American Vikings: How the Norse Sailed into the Lands and Imaginations of America

This book explores the early Viking settlements in North America, separating fact from fiction and myth from legend. Vikings have been an enduring subject of fascination, have traveled far and wide for over a millennium, captivating our imaginations with their adventure, mythology, violence, and exploration. Medieval sagas claimed that Vikings reached North America around 1000, and this book examines that claim, assessing its enduring legacy in America.

The search for “American Vikings” connects archaeological evidence, nineteenth-century Scandinavian pioneers, ancient adventurers, and political ideologies, spanning from the high seas of a millennium ago to the swirling waters of the online world today. This book goes into how the Norse first sailed into America and then into our imaginations.

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