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Long before Columbus, Viking explorers sailed west—and clashed with the peoples they found. The Vinland sagas tell a story of discovery, survival, and conflict.
The Vikings that came to America changed the new world in some ways, and their story goes on, well after the landing and arrival.
The Vikings came to America. What happened next is a matter of myth. ‘American Vikings’ by Martyn Whittock features a longboat full of fanciful stories but sometimes overlooks historical facts ...
Archaeologists led by Maine native discover possible Viking site in Canada The ancient site spotted from space with techniques developed by Sarah Parcak could rewrite the history of the Vikings in ...
It's Native American Heritage Day. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ned Blackhawk, a professor of History and American Studies at Yale, about the history of the day and what it means to observe it.