This website gives the history of the Viking runic alphabet, or Futhark, and you can see how your name is spelled using the Futhark.

This site, a companion to the NOVA program on PBS, examines the Vikings and whether or not their reputation as "barbarians" is founded. Content includes a look at a Viking Village, the Norse people, Viking ships, the Viking alphabet, and...

Excellent resource for finding information on the Viking Age in Ireland. By clicking on a title, you can read articles on various subjects all relating to Vikings.

This interactive site explores Viking history. It shares who the Vikings were, their archaeology, and literature. Students can use their mouse to travel Viking routes and learn about places the Vikings went. Also, students can listen to...

This PBS website has information and video clips of a reconstructed Viking Village that you can tour online.

Who doesn't love to learn about Vikings? Learn the truth about their warrior side as well as their need to farm and settle. Information on their religion, food, weapons, warfare, money, and family life. For fun, see if Viking blood flows...

The Mariners' Museum provides a history of Viking ships, explorers and their discoveries.

This resource provides thorough background information on the Viking Missions and links to detailed data and images.

This PBS website describes and explains how the Vikings built and designed their ships so that they could sail long distances.

This Vikings site provides readers with official information from the NFL team.

In this design challenge, students learn about the Vikings from an engineering point-of-view. While investigating the history and anatomy of Viking ships, they learn how engineering solutions are shaped by the surrounding environment and...

Set sail with the Vikings. Tour the Danish Viking Ship Museum site for ships, maritime crafts and learn about ship reconstruction.

Olaf the viking is learning about the life cycle of plants. Help him tend to his garden as he learns.

The Viking Network provides an overview of the Vikings and the Viking era. Content includes information on who exactly the Vikings were, Viking ships, everyday life of the Vikings, Viking raids, famous Vikings, a timeline of important...

Wikipedia, a free open-source encyclopedia, offers a detailed article on Vikings. Content includes Viking etymology.

This Rosala Viking Centre website offers an excellent, but brief, history and mythology of the Vikings. The site includes photos, and images that can be clicked to enlarge them.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Vikings and the god's they worship. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

This BBC history game, Viking Quest, takes you back to AD 793. Flash plugin required.As you make choices, you learn about the culture of the Vikings, as well as about the dangers and rewards of being a Viking raider. (Flash required.)...

In the 8th and 9th centuries C.E., the Vikings raided many settlements in England. This article investigates why that happened and why the Vikings were so successful in their raids.

A look at the life of Alcuin who worked for Charlemagne but was very concerned about the Viking attacks on England, especially the Lindesfarne assault.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Viking ships and warfare. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Vikings. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about archaeologists who studied a Viking burial site. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

This history project features an old Norse game that is found in many Viking and Norse sites. It consists of a board and game pieces like chess and checkers. Students can make their own board and playing pieces and challenge each other...