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The North Atlantic
The North Atlantic and early voyages on it, particularly by the Vikings
The oceans and seas of the world, and the enterprise and ingenuity that has been used to master them.
Episode three: The North Atlantic and early voyages on it, particularly by the Vikings. Dark, cold, and with gales four or five times a year, seafaring - and shipwrecks - on the North Atlantic, date back 3,000 years and include Irish, Scottish and Scandinavian crafts.
"The Vikings have a fearsome reputation in the history of Europe because they were robbing and stealing, but to us in Iceland they were simply farmers."
Presented by Roger Fenby.
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