinavia
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Scandinavia is a subregion of northern Europe that most commonly comprises Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, which share strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties. It may also refer to the Scandinav
Photo of the Fennoscandian Peninsula and Denmark, as well as other areas surrounding the Baltic Sea, in March 2002
Galdhøpiggen is the highest point in Scandinavia and is a part of the Scandinavian Mountains.
Scandinavism—a Norwegian, a Dane and a Swede
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is the joint flag carrier of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.