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Haithabu © Grettir #5273049. Eingestellt am 12.09.2011
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Germany/Sweden: A Viking Story

February 19, 2013

The Viking villages of northern Europe had planned to band together to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. But now the Swedes have changed their minds.

https://p.dw.com/p/17guP

Having UNESCO collectively recognize the places in northern Europe where the Vikings lived and worshipped would have meant more subsidies and more tourism. In the German Viking village of Haithabu they're disappointed with the Swedes' decision to withdraw from the project.

bateau drakkar © herreneck #14650851
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