Why didn’t the Vikings colonize North America?

Why didn’t the Vikings colonize North America?

An illustration of Leif Erikssen and his team off the coast of Vínland (modern-day Newfoundland, Canada )in a Viking landing boat. ( Image credit: North Wind Picture Archives through Alamy…

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Vikings in Norway were much more likely to die violent deaths than those in Denmark

Vikings in Norway were much more likely to die violent deaths than those in Denmark

A Viking skull revealing marks of blunt force injury to the forehead. (Image credit: Lisa Mariann Strand) Viking age individuals who resided in what is now Norway were even more…

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