Vikings and the Old Norse
Photo: Nico-dk/Nils Jepsen, CC BY 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons
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The Nordic countries are remembered for the Viking Age, a period during the 9th and 10th centuries, when the Norsemen sailed the seas and rivers of Europe, reaching as far as Canada, North Africa, and Central Asia. Before the Viking Age, Northern Europe also has an interesting prehistory, going back to the end of the Ice Age, around 10,000 BC.
UnderstandMany English-speakers who visit Scandinavia ask where they can see real Vikings.
Old Norse heritageWith Christianity and monarchy around AD 1000 came stone churches, castles, and the first comprehensive written chronicles.
DestinationsListings include sites in post-Ice Age Scandinavia (current Denmark, Norway and Sweden) not connected to the Old Norse.
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Sources and licences
- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Vikings and the Old Norse" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Nico-dk/Nils Jepsen, CC BY 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons