The Viking World

according actual animal Anskar appearance Birka body brooch brought buildings built called carried carved century certainly chieftains Christian close cloth course custom Danes dead Denmark described Detail early England evidence excavated fact farm feet fighting figures followed give Gokstad Gotland graves Greenland hand head Hedeby held helmets horses Iceland important iron king known laid land later less lived memory merchants middle names natural needed Norse Norway Norwegian objects Odin Oseberg passed perhaps period picture probably raids raised regions remained rich round sagas sail says Scandinavian seems settlement settlers shield ship side silver slaves sometimes stone suggested Sweden Swedish sword tells tenth Thing took town trade usually various Viking Age walls warriors weapons whole winter woman women wood wooden