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Skuldelev Ships: Five Viking Ships Sank In One Spot
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Viking ships were not used to transport people and cargo only. They were also used for ritual and defense purpose. Archaeologists excavated up to 5 Viking ships from the bed of the river, suggesting the Vikings once used these ships to make the defense for their town.
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Viking Shields on the Sides of Ships: Historical or Not?
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The Viking shields provided the Viking warriors with shelter against the enemies. In many depictions, we got sight of the Viking shields along the ray of the Viking ships. However, whether this arrangement of shiels historical or not remained to be seen.
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Viking Yule: How the Vikings Celebrate their Christmas
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The Vikings did have for themselves Christmas celebration. But we call it the Yule celebration. During this festival, the Vikings celebrated the return of the sun after a long absence. They also thanked their gods and ancestors for the blessing and the help make their harvest fruitful.
What is the Misleading Root of the Viking Horned Helmet
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Whether the Vikings used the horned helmet or not has been a tricky question to the scholars and archaeologists. While archaeologists are yet to excavate any Viking horned helmets, they found the tapestry depicting the Viking wearing helmets with horns. But the roots for the popularity of the Viking horned helmets can be traced back to the 19th century.
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Vikings: How the Pagans Became Christians (Part 2 of 2)
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The Vikings converted themselves from the pagans to the Christians. But it was not an easy and quick process to change the religion. It took centuries to complete this process though. Besides the possible reasons why the Vikings changed their belief, we are to discuss how this process happened in three major Scandinavian countries.
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