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National Museum of Denmark, The Viking Age
https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-viking-age/
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: Nat. Mus. Denmark.
National Museum of Denmark, Written sources
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: Nat. Mus. Denmark.
National Museum of Denmark, How did the Vikings travel around in the world?
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: Nat. Mus. Denmark.
National Museum of Denmark, The people of the Viking Age
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: Nat. Mus. Denmark.
English Heritage, The Viking Raid on Lindisfarne
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/lindisfarne-priory/history/viking-raid
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: English Heritage.
English Heritage, The Story of England: Early Medieval
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/story-of-england/early-medieval/
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: English Heritage.
British Museum, The Vikings (KS2 visit guide)
https://www.britishmuseum.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/Visit_Vikings_KS2_FINAL.pdf
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: British Museum.
UNESCO World Heritage Centre, L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/4/
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: UNESCO.
UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/697/
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: UNESCO.
Parks Canada, Culture and history — L’Anse aux Meadows
https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/nl/meadows/culture
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: Parks Canada.
Parks Canada, L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/nl/meadows
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: Parks Canada.
Manx National Heritage, Tynwald Hill
https://manxnationalheritage.im/learn/family-learning/museum-on-the-move-tynwald-hill/
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: Manx Nat. Heritage.
Manx National Heritage, Vikings in Mann Teachers’ Guide
https://manxnationalheritage.im/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Vikings-in-Mann-Teachers-Guide.pdf
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: Manx Nat. Heritage.
Department for Education, National curriculum in England: history programmes of study
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: GOV.UK.
Museum of the Viking Age, The Gokstad Ship
https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/viking-age/viking-ships/the-gokstad-ship.html
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: Mus. of the Viking Age.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Viking
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Viking-people
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: Britannica.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Danelaw
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Danelaw
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: Britannica.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Canute (I)
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Canute-I
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: Britannica.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Battle of Stamford Bridge
https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Stamford-Bridge
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: Britannica.
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