Vikings and Their Explorations

Points out that, sailing from what is now Scandinavia, Viking warriors of the ninth and tenth centuries influenced the history of many modern day nations. Uses costumed dramatizations and authentic Viking artifacts to trace various aspects of Norse culture. Re-creates Viking home life, manners and dress, and various explorations, culminating in Leif Ericson's discovery of the North American continent nearly 500 years before the voyage of Columbus.