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Image of the Viking route across the Atlantic Ocean of the Viking ship replica ever in the modern age

Her Name was Viking and She Crossed Atlantic Ocean in 1893

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125 years ago, Viking the Replica Ship of Gokstad finally set sail, crossing the Atlantic Ocean to reach the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. She was the first Viking ship to ever across the Atlantic Ocean and the first Viking ship replica ever built.

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Burial in Birka: Shieldmaiden Existed or Scholars Rewrote History?

Burial in Birka: Shieldmaiden Existed or Scholars Rewrote History?

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Bj 581 was the name for the grave of the assuming Viking shieldmaiden. Out of the 1,000 graves excavated in Birka, Bj 581 is among the most controversial as it evokes the questions about the historical existence of the Viking shieldmaiden.

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