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Treasure Chest
A reproduction treasure chest.
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Legio XXI Rapax Soldiers
Reenactors of Legio XXI Rapax.
Photo by Tomasz Przywecki, 2018.
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Viking Age Comb
Bone/antler comb from Björkö, Adelsö, Uppland, Sweden.
The Swedish History Museum, Stockholm.
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Norse Clothing as Depicted in the Vikings
Norse clothing as depicted in the TV show Vikings.
Photo by Bernard Walsh - © Photographer: Jonathan Hession.
© History Channel
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Map of the Voyages of Christopher Columbus 1492-1504
Christopher Columbus (c. 1451–1506) led four transatlantic expeditions between 1492 and 1504 under the patronage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. His goal was to find a westward maritime route to Asia’s trade centers...
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Boy Pirate by William Meade Prince
A 1921 painting of a boy dressed as a pirate by William Meade Prince (1893-1951). (Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina, USA)
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Temple at Uppsala as Depicted in the Vikings
Temple at Uppsala as Depicted in History Channel's TV show Vikings.
©2013 History Channel
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Gamla Uppsala, Bell Tower
Bell Tower at Gamla Uppsala, Sweden, site of the Norse Temple at Uppsala, which was destroyed by King Inge of Sweden, c. 1080.
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Gamla Uppsala, Royal Mounds
Burial mounds at Gamla Uppsala, Sweden. Legend has it that three Norse gods - Odin, Thor, and Freyr - were buried under each and the site where the Temple of Uppsala once stood was sacred to them. Excavations of the mounds and site in the...
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Temple at Uppsala
The Norse Temple at Uppsala dedicated to Thor, Odin, and Freyr, as described by Adam of Bremen and depicted in Book 3 of the Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus by Olaus Magnus, 1555.
