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The Viking Leif discovers America (around 1000 A.C.) , 1935 - The picture shows Leif Ericson´s Viking boat on the high seas. Leif was born in 975 A.C. on Iceland and already at the age of ten he sailed to Greenland with his father. You can see the Viking boat with red-and white striped sails and the rowing crew off the North coast of America. Their leader is standing at the head of the boat pointing to the coast. Seagulls are surrounding the boat. The Vikings were probably the first Europeans who reached the American continent. Around the year 1000 the Viking Leif sailed to America on a longship with 35 men.
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The Viking siege of Paris Paris, - The picture shows the Viking siege of Paris around 885-886 AC. On the right you can see the warships of the Viking army landing on the fortified banks of the Seine River in Paris. On the right side the city wall with the watchtowers and the defensive walkway are depicted. The Viking attackers are armed with helmets, shields, lances, swords and plated mail. In the background you can see the surrounding land of Paris, looted and set on fire.
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Vikingeflåde. , 1956 -
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Fra Vikingetiden , 1898 - Billedet viser den gængse opfattelse af vikingerne, som hærger og plyndrer, hvor de kommer frem. Her er det et kloster, det går ud over.
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Gravsætning (i skib). , 1956 -
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En vikingehøvdings højsætning. , 1893 -
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The Harbour of a Viking town , 1936 - The pictures shows Vikings (800-1000 AD) arriving in the home port with their ships and delivering loot to their families, wives and children.
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Vikings in the Oder valley , 1937 - The picture shows the arrival of the bellicose and marauding sailors of the Vikings in the Oder Valley. You can see the Vikings’ ships with red-and-white striped sails and a dragon’s head. The Vikings are armed with swords, not so the dwellers of the Oder valley. Instead of weapons they brought skins, coins, and other trading goods in stoneware jugs. For trading purposes fire-seizes were accepted.
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