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Oxford -
Archaeologists in England have found evidence of a massacre recorded 1,000 years ago when an Anglo-Saxon king ordered all Danish Vikings in his realm to be killed and it now seems the chronicles have been proven right.
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Budapest -
Viking sagas may have been more truthful than we realised. Crystal "sunstones" could have helped Viking sailors to navigate even when cloud or fog hid the sun.
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Minneapolis -
Monday night's rescheduled New York Giants-Minnesota Vikings football game will take place in Detroit after a snowstorm caused the partial collapse of the Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis.
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Dublin -
Archaeologists believe they have found the site of a key Viking fortress on the eastern coast of Ireland. The fortress, identified in the Irish Annals as “Linn Duchaill” was founded by the Vikings the same year as Dublin, the capital.
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A team of divers from the Swedish coast guard have discovered what could be the first-ever Viking shipwreck found in the country. The wreck is 20 metres long and is lying at the bottom of the lake.
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The Wirral in Merseyside, UK has always been a place where historians knew Vikings had once settled, but no one had guessed that the great vessel they had travelled in to get there, was still actually there.
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A viking ship made from 5 million recycled ice cream sticks by 5000 school kids is ready for the high seas. "Thor" has already had it's shakedown cruise on a lake. Next challenge? Cross the Atlantic.
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Special crystals called sunstones may have helped the Vikings find their way to their next pillage.
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 The Minnesota Vikings have promoted vice president of player personnel Rick Spielman to general manager.
 Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson and Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen are the leading vote getters for The Associated Press 2011 NFL All-Pro Team announced Friday, each falling one vote short of being unanimous choices.
Certain Viking Range dishwashers are a fire hazard. Some Office Depot Brand desk chairs can collapse when you go to sit in them. Todson's Topeak Babyseat II can amputate childrens' fingertips. What do these problem products have to do with each other? The Consumer Product Safety Commission --in cooperation with the companies-- has recalled all three just since the beginning of April.
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A possible use of the Viking sun stone by artist Brent Berry. Photo used with permission.
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