EXHIBITS

THIS COLLECTION of rare documents provides a fascinating insight into the Viking culture and lifestyle, including drawings, maps and manuscripts, along with translations. EXHIBIT I - PLAN OF A VIKING SHIP SLATE WITH SKETCH OF VIKING SHIP, SHETLAND A ninth-century sketch of a Viking Ship on slate, found at a farm on the Shetland Islands north of Scotland. Vikings began to settle permanently in the Shetland Islands from the ninth century onwards. EXHIBIT II - SKALHOLT MAP SKÁLHOLT MAP In the sixteenth century Sigurd Stefansson from Skálholt marked the sites of the ancient Norse discoveries on a map. His original map has not survived, but a copy made in 1690 by Thordur Thorlaksson is in the Danish Royal Library..Stefansson’s positioning of Vinland encouraged archaeological digs at L’Anse Aux Meadows in…

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All About History Book of Vikings (Digital) - 1 Issue, 4th Edition

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