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...

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

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.

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

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...

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Viking discoveries made by archeologists. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery place, the Vikings'...

Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery people, the Vikings.

The first Europeans to arrive in North America -- at least the first for whom there is solid evidence -- were Norse, traveling west from Greenland, where Erik the Red had founded a settlement around the year 985. In 1001 his son Leif is...

A lengthy lesson plan about the Norse encounters with indigenous people of North America by examining two sets of stories handed down through history by Vikings. [pdf]

This lesson from a Middle Ages Literature unit focuses on the Norman Invasion of 1066 and the impact it had on the English language. It discusses the events leading up to the changes from the Anglo-Saxon Old English to Middle English...

Essay investigating the migration and settlement of Eurasion tribal groups across the Atlantic ocean to North America.

A brief history of the Viking invasions of Ireland, beginning from the year 795.

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.)...

The first Europeans to arrive in North America -- at least the first for whom there is solid evidence -- were Norse, traveling west from Greenland, where Erik the Red had founded a settlement around the year 985. In 1001 his son Leif is...

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...

Description and detailed illustrations of the Icelandic horse, a small, hardy horse brought to Iceland by the Vikings. Choose Icelandic horse from the list on the right.

Tour this Smithsonian site and learn about the cultures of the North Pacific Rim and arctic wildlife in this site. This site provides virtual tours, videos, and music!

[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.

Students examine archaeological sites and treasures from Britain's past. The resource consists of an interactive timeline, learning game, articles, and related links.

Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian-born merchant and explorer who took part in early voyages to the New World on behalf of Spain around the late 15th century. By that time, the Vikings had established settlements in present-day North...

A collaborative project of the Wisconsin Historical Society and National History Day, this site contains over 18,000 pages of primary source, eyewitness accounts of North American exploration starting with the Vikings.

This site from The History Place provides a timeline of significant events between (1000-1700) win the discovery and colonization of the New World.

This Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum site tells the history of fight with an easy to use timeline. Also, find out about specific flights in the list of links.