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Allard, W.A. "Alfred: The Danes, 897." See E Grove, Great Battles of the Royal Navy, pp. 17-22.

Keywords:

battles, invasion, armada, landing , middle ages (400-1399), Viking, Norse, Norseman, Northman

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Allen, Roland. "A Stag Stands on Ceremony: Evaluating Some of the Sutton Hoo Finds." Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library, 79 (Autumn 1997): 167-75. Whetstone stag, the symbol of kingship; analysis of the artifacts from Anglo-Saxon era.

Keywords:

anglo-saxon, naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , Sutton Hoo, ship burial, archaeological site , nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report , middle ages (400-1399), Viking, Norse, Norseman, Northman

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Ambrosiani, Bjorn. "Ireland and Scandinavia in the Early Viking Age: An Archaeological Response." See H. Clarke, Ireland and Scandinavia, pp. 405-20.

Keywords:

Anglo-Irish, Ireland, Eire, invasion, armada, landing , middle ages (400-1399), Viking, Norse, Norseman, Northman , nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report

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Arnold, Martin. The Vikings: Culture and Conquest. Hambledon: Continuum, 2006, x, 244 pp. Emphasis on raids, invasions, exploration.

Keywords:

culture, music, literature, language, art , invasion, armada, landing , middle ages (400-1399), Viking, Norse, Norseman, Northman , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure

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Atkinson, Ian. The Viking Ships. Cambridge Introductionn to the History of Mankind Topic Book Series. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1979, 1980, 48 pp. Juvenile literature.

Keywords:

galley, oared ship, oared vessel, trireme , middle ages (400-1399), naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , ship, boat, vessel, Viking, Norse, Norseman, Northman

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Barnes, Geraldine. Viking America: The First Millennium. Cambridge: Brewer, 2001, xx, 187 pp.

Keywords:

Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, Viking, Norse, Norseman, Northman

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Barrett, James H., ed. Contact, Continuity, and Collapse: The Norse Colonization of the North Atlantic. New York: Brepols, 2003, 254 pp. Norse from Greenland to North America, c. 1000.

Keywords:

Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , Viking, Norse, Norseman, Northman , middle ages (400-1399)

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Bekker-Nielson, Hans, Foote, Peter & Olsen, Olaf, eds. Proceedings of the Eighth Viking Congress: 24-31 August 1977. Odense: Odense UP, 1981, 294 pp. Essays, some cited.

Keywords:

association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, middle ages (400-1399), Viking, Norse, Norseman, Northman , culture, music, literature, language, art

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Bergerson, Robert, comp. Vinland Bibliography: Writings Relating to the Norse in Greenland and America. Tromsoo: Tromsoo UP, 1997, viii, 411 pp.

Keywords:

bibliography, list, listing , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , Viking, Norse, Norseman, Northman

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Bergthorsson, Pall. The Wineland Millennium: Saga and Evidence. Reykjavik: Mal og Menning, 2000, 304 pp. Wineland or Vinland, Viking voyages to as far as New England.

Keywords:

exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Viking, Norse, Norseman, Northman , middle ages (400-1399),

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Bill, Jan, ed. Welcome on Board!: The Sea Stallion from Glendalough: A Viking Longship Recreated. Roskilde: Viking Ship Museum, 2007, 68 pp. Discovery, 1962, caused sensation, then reconstructed.

Keywords:

middle ages (400-1399), nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report , Viking, Norse, Norseman, Northman

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Binns, Alan J. "The Ships of the Vikings, Were They 'Viking Ships'?" See Bekkerr-Nielsen, Proceedings of the Eighth Viking Congress, pp. 287-94.

Keywords:

middle ages (400-1399), Viking, Norse, Norseman, Northman , scandinavian, norway, sweden, denmark, finland, danish, swedish, finnish, norwegian

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Binns, Alan J. "Toward a North Sea Kingdom?: Viking Age Incursions and Later Attempts to Establish Scandinavian Rule 'West Over the Sea.'" See A. Bang-Andersen, North Sea, pp. 49-62.

Keywords:

middle ages (400-1399), scandinavian, norway, sweden, denmark, finland, danish, swedish, finnish, norwegian, Viking, Norse, Norseman, Northman

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Binns, Alan J. Viking Voyagers: Then and Now. London: Heinemann, 1980, viii, 248 pp. Included performance of a modern replica, Odins Raven.

Categories:

Scandinavian; Viking;

Keywords:

Viking, Norse, Norseman, Northman , scandinavian, norway, sweden, denmark, finland, danish, swedish, finnish, norwegian

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Bogger, Arnold W. Vinlandsferdene. Oslo: Gyldendal, 1937, 208 pp. Vinland voyages, 1070-15th century.

Keywords:

middle ages (400-1399), Viking, Norse, Norseman, Northman , voyage, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude

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Brady, N.F. "The Vikings in Ireland: An Examination of the Viking Phenomenon as Recorded in Early Irish Documentary Sources." Master's thesis, Dublin, University College, 1997. (ASLIB 48-2770).

Keywords:

Viking, Norse, Norseman, Northman , Anglo-Irish, Ireland, Eire, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , invasion, armada, landing

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Brogger, Anton W. & Shetelig, Haakon. The Viking Ships: Their Ancestry and Evolution. London: Hurst, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1971, 192 pp. Trans: Katherine John.

Keywords:

middle ages (400-1399), Viking, Norse, Norseman, Northman , shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, ship, boat, vessel, seamanship, seafaring, navigation, professional competence

Abbreviations
AHR American Historical Review
Alb Albion
alt alternate
Am Nep American Neptune
AQ & DJ Army Quarterly and Defence Journal
ASLIB Association of Libraries (Dissertations & Master's Theses)
BIHR Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research
Can His Rev Canadian Historical Review
Can J His Canadian Journal of History
comp Compiled by
DAI Dissertation Abstracts International
EcHR Economic History Review
ed editor or edited by
EnHR English Historical Review
HisAHR Hispanic American Historical Review
HJ Historical Journal (Cambridge Historical Journal)
His Res Historical Research
His Tod History Today
Intell & Nat Sec Intelligence and National Security
IJ Mar His International Journal of Maritime History
IJ Nau Arch International Journal of Nautical Archaeology
IHR International History Review
intro introduction
J Am His Journal of American History
J Asian His Journal of Asian History
JBS Journal of British Studies
J Cont His Journal of Contemporary History
J Econ His Journal of Economic History
JI & CH Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History
J Mar Res Journal for Maritime Research
J Mil His Journal of Military History
J Mod His Journal of Modern History
JRUSI Journal of the Royal United Service Institution or Institute
J Soc His Journal of Social History
JSAHR Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
J Stra Stu Journal of Strategic Studies
J Trans His Journal of Transport History
J Wor His Journal of World History
MM Mariner's Mirror
Mil Aff Military Affairs
NHS Naval History Symposium (USNA)
NMM National Maritime Museum
Nav Rev Naval Review
NWCR Naval War College Review (US)
Nel Dis Nelson Dispatch
NIP Naval Institute Press
Nor Mar Northern Mariner
Pac His Rev Pacific Historical Review
P & P Past and Present
Traf Chron Trafalgar Chronicle
trans translated by
UP University Press
USNIP Proceedings of the Naval Institute
Vic Stu Victorian Studies
War & Soc War and Society
War in His War in History
W&MQ William and Mary Quarterly
WSS World Ship Society

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