Vikings

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…by court poets. However fictitious they might be, accurate history has been sifted from them, and put into reference books and university courses. Today, with archaeologists finding more and more about the Vikings, shipbuilders are astounded with the craftsmanship portrayed by the Vikings. Excavations have uncovered many surprising details about Viking life. For surviving only 300 years, they have contributed just as much to civilization as almost any other culture. Works Cited National Geographic May 2000, page 9