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1) American archaeology uncovers the Vikings

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Huey, Lois Miner

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American archaeology

2) Before Columbus: the Leif Eriksson expedition

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Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody

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Landmark books

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A biography of Leif, son of Norseman Eric the Red, who led a group of Vikings from Greenland on a voyage which ended on the shores of North America.

3) Vikings in North America

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Find out what happened after the Vikings landed in Canada, and why they eventually disappeared.

4) Who was Leif Erikson?

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"Hold on to your Viking helmets as you learn about the first known European to set foot on North America in this exciting addition to the Who Was? Series! Leif Erikson was born to be an explorer. His father, Erik the Red, had established the first European settlement in present-day Greenland, and although he didn't yet know it, Leif was destined to embark on an adventure of his own. The wise and striking Viking landed in the area known as Vinland...

5) Vikings unearthed

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NOVA

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They were pioneering warriors, expert seafarers, and colonists of the North Atlantic realm. The Vikings even claimed in their sagas to have reached America. Now, renowned archaeologist Sarah Parcak uncovers new clues about their legendary expeditions and settlements.

6) Vikings: the North Atlantic saga

7) Holy Grail in America

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In 1898, a Minnesota farmer uproots a large stone covered with mysterious runes. Now known as the Kensington Rune Stone, it details a journey of land acquisition and murder--in the year 1362. Thought by some to be a hoax, new evidence suggests it could be real, and a clue that the Knights Templar discovered America 100 years before Columbus, perhaps bringing with them history's greatest treasure--the Holy Grail. See how symbols on the Rune Stone match...