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What Old Norse name was used for the Viking settlement that became medieval York?
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Jórvík
Which Viking art style takes its name from a richly furnished grave found at Mammen in Denmark?
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Mammen style
What name did Vikings give to the Byzantine emperor’s elite Scandinavian guard?
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Varangian Guard
What was the name of the 16-character runic alphabet used across much of the Viking Age?
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Younger Futhark
Which Viking explorer founded the first known Norse settlement in Greenland at Brattahlíð?
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Erik the Red
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What name did Vikings give to the Byzantine emperor’s elite Scandinavian guard?
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Varangian Guard
What was the name of the 16-character runic alphabet used across much of the Viking Age?
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Younger Futhark
Which Viking king ruled England, Denmark and Norway in the early 11th century?
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Cnut the Great
Which Viking-founded settlement became the capital of Iceland?
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Reykjavík
Which Viking Age city in modern Germany was known as Hedeby?
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Haithabu