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A new comedy drama about the Vikings is being launched by Norwegian broadcasters NRK.

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NRK reports on a group from the Lofoten Viking Museum who travelled to Russia to promote tourism in North Norway.

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Evidence has been found that Tønsberg really is Norway's oldest town, and that it could have had an urban character by the 800s.

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Archaeologists digging in Trondheim have found human remains and the remains of a church that may date to the early 11th century. The site, behind the library in Trondheim, was thought to be the location of a church, but now proof has been found, and…

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Four boat burials and several other burials from the period immediately before the Viking Age were found after a chance metal detector find in Bitterstad, Norway. Excavations on the site showed that the boats were c. 8m long with room for 12 rowers.…

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A well-equipped grave at Randers in Denmark included a brooch that was probably of Irish or Scottish origin.

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A news article on what interests people about engaging in Viking-Age living history.

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Eiker was a centre of power in the Drammen region during the Late Iron Age, as is shown by these new finds. Surveys using georadar show that there are the remains of several structures in the area, including a 30m long longhouse.

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Hazelnuts, barley and wheat grains from excavations at Ribe. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/

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Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery contains a selection of artefacts from the early medieval period in its Anglo-Saxon and Viking gallery, including the remains of Viking oval brooches from Santon Downham

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The replica stave church in Heimaey was a gift from the Norwegian state. It was erected in the year 2000 to commemorate 1000 years of Christianity in Iceland. The information board describes the church as a detailed replica of the Holtdalen Stave…

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The 20Kr coin features the stem of the Oseberg ship on it

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A fridge magnet branded with the Norwegian flag and the Oseberg ship. Found in Vikingskipshuset.

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Norway themed mugs with Viking ships and mountains on them. Seen at Vikingskipshuset.

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A lesson plan using the film 'Northmen: A Viking Saga' as the basis for a series of lessons and exercises about the Vikings.

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A band of Vikings cross enemy lines and a panicked race begins. The losers will pay with their lives.

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Photo of Northlink Ferries in Lerwick, Shetland. Their logo features a pointing Viking with flowing hair and a horned helmet. Northlink operates between Scotland and the Northern Isles of Orkney and Shetland.

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Norstead Viking Village is a living history museum near L'Anse-aux-Meadows.

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Ale brewed by Orkney Brewery, for a Shetland Market. Launched at the Up Helly Aa in Lerwick. 'Brewed in honour of our brave Northern men.'
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