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The Barques of the Northmen.

Barques

The Barques of the Northmen.

The Northmen, or Norsemen, landing on America in 1000 A.D.

Norsemen

The Northmen, or Norsemen, landing on America in 1000 A.D.

A name applied to the inhabitants of the coast regions of Scandinavia and North Germany, who were noted in the Middle Ages for their skill in navigating the sea.

Norsemen

A name applied to the inhabitants of the coast regions of Scandinavia and North Germany, who were noted…

The Northmen of the seas.

Northmen

The Northmen of the seas.

The Old Stone Mill, from the Northmen.

Old Stone Mill

The Old Stone Mill, from the Northmen.

"It was the custom of Northmen to bury their dead sea king near the sea in his ship and over the spot to raise a great mound of earth. The boat shown in the cut was found in 1880 in a burial mound at Gokstadt, South Norway. Its length is 78 feet. From the mode of sepulture it is inferred that the mound was raised between A.D. 700 and 1000."—Myers, 1905

A Viking Ship

"It was the custom of Northmen to bury their dead sea king near the sea in his ship and over the spot…

The Old Stone Mill at Newport, R. I., once believed to have been constructed by men from Iceland. It is now commonly considered to be the remains of a seventeenth century windmill.

Stone Mill

The Old Stone Mill at Newport, R. I., once believed to have been constructed by men from Iceland. It…

An old Viking boat found buried in Norway.

Viking

An old Viking boat found buried in Norway.

A Viking ship

Viking Ship

A Viking ship

Norsemen landing on the coast of Greenland.

Vikings

Norsemen landing on the coast of Greenland.