HistoryExtra Academy Vikings Course

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In the final week of the HistoryExtra Academy Vikings course, Professor Ryan Lavelle explores the ways in which Norse rulers established their own kingdoms, and offers his thoughts on the end of the Viking Age

Viking kingdoms, with Professor Ryan Lavelle . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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HEXA Viking QUIZ WK4

Vikings quiz – week four . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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HEXA Viking WK3 QUIZ

Vikings quiz – week three . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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HEXA Viking Viking wk 3

Daily life, with Professor Ryan Lavelle . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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HEXA Viking Quiz WK2

Vikings quiz – week two . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Trading and exploring, with Professor Ryan Lavelle . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Vikings quiz - week one

Vikings quiz – week one . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Sweyn Forkbeard, king of Denmark and the first Viking king of England (Photo by Getty)

How Sweyn Forkbeard became the first Viking king of England . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A French manuscript from c1100 shows Viking warriors sailing to Brittany. The Viking Age touched all areas of life and can still be felt today

What if... The Vikings had never left their homelands? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Dr Ben Raffield explains how in the ninth and tenth centuries, Scandinavian laws and customs prevailed across a swathe of what’s now northern and eastern England. (Image by Getty Images)

The Danelaw: a Viking kingdom in England? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Viking women gathered outside a home - illustration

What was life like for Viking women?

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Dr Cat Jarman explores the far-reaching trading networks of the Vikings, from the Baltic sea to Asia

The Vikings’ global connections . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Statue of Leif Erikson (Leifur Erikssonn) in front of Eric the Red's home. (Photo by Draper White, Getty Images)

Leif Erikson’s voyage to Vinland

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A helmet from a chieftain's grave in 10th-century Norway. (Images by Getty)

Inside the Viking mind: the view of the Vikings’ world from 5 perspectives . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A portrait of Cnut holding a sceptre. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Cnut: the great Dane . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.