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Viking History
The Vikings
ensured that the Danes were known and feared throughout northern
Europe from the 8th to 11th centuries, but battle and bloodlust is far from the
whole story. The Vikings were not just plunderers but successful traders, ex-
traordinary mariners and insatiable explorers. Getting a feel for the Viking era is
easy, whether visiting the ship-burial ground of
Ladby
, the Viking forts of Zealand,
the longship workshops at Roskilde or the many museums that seek to re-create
the era with live re-enactments.
Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde
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