Most of the surviving information we have about Norse mythology and legendary Viking history was written by Snorri Sturluson, ...

Among their settlements were the Faroe Islands and Iceland ... painting a richer picture of Viking exploration and settlement than traditional history books suggest.” ...

As history shows. VIKING ... NEIL OLIVER:'Some of the Vikings settled on Iceland, and built farms there. But in time, they headed even farther west.' NEIL OLIVER:And in 1000 A.D., the ...

5. The Vikings’ travels were recorded in sagas. These stories, written by Christians mostly from Iceland, were a blend of history and mythology. The two main sources on the Norse exploration of ...

5 min read This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Icelandic sagas tell how the 10th-century Viking sailor Leif Eriksson stumbled on a new ...

"Our Northern Europe itineraries bring history and culture to life ... Featured ports include the following: Norway and Iceland offer a taste of Viking culture with small gothic villages, warm ...