Vikings/Norse
Who they were, what they wore and what they did. For SCA and homeschooling purposes. 
Books
- The Viking achievement: The society and culture of early medieval Scandinavia (Great civilizations series) (ISBN: 0283354992)
- Kristin Lavransdatter 1: The Wreath (Penguin Classics) ( ISBN 0141180412)
Historical fiction of the finest sort about medieval Norway. - Njal’s Saga
Public domain version
Email/Forum
Educational/Homeschooling
- Hands of a Child: Viking Lapbook
All the instructions in one PDF. I’d love to get it and do it myself.
I’m dying to know just what happens when a viking man took the keys from his viking wife. LOL! - BBC Viking Activities
Printables: Viking explorer game, Write a rune stone, A day in the life, MYO timeline. And a java game: Thorkel and the trading ship
Merchants - places that sell viking-like items
- Scanglas AB
A company in Sweeden producing museum quality replicas in glass, pottery and metal - Urweg
Museum replica quality. Some very nice things. A few affordable even.
Patterns
- Embroidered Coif
picture and stitch instructions in PDF form - 10th Century Viking Silk Cap
- Birka-style Tablet Weaving Recipe
- Viking A;pron Dress by Vigdis
Great directions for making an apron dress and chamise.
Reinactment Groups
- Norstead
Viking age reinactment - The Vikings!
A recreation group out of the UK. - Frojel Gotlandica
Viking Re-enactment Society - Viking Invasion
Texas based group - Regia Anglorum
North American group - VikingsUK
Canadian chapter - Viking Age Vessels
Check out their documents section for lots of great information.
Reinactors
- Thorson and Svana
77th King & Queen of the East. See their Viking Resources page and photo gallery too. - Danr Bjornsson, OL, and Isabel Ulfsdottir, OL
Oh! My! Check out their project and class pdfs!!! - Festive Attyre Feature
Nice examples of viking clothing. I hope mine turn out as nice.
Research Resources
- The Viking Answer Lady
Best resource I’ve found so far. - A&S Homepage: Viking Index
- Nallbinding Socks
- Viking Resources for the Re-enactor
- Articles at EarlyPeriod.com
A listing of articles on women’s dress, period ceremony and poem. Check out the Links section also. - 10th Century Danish Garb Info
in PDF form - Mammen Embroidery
pictures and descriptions - Rus Trader Garb
Detailed description on each piece of the garb - Viking History
Site from Sweeden with many neat links. Also sells image collections. - Hurstwic: Viking History
Some nice (and not too long) articles on Viking life. There is a PDF for recreating a pair of fitted breeches that looks pretty good. Have not tried it yet. - Vikingar i Eura. Swedish site with a photo of reconstructed outfit.
Museums
- Viking Voyage
Starting July 1, 2007, a museum crew will make a journey in the Viking ship they handcrafted.
Articles
- Ancient Greenland mystery has a simple answer, it seems
Where’d they go? Seems they just left. Slowly.
Naalbinding
- Der Oslostitch
great videos… though I haven’t a clue what she’s saying.
