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Contents
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Who were the Vikings?
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Lords of the sea
10
A Viking warship
12
Viking warriors
14
Weapons
16
Terrorizing the west
18
East into Russia
20
Discovering new lands
22
A Viking fort
24
Other ships
26
Trading east and west
28
Kings and freemen
30
Women and children
32
At home
34
Mealtime
36
Animals, wild and imagined
38
Farming40
Getting around42
In the workshop
44
Spinning and weaving
46
Jewelry
50
Games, music, and stories
52
Gods and legends
54
Viking burials
58
Runes and picture stones
60
The Jelling Stone
62
The coming of Christianity
64
Did you know?
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Who’s who?
68
Find out more
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Glossary
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Index
Gilded copper
weather vane, probably
used on a Viking ship