Vikings were Scandinavian seafarers who, from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries, engaged in raiding, piracy, trade, and settlement across Europe, venturing as far as the Mediterranean, North Africa, the Middle East, Greenland, and Vinland. This era is known as the Viking Age. They significantly influenced the political and social landscape of early medieval Northern and Eastern Europe, impacting England, parts of France, and laying the foundation for Kievan Rus'.
In 1929, the last known record of the Elfdalian Runes, a variant of the Dalecarlian runes found in Dalarna, was documented.
In 1962, Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Jack Kirby created the Marvel Comics superhero Thor, based on the Norse god.
In 1962, during an excavation in the Roskilde Fjord, the remains of the Skuldelev 2 ship and four others were discovered.
In 1963, the film adaptation of Frans Gunnar Bengtsson's novel "The Long Ships" was released, contributing to Viking-inspired creative works.
In 1993, the video game "The Lost Vikings" was released, inspiring many video games.
In 1998, the Snorri, a Skuldelev I Knarr, was sailed from Greenland to Newfoundland.
In 2002, the video game "Age of Mythology" was released, inspired by Viking culture.
In 2005, Tim Severin authored a trilogy of novels about a young Viking adventurer named Thorgils Leifsson, further contributing to Viking-inspired literature.
In July 2007, the reconstructed Viking ship Skuldelev 2, renamed Sea Stallion, began a journey from Roskilde to Dublin.
In August 2007, Sea Stallion arrived outside Dublin's Custom House, completing its voyage to test the seaworthiness of Viking longships.
In 2011, the Marvel Studios film "Thor" was released, featuring the comic book character based on the Norse god.
In 2011, the action role-playing video game "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim", heavily inspired by Viking culture, was released.
In 2012, the character Thor appeared in "The Avengers" film and its associated animated series.
In 2013, the History Channel's series "Vikings", directed by Michael Hirst, premiered, contributing to a resurgence of Vikings in popular media.
In 2015, the three Vikings from "The Lost Vikings" series appeared as playable heroes in "Heroes of the Storm".
In 2017, the video game "For Honor" was released, featuring Vikings.
In 2019, archaeologists uncovered two Viking boat graves in Gamla Uppsala, containing the remains of a man, a dog, and a horse, which provided insights into Viking death rituals.
In 2020, Margaryan et al. analyzed 442 Viking world individuals and found they were closely related to modern Scandinavians, confirming Norsemen settlers commonly married foreign women.
In 2020, Margaryan et al. examined an elite warrior burial from Bodzia, Poland, dating to 1010–1020 AD, revealing Scandinavian ancestry and links to Kievian Rus.
In 2020, the video game "Assassin's Creed Valhalla", set in 873 AD, was released, recounting an alternative history of the Viking invasion of Britain.
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