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Viking ships arriving in Britain, c1130.
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“A Viking wedding involved a bed and eight people”, plus four other facts about the Vikings you might not know… . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

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

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

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

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

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What Norse poetry reveals about the Viking age . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Q&A Is it true that Bluetooth was named after a Viking king?

Bradley James as Jomsvikings leader Harekr in season 2 of Vikings: Valhalla
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Jomsvikings Legendary Viking mercenaries or men of myth?

Perhaps the most charming idea about the origins of the festive tradition of kissing under the mistletoe derives from a Viking myth of Frigg, goddess of love and marriage, and her ill-fated son Balder. (Photo by Jurg Waldmeier/StockFood Creative/Getty Images Plus)
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Q&A Why do we kiss under the mistletoe?

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Return of the Viking raiders . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.