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2. Norse colonization of North America - Wikipedia

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   The Norse exploration of North America began in the late 10th century, when Norsemen explored areas of the North Atlantic colonizing Greenland and creating a short term settlement near the northern tip of Newfoundland. This is known now as L'Anse aux Meadows where the remains of buildings were found in 1960 dating to approximately 1,000 years ago.

3. Oldest known Viking ship is found near early kings’ burials ...

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4. Salme ships - Wikipedia

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   The Salme ships are two clinker-built ships of Scandinavian origin discovered in 2008 and 2010 near the village of Salme on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia.Both ships were used for ship burials here around AD 700–750 in the Nordic Iron Age and contained the remains of 41 warriors killed in battle, as well as 6 dogs, 2 hunting hawks and numerous weapons and other artifacts.

5. Ancient Viking ship found buried just 20 inches below ground ...

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   Archaeologists using ground-penetrating radar also found what appears to be a number of graves, notes Gizmodo. Ancient Viking ship found buried just 20 inches below ground on Norwegian farmland ...

6. Draken Harald Hårfagre - Wikipedia

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   A very long, narrow and low-boarded ship could have been built, based on ship finds from the end of the Viking Age. But such a ship could not sail to America, which was an overarching goal in the Draken project. Therefore, the ship was made wide and high-boarded in addition, and thus ended up far outside the Viking Age.

7. American archeologist dies after Viking ship replica capsizes

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   An American archeologist has died after a Viking ship replica capsized off Norway, authorities said. A crew of six people sailed on the open boat, called Naddodd, across the North Atlantic from ...

8. Viking ship - Wikipedia

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   Viking ships were manufactured with techniques that ensured the durability and agility of the ships especially in regards to ships used in warfare.For instance, warships like the 'Skeid' and the 'Snekka' with features of shallow drafts that enabled them to efficiently approach shores and sail up rivers [13] Viking builders used the 'clinker ...

9. Leif Erikson (ship) - Wikipedia

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   Leif Erikson steadily deteriorated after years of neglect and vandalism, and by 1980 was in such poor condition that it was even considered that the ship be burned in the traditional Viking manner of putting a ship to rest. This suggestion inspired Emil Olson's grandson, Will Borg, to bring volunteers together and begin fundraising efforts to ...