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The global Vikings

The global Vikings

Levi Roach describes how the Norse people travelled, raided and settled far beyond their Scandinavian homeland

Viking ships sailing towards unknown land. (Photo by Getty Images)

Published: March 21, 2019 at 3:58 pm

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Medieval historian Levi Roach describes how the Norse people travelled, raided and settled far beyond their Scandinavian homeland, even journeying across the Atlantic to America

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