Nearly 500 years before Columbus, Viking explorers lived in a settlement in what is now Newfoundland, Canada.

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5 Fast Facts About Vikings

The Vikings were raiders, pirates, traders, explorers, and colonizers who traveled far beyond their homeland in Scandinavia between the 9th and 11 centuries. Here are five fast facts to help you better understand them. list, Vikings, pirates, Scandinavia, Scandinavian history, Norse, Norsemen,