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Books
Viking Treasure from the North West - The Cuerdale Hoard in Context edited by James Graham Campbell (National Museums and Galleries in Merseyside, 1992)
Encyclopaedia of the Viking Age by John Haywood (Thames & Hudson, 2000)
Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings by John Haywood (Penguin, 1996). Detailed maps of Viking settlements in Scotland, Ireland, England, Iceland and Normandy.
Links
Nova Online: The Vikings. Build a Viking village, write your name in runes and discover the secret of Norse ships.
Compass. Take a tour of some of the British Museum's best artefacts on the web.
The Smithsonian Institution's Vikings Exhibit. Commemorating the 1,000-year anniversary of Leif Eriksson's arrival in North America.
Places to visit
The British Museum. Important collections of Viking material, as well as displays relating to religions and beliefs from all over the world.
Bede's World. Provides a fascinating insight into Christian life in Anglo-Saxon England just before the Viking Age.
Jorvik Centre. Explores many aspects of daily life in Viking York in the tenth century.
About the author
Gareth Williams is curator of Early Medieval Coins at the British Museum. In addition to coinage, he specialises in the history of the Viking Age, with particular interests in the nature of royal power, and in the relationship between history and literature. He is also a member of the re-enactment/living history group Vikings of Middle England.
Published: 2001-11-01
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