In week two of our HistoryExtra Academy Vikings course, Professor Ryan Lavelle traces the global reach of the Vikings – from the North Atlantic across to the edges of Asia
Explore more content from week two of the HistoryExtra Academy Vikings course:
The Vikings at home – reading time 17 mins
How the Vikings ruled the waves – reading time 15 mins
Russia, North America and the Middle East: where did the Vikings visit to trade and raid? – reading time 13 mins
Alternate history: what if the Vikings had never left their homelands? – reading time 5 mins
Podcast: The Vikings’ global connections – listening time 42 mins
Leif Erikson’s voyage to Vinland – reading time 12 mins
Video: Cat Jarman on the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road – watching time 1hr, 8 mins
The amazing life of a great female Viking explorer – reading time 4 mins